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A Perth Riviera #4 – to March 2013

On April 9, 2013, in Builder Blogs, Cold Molded Construction, Inboard Powered, by Andrew
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It is arguable whether work is the curse of the drinking classes, as Oscar Wilde would have us believe, but it is certainly the curse of the amateur boat builder.  The requirement to earn a living (in order to pay for the thing in the first place), and the associated need to travel frequently, turned the process […]

Gentry Gentleman’s Runabout by Neel Thompson

On March 15, 2013, in Cold Molded Construction, Inboard Powered, News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Neel Thompson has been at the Glen-L Boatbuilder Gathering in Tennessee the past couple of years and this time, brought his almost-finished Gentry. Neel’s boat is truly a work of craftsmanship even at this point in the construction. He added a couple of unique features. First, he changed the deck so that’s it’s all on […]

Filleting: What Is It? Where Can You Use It?

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Once you’ve tried filleting, you will find any number of applications for this technique, but it is used most extensively in Stitch-N-Glue construction. A fillet is a radiused bead of resin putty at the inside corner of wood junctions. Fillets are commonly applied where plywood parts join (such as planking junctions), where bulkheads mate to the […]

Malahini Runabout by Bob Brandenstein

On February 15, 2013, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Bob brought his Malahini to the 2012 (G6) Gathering of Boatbuilders and it was really a hit. This was Bob and his wife’s first time at our event and we really enjoyed getting to know them. Ted Gauthier interviews Bob today and once again did a great job. When I rode in Bob’s boat, I […]

The Joy of Building a Boat with Your Daughter

On February 8, 2013, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Bill Shaw is no stranger Glen-L. He’s been to all but one of our annual Gathering of Boatbuilders and is a Moderator on the Glen-L Boatbuilder Forum. And, he has built a 16′ Malahini classic outboard runabout which is the big brother to our Ski Tow runabout. Even more important is that his daughter Lily helped him […]