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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 […]

Zip Builder – Ted Gauthier

On December 20, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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I’m so excited to share with you the first of many great videos from the September Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee (G6) thanks to Chris Dixon of Vineyard Productions. Today, I interview Ted Gauthier who built a Zip from Glen-L full size plans and patterns. The Zip is a 14′-4″ outboard runabout designed for plywood […]

Console Skiff Interview

On October 12, 2012, in Glen-L Styles, by Gayle Brantuk
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Today’s interview is another one of Kevin Brown of Cape Canaveral, Florida. In 2010, we interviewed Kevin and titled the post “Warning! Boatbuilding is an Addition”. That’s because Kevin has so far built 5  boats. He’s built the Tubby Tug, Squirt, Console Skiff and is currently building the Kingfisher. Back after he built the Tubby […]

Sherwood Queen Builder Interview

On February 23, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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  Kenneth Thomas built the Glen-L Sherwood Queen in his spare time and in spite of very serious health issues. This is another interview that was filmed at the 2011 Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee.  There is such a neat story behind how Kenneth and his wife Margaret came to our Gathering. As mentioned, Kenneth had […]

Sea Knight Builder Childhood Dreams Come True!

On August 4, 2011, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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I met Rory Hamilton and his wife Kristen at the 2010 Gathering in Tennessee. This was their first time at the Gathering and Rory’s excitment about building a Sea Knight was truly inspiring. You see, Rory has some very special memories of his grandpa’s Sea Knight. It’s those kind of memories that motivate many to […]