Glen-L Squirt Build Tour and Test Run & Launch

Building a small 11 ft. runabout from a set of DIY plans from the 1950's, the Glen-L "Squirt." This boat took about 16 months to build, primarily weekends, and most of it during COVID-19. The boat is built from white oak, marine plywood, and Sapele trim planks. Everything is epoxied, and epoxy was used in lieu of fiberglass polyester resin. A boiler and (new) gas can was used with an aluminum dryer vent hose to steam the sheers and chines. I also found a pair of Johnson 18hp motors (1958 and 1961) locally and completely rebuilt the 1958 from the ground up.


I also have other videos of the build on my channel:


Wood veneer "planking" with vacuum bagging:
   • Vacuum Bagging Wood Veneer!  


Disassembly of the 1958 and 1960 Johnson 18 hp vintage motors:
   • 1958 & 1961 Johnson 18 HP Disassembled  


Johnson 18 hp magneto system:
   • Johnson 2-Stroke Magneto System