Here’s one more reason why building your own boat is better than “off the rack” boats… One of our builders of the Mist Miss design added this simple yet elegant touch to make his watercraft unlike just about any other – You can imagine the envious looks he now gets when he pulls up to […]
Note: This article first appeared in “The Commoner”, the official publication of Canda’s House of Commons. At The Commoner, we love to share stories that showcase what our colleagues do in their spare time — which is why we are thrilled to share this story about the unique hobby of House of Commons Master Cabinetmaker and […]
If you’ve been following our blog, you most likely watched the interview of Ray Macke who built the True Grit which is a 25 foot Sportfish Utility Cruiser extended to 27′. If you missed it, you can watch it here.
Ray and his wife have logged about 60 hours on their boat and spent 9 nights aboard and are truly enjoying their boat! We look forward to seeing Ray and Vicky and their True Grit at the Gathering this weekend in Tennessee. If you want to see some Glen-L boats in person, be sure and join us–info is on our website.
The beautiful thing about building your own boat is that you can tweak it as you need. Ray has made some recent changes and detailed them in the fascinating and entertaining article below…
After completing my Li’l Squirt jet project a local marina owner offered me a place to build boats to sell to local people.. SO… with his suggestion that the Stiletto was “sexier” than the Zip or Malahini, I started on the new project on June 23rd. Today I ordered the vinyl for the seats, put a […]
Yes, I said FUNabout, not RUNabout, although this little boat is both! The Squirt is a 10′ runabout designed for plywood construction. This little runabout is the most popular design we have and many have been built. Over the years, there have been quite a few builders that have altered this little funabout to use […]