The Glen L Zip

[oldriverat]

Roger, I know you built this boat. Did you buy the frame kit or cut the frame parts yourself?
I'm thinking of building it also.

[JimD]

I have purchased Glen-L frames before and they were well worth the money. I'm currently building frames for the Glen-L Utility and its quite a bit of work and probably not much $ saving after buying quality wood to make them with.

[Roger Stouff]

Built 'em myself, Mike. I would have bought the frame kit had I had the money, which I didn't.

Ya really thinking about it, cuz?

[oldriverat]

Yep, I either want to do the Zip or the Rascal. I like the Zip for the dual cockpit.

[Roger Stouff]

Well, like Jim said, if you're gonna use mahogany for frames, it's going to be expensive, of course. If you use white oak, not so expensive. I used cypress which I already had, so I had no expense. ;)

Plans are good, not real in depth, but good. Since you've done a boat or two already, it should be a breeze.

If were going to do it again, though, I'd build Malihini. I think the extra two feet would make for a more comfy boat.

[imported_Conrad]

Always wanted a "Zip"- neat little boat. Something a bit larger might be in order now though, since I don't flex as well as I used to! :rolleyes: ;)

[oldriverat]

Is Malihini a Glen L?

[Roger Stouff]

Yes. It's under the outboard designs.

[oldriverat]

I checked out the Malihini Roger. I still like the Zip better.

[brian.cunningham]

from:http://www.glen-l.com/designs/outboard/zip.html
http://www.glen-l.com/designs/trailer/dsn-1000a.jpg

Neat boat, best of luck!

[ 04-30-2003, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: brian.cunningham ]