My Dad and I finally got back on the wood boat project. It's a Glen-L 10 foot "squirt" We're in the home stretch now. We'll have her in the water this summer! The 57 body work is mostly done. Waiting for the chassis to get finished. The 63 is back on the "front burner". It will go on the new rotisserie when it gets here next week. I bought a "Auto Twirler". Anyone have one? It looks like a really good set up. The chop on the stude is comming along slow but sure. I'm thinking about doing a 3" section now that its all apart. It is also getting a new chassis. I'm going with a G body with a narrowed center section. Sort of like a front and rear clip. I'll post some pictures as we get rolling on that project. The 33 is back burnered while I learn to TIG weld. I want to TIG the chassis, so I can leave the welds raw. I'm getting better, but not quite ready yet. Still have to get the welds looking a little better.
That's a cool little boat--What are you using to power it ? It takes a lot of shop room to work on a boat.I've been collecting plans for everything from a runabout to an old style hydro. I found some called a Panther & a Rocket ,they were designed for 30's-40's motors. Traditional water hotrods Enjoy
Go for it! Not hard to build. We'll have right at 1000. into it. I already had the motor,20 hp Merc, and the trailer. It should be good for 35 mph. It does take some room to build one, I'll have to wait till I extend the loft to start my 15 foot crackerbox (the shop is kinda full as you can see) It's OK, it's given me the time to collect the hardware. I have everything but the wood now! It should look good behind my Stude!
Eric, if the stude is down, what're you going to drive this summer? That boat looks like a cool project and will look great behind your stude.
wow i dont know if you can get anything else in your shop eric it looks pretty full i actually talked to the guy that you bought the auto twiler from he came into work and we were talking about restoration and he mentioned you the boat looks good i havent seen pictures of it for awhile keep up the good work jeff
whats the hull made off, plywood or stripplanking ? very nice boat by the way.(I`m an educated woodenboatbuilder)
The plan is to have the Stude on the road again this summer. I've torn it down every winter for improvements, and had it back on the road each summer. I'm getting pretty fast at throwing it back together! My biggest issue now is being single with a huge house and yard to take care of, takes a lot of time and money. (Well worth it )If the Stude doesn't make it I can always ride my bikes! The boat is 1/4" marine ply w/ epoxy inside and out, and glass cloth on the hull. Makes for a strong light boat, without the maintaince issues of varnish.
That's a great looking boat. I've wanted to build the TNT boat also by Glen-L. the glen l web site has a bunch of different boat plans and hull kits. Check it out at http://www.glen-l.com
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