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I started this project on 3/1/2011 and completed it (mostly) on 8/20/2011. Glen-L has been great to work with and I would appreciate seeing my photos on your website. I believe I got more than I gave to Glen-L. I have sailed as far as 20mi on an outing and it sails very well. Coming out of the Ottawa river I hit a huge crosswind and was knocked down mast to the water and I only got a small amount of water in the boat that I sponged out. I am thoroughly enjoying sailing as I did building. Thank you, Jeff McKie

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Glen-L 15 by Rob Edmondson, Rainier, Washington 31 July, 2009 I\'ve been working on my Glen-L 15 for several years off and on. Mostly I\'ve been working on it this year. It\'s a great design and we really love working on this boat. We\'ve made some minor changes that suit us and make the boat ours. Other than that though, we\'ve followed the plan.

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Glen-L 15 by Dave Chumley, Lavergne, Tennessee May 18, 2009 I’m getting a lot of enjoyment from the build of the Glen-L 15 and my 2 year old son loves to come out and help me.

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Glen-L: Exactly two years after receiving the plans in the mail, I launched \"Margarete\", a Glen-15. The 2 years includes demolishing and building a new garage, halfway through the project, as I decided my shop was too small. Your easy to follow plans and directions helped me feel like an old pro. The finished boat, and the response I get when showing her, are more rewarding than I could have ever imagined. The entire process has been a real confidence builder. When asked how long I worked on it, I reply zero hours; no work, all fun. She sails beautifully and was such a pleasure to build. Please add the attached photos to your Customer Photos section. I\'ve got my eye on Lo Voltage next. Next, that is, after building a Kayak that I designed using the skills and confidence I gained building Margarete. Thank You, Rich Dufresne Portland, Oregon

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Darla: I finished and launched \"My Own Hands\" in late September. Now that the ice and snow is here, I have put her safely away and have some time to send out pictures. It was a challenging labor of love. There were times when I thought I had made too many mistakes to cover, that it would never float let alone sail. I was wrong. She sails beautifully--especially when I put a knowledgeable sailor at the helm! Thanks for your support and the support of the Glen-L staff during the process. Sincerely, Mike Flynn

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Here\'s the status of the GL 15 as of 1-12-01. Information for you other boat builders, and anyone else interested, she is now ready (finally) for the chines\' to be installed. Keel, centerboard trunk and all frames are installed and secured. She\'s still a loooooong way from complete but gettin\' there. Andy

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Photos Updated 29 May 2012 I began construction on 8/30/2010; completed the building form on 9/1/2010, and obtained the planking Marine plywood 9/2/2010. My objective is to complete the boat by next summer in time for my grandkids. 8 February 2012 Update: It may be mid-summer before the boat floats. I am just now working on the interior buildout, then painting, then decking, then rigging, then sails, then launching. I am decking the stern end a bit to accomodate the motor fuel tank and supplies. 29 May 2012 Update: If you can believe it, I have installed the decking, but still have the trimming to do. I need to find some half-round for the bumper rail; finish the decking; cut and install the coaming; do a bit of trim; and then it\'s to the rigging.

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November 21, 2018 "I love the Glen-L 15 design and the comprehensive plans and building notes. You do good work."

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March 2013 Update Glen-L 15 Pre Turn Over

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May 2013 I completed a Glen-L 15! Started it on New Year’s Day (give or take a day) and finished on the Fourth of July! Thanks for your help and feedback along the way! I\'m trying to get my notes and comments from my build pulled together in a coherent format. Maybe you could call it \"Boat-Building For REAL Dummies\" or \"If a 55-year-old Computer Programmer Can Build One So Can You!\"

May 19, 2013 I began building this boat in late Sept. 2012, and hope to be complete by June 2013. So far the project is proceeding well. Please check out the photo gallery of the boat so far. I will be posting more photos as I progress.

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Update July 2013 I am almost finished building my Glen-L 15 \"Scoot\" (recent photo attached) P.S. Thanks for all of the messages you send, they are all very helpful! May 18, 2009 I have been working on a Glen-L 15 for about a year and am making some progress (work gets in the way of working on the boat).

31 August 2013 I am very proud to send you a few photos of my GLEN-L 15 started on October 2010 and finally completed and launched 5th May 2013. Throughout the building of BLUE DART, as she has been named, has been, without any doubt, \"a labour of love.\" In my retirement, the build has provided and afforded me with the time to complete the construction with an enjoyable and therapeutic experience. With some help from my Grandson and a willing friend, it has been rewarding and satisfying throughout, working at a leisurely pace. Trailering BLUE DART to her inaugural launch caused lots of \"head turning\" and many a question to be answered. Needless to say, the praises of the Glen-L team were sung from the top of each passing coconut tree. So here she is now - sailing beautifully in the blue Caribbean Sea. A proud Lady indeed!!! Thanks once again Glen-L for assisting me to build a truly lovely boat.

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20 December 2013 I was browsing the web site and thought I\'d send in a couple of action shots. Built the boat in 2003. Live in Vineland, New Jersey and Sail at Union Lake, Millville, New Jersey

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I wanted to learn how to sail, and was looking for a boat I could easily manage singlehanded and that had enough room for a few friends to join in the fun. I had no previous boatbuilding experience, and while I liked the looks of lapstrake, I thought it might be little overwhelming for a first build.

After many hours of research I settled on the Glen-L 15, a sloop-rigged daysailer. I liked the looks of it, its plywood construction appealed to me, and with a length of 15′1″ and a 6′ beam it was just the right size for me for both building and sailing.

In light air, a solo sailor can sit on the side benches, but as the wind approaches 10 knots, it’s time to take a seat on the side deck.

The plans for the Glen-L 15 come with a detailed instruction booklet and full-sized patterns for the frames, transom, stem, and breasthook assembly. There’s no need for lofting; this helps a first-time boatbuilder get started with confidence. I chose vertical-grain white oak for the frames, sheer, and chine logs. Spruce and mahogany are also recommended in the plans. All the wood that I would finish bright was sapele. The hull is constructed of 1/4″ marine-grade mahogany plywood fastened with epoxy and silicon-bronze screws. It goes together quickly, even for a first-time builder, and is easy on the budget.

After fairing and applying fiberglass and three coats of epoxy, the hull was ready for its finish. Paint is the most common finish and recommended in the plans, but I wanted a more durable finish that would require less maintenance. After doing a lot of research, I decided to give gelcoat a try. I ended up with a beautiful finish, and after two years there are no chips, no cracks, and no signs of failing.

The ample seating and uncluttered cockpit of the Glen-L 15 is well suited for introducing family and guests to sailing.

After the hull has been painted, it gets turned right-side up for the remainder of the construction. The two arched beams that support the foredeck need only minimal fairing to prepare them for the marine-grade mahogany plywood decking. The coaming is made of three pieces mahogany milled into 5/16″ x 7″ boards. The finished coaming is about 3-1/4″ high, but you need to start with wide boards to accommodate the crown of the deck. The coaming is steam-bent, then temporarily fastened into place with clamps and screws. After I scribed the designed shape, I removed the pieces, cut them to size, and reinstalled with epoxy and screws for final trimming and sanding.

The seats, floorboards, and rubrails are mostly left up to the builder. I designed the seats and floorboards to be removable to make any future cleaning and refinishing easier. For the seats, the most common method of construction for them that I saw on Glen-L’s forum was to use 1″ x 1″ pieces of hardwood and bend them to follow the curve of the hull’s sides. Instead of screwing the pieces from the top and into the frames, I through-bolted transverse pieces on either side of each frame and epoxied and screwed the 1″ x 1″ slats to them, creating single-piece removable seat. I built the floorboards in a similar fashion to make them in sections easily removed for cleaning and refinishing.

I milled my mahogany trim for the sheer and coaming. There were no instructions on the plans for a rubrail and trim to cover the screws holding the deck at its perimeter, so I made a cap and half-round to cover the sheer. For mounting an outboard motor, I fastened pieces of mahogany to the transom to take the wear and tear of the motor mount. The boat is rated to take an outboard up 7.5 hp.

The pronounced flare in the forward sections lifts the bow over waves and throws the spray to the sides, keeping it out of the cockpit.

A fter painting the cockpit and putting nine coats of varnish on all of the brightwork, it was time to think about spars. The plans offered a few options for making the mast. Instead of the hollow plywood mast, I chose to build the solid mast with the sail groove routered into the aft face. I used vertical-grain Douglas-fir 2x4s scarfed and laminated.  The mast has the classic teardrop cross-section and is then square below the gooseneck. The boom is rectangular in shape, and there is just one method for building it detailed in the plans. Using the measurements and templates provided, the spar-building wasn’t as difficult as I had expected, and I was very pleased with the results. I ordered the rigging from Glen-L; it was all very high quality and each piece came with diagrams and descriptions to facilitate assembly.

Throughout the build I called Glen-L for guidance, and their staff was patient and knowledgeable and answered any questions I had. The sails were made in British Columbia by Leitch and McBride, sailmakers.

I had spent a year and a half of weekends and some evenings building the boat, and as the time to get ready for launching approached, I had a friend who’s a welder build a trailer using Glen-L’s plans and adding a few custom details. I practiced rigging the boat a few times, and I could get the mast up and the sails ready to raise in about a half hour. The mast is pinned through at the maststep, allowing the mast to pivot up and down. I found it quite manageable to get the mast up solo. The forestay holds it up, and then the two side stays brace it for sailing. A lighter aluminum mast would be easier to handle, but in my opinion the beauty of the wood mast is worth the little extra effort.

At the launch ramp for the first time, the boat slid off the trailer with ease. My father and I used a pair of 4′ paddles to make our way out of the shallows before raising the sails. There wasn’t much wind that morning on Shawnigan Lake, but it didn’t take much to get the boat moving. I was pleased by how effortlessly she glided through the water. Later the wind picked up, and we had a wonderful first sailing experience.

When tacking, the bow swings smartly through the eye of the wind and is unlikely to get caught in irons.

I learned a lot that first summer, sailing every chance I got. The Glen-L 15’s 114 sq ft of sail area provides spirited sailing. The centerboard is weighted and raised and lowered with a pulley system. When running downwind I found with pulling the centerboard up I could get more speed and still feel stable and in control. When turning from running downwind into a beam reach, I just need to remember to lower the centerboard well before I turn or the lateral pressure will not allow the board drop freely, especially in strong wind. On a broad reach I’ll usually pull the centerboard up about halfway.

I can control the jibsheet, mainsheet, centerboard, and tiller all from a seating position at the stern, so I haven’t found the need for a tiller extension. The arrangement is great for solo sailing and when taking guests out who just want to enjoy the ride rather than tend sheets. The boom sits high, so there’s good visibility forward and no need to duck when coming about. This makes navigating and taking care of passengers easy. I’ve sailed with four adults in light to moderate winds, and the boat performs well. The boat points high when working to windward. There’s plenty of room for three on one side bench when I need to counter heeling in strong winds. If I trim the sails properly, the Glen L-15 holds a course very well on all points of sail and has a near neutral helm—I never have to fight the tiller. When setting the mast rake I was careful to stick to the plans and get it right. I believe this was an important factor to creating a balanced helm.

The winds on my home waters—Shawnigan Lake—can change direction quickly, and large wakeboard-boat wakes makes for a challenging yet fun experience. The boat maneuvers extremely well; it’s very stable without compromising handling or speed. There’s plenty of room for four adults while sailing with ample storage under the foredeck for life jackets, picnic supplies, an anchor or whatever you might need for a daysailing adventure. I bought an electric trolling outboard for those lazy summer evenings on the lake; all the kids take turns playing captain. When the winds are down, the Glen-L 15 can easily be used as a runabout or for fishing

The boom and the foot of the jib are both set high, providing a clear view forward and eliminating the need to tell passengers to duck when coming about.

Kelsey Johnson was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, and grew up waterskiing, surfing, and snow skiing on Vancouver island. A journeyman carpenter by trade, he and his brother own a construction company and build custom homes in Victoria and surrounding areas.

Glen-L 15 Particulars

Length/15′ 1″

Depth amidships/24″

Draft, board up/7″

Draft, board down/3′ 4″

Weight/370 lbs

Sail area, main/90 sq ft

Sail area, jib/24 sq ft

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Nice job. The world is a more beautiful place thanks to your efforts.

Congratulations, she looks great! One point: Have you thought of fitting a kicking strap or have you found that unnecessary for most uses? I am now thinking of building one myself over here in England however I am wondering whether to gaff-rig a Glen-L 15, even with a small bowsprit—a sail plan I am particularly fond of as the spars are shorter and I think it would look very good. Happy sailing!

I built a GlenL 15 with plans purchased in about 2007. My boom is mounted much lower on the mast than yours and I believe mine was built to plan. Did you modify the boom placement from your plan or perhaps the plan changed since I built mine? Any idea? I like your boat as it gives much more room in the cockpit with the boom higher. Thanks, Scott

Loved the article and you did a fantastic job on the build. I am in the process of building a Glen-L 14 and will incorporate many of your ideas.

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Glen-L now offers a complete precision CNC cut wood kit with all the wood you need to build the  Glen-L Zip !

The 14 foot Glen-L Zip is consistently one of our most popular designs for the first time boatbuilder. This design will hold 4 adults, is an outboard with beautiful classic lines and is just darn fun.

Mark Molden of Benchmark Products in California agreed that the Zip was the boat he wanted to build. But, he wanted to build three of them; one for his daughter, himself and his grandkids.

Mark was influenced by a father and grandfather who enjoyed wood working projects and in his early days, he worked for a couple of marine upholstery companies. He was asked to help out on a big cabinet project that came through the shop which led to a new career. He started his own cabinet making company which supplied custom cabinets to medical companies. He recently retired after 30 years in the cabinet making industry and now he’s building ZipKits!

He has an amazing shop with two CNC machines and pretty much every tool you could dream of. He decided to speed up the process of building three Zip’s by converting our plans for use on the CNC machine, and thus the ZipKit was born!

He built his first boat using the kit he made and was so happy with the results, that he approached us about providing the ZipKit on the Glen-L website and getting our “blessing”, so to speak. And, that’s where we are today.

Mark built a beautiful boat with the fastening & fiberglass kits and other products from Glen-L. We have all of the details about the kit in our online store as well as links to photos and a  PDF flyer here .

You may have noticed that we’ve had the ZipKit in our online store for a while but we hadn’t made an official announcement until now. There’s a complete  Gallery of the ZipKit  so you can see all the details included in this kit. We received an email from Chris Atwood who built our Zip in 2009 and here’s his comment on the new wood kit:

“The price for the ZipKit is excellent.  Through my detailed receipts, I spent about $2200 on wood for my Zip 10 years ago and it wasn’t CNC cut to fit!!!  Great price point, it really makes sense to just buy the kit at this price. “

“I just wanted to say how enthused I am that Glen-L has offered this!  Keep up the great work!”

Your Friend, -Chris Atwood 

Glen-L Zip built using the very first ZipKit made by Mark Molden of Benchmark Products

Mark’s ZIP built from his ZipKit, won the “Best Contemporary Boat” award at the 2019 ACBS Boat Show in Arrowhead Lake, California! Congratulations Mark!

All of the details to order this kit as well as links to a PDF, Photo Gallery and pricing are in our  online store . Let us know what you think!

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sinichka – Electric commuter boats designed for Russia’s Moskva River

A series of three new electric monohull commuter ferries have already begun operational sailings on the Moskva River in the Russian capital Moscow.

Built by Russian shipyard Emperium, sister vessels Sinichka , Filka , and Presnya – all named after rivers in Moscow – are being operated by the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development (Moscow Deptrans). They are the first units of a planned fleet of 20 vessels that will serve the capital city and other nearby communities. The new ferry system will be the water transport system to be operated on the Moskva River in 16 years.

Each vessel has a welded aluminium hull, an LOA of 21 metres, a beam of 6.2 metres, a draught of only 1.4 metres, a displacement of 40 tonnes, and capacity for 80 passengers plus two crewmembers. Seating is available for 42 passengers on each ferry, and the main cabins are also fitted with USB charging ports, wifi connectivity, tables, toilets, and space for bicycles and scooters. The cabin layout can be rearranged to allow the operator to adjust the distances between the seats and to install armrests of varying widths.

An open upper deck is also accessible to passengers and is the only area on each ferry where smoking is allowed.

The ferries are all of modular construction with each ferry’s wheelhouse, main cabin, and other structural elements being built as complete, separate components. This enables the ferries to be easily dismantled for transport to anywhere in Russia by rail and then quickly re-assembled within seven days.

The ferries are also ice-capable. Recently completed operational trials on the Moskva showed that the vessels can also easily navigate under mild winter conditions with broken surface ice, though year-round operations are planned for the entire fleet.

The ferries are each fitted with 500kWh lithium iron phosphate battery packs that supply power to two 134kW motors. This configuration can deliver a maximum speed of 11.8 knots, a cruising speed of just under 10 knots, and a range of 150 kilometres.

Emperium said the transfer of rotation of electric motors to the propeller is carried out by direct drive. As a propulsion installation, a pulling rotary propeller-steering column with double screws is used. The installation of double pulling screws, with similar power, allows an operator to increase the efficiency of the propulsion system to deliver a slightly higher speed or to reduce energy consumption. This arrangement also provides the ferries with enhanced manoeuvrability necessary for navigating in close quarters.

The batteries themselves have projected service lives of 10 to 12 years and are fitted with safety features such as built-in fire extinguishers and gas vents. Quick-disconnect features allow the batteries to be easily removed for replacement or maintenance.

Some of our readers have expressed disquiet at our publication of reviews and articles describing new vessels from Russia. We at Baird Maritime can understand and sympathise with those views. However, despite the behaviour of the country’s leaders, we believe that the maritime world needs to learn of the latest developments in vessel design and construction there.

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