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Building a boat as a hobby is alive and well! In spite of current economic times, people are still building boats. They may not be laying down huge sums of moolah for a brand spankin’ new boat, but the desire to create a boat with ones own two hands is more popular than it’s ever […]

Glen-L Super Spartan

On September 12, 2012, in Glen-L Styles, by Bill CNC
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This is my Glen-L Super Spartan that I built. It took 3.5 months to make with around 300 hours to build and paint. The paint I used was Pettit Topcoat Easypoxy. The painting took a great deal of time considering it was all done with a roller. The inside was painted by spraying. It has […]

Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 9

On April 27, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, Plywood Construction, by Gayle Brantuk
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To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 This week I’ve been working on the dash and cowl. I laminated some Okoume to the DF dash that came in the frame […]

Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 6

On February 10, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, by Gayle Brantuk
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To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 December 21, 2011 Yesterday I planed all the coamings, deck battens, and nontrip chines to half inch. They were all cut from 3/4″ stock (couldn’t get 8″ boards 1/2″ thick) so I had […]

Super Spartan Build on Forum

On November 18, 2011, in Glen-L Styles, by Gayle Brantuk
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Since having this blog section of our website, I’ve been a little conflicted about how best to use it in conjunction with the Forum. The Glen-L Forum is a very busy and incredible resource for those building boats. Folks discuss different issues and share their projects and photos. It’s more of a two-way discussion and […]