Glen-L Hot Rod

Fuel tank cradles are ready to install. Click here to see the fuel tank cradle and jump seat construction photos.

1. Port side seat support completed.

2. Aluminum angle clips were bolted through the rear cockpit carling to carry the seat support. Bolts were countersunk and epoxied to prevent the heads from turning. Wood plug bungs conceal the bolt heads.

3. The aluminum clip mates to the seat support flange. We've inset the seat support 3/4" from the carling's inside edge. This will allow room for padding and upholstery.

4. We didn't want the upholstered panels to have any exposed fasteners, so we drilled the clips for aluminum Sert-A-Nuts. These are similar to blind rivets, but they're threaded to take machine bolts.

5. #10-20 machine screws are fastened from the bottom so they can be removed from the bottom.

1. The fuel tank cradles were built from 1/4" marine grade plywood sandwiched between a layer of 2 ounce chopped strand mat and 10 ounce woven roving laminated to both sides of the plywood. Building the cradles from aluminum stock would have been way quicker but the added weight would have required more flotation. Parts are lighter than aluminum and they float !

2. Loaded fuel tanks will be quite heavy, so we laminated two 1-1/2" ledger strips to the side of each cradle.

3. Fuel tank weight will be distributed to the top of the frames.

4. Parts were barrier coated with several rounds of West System epoxy, prepped with Dupont UroPrime 2K primer surfacer and topcoated with Dupont Imron urethane.

Parts were barrier coated with several rounds of West System epoxy, prepped with Dupont UroPrime 2K primer surfacer and topcoated with Dupont Imron urethane.

1–2. The electric fuel pump and fuel and water separator filter were fitted to the starboard seat base partition.

Click the 'Play' button (>) to see the video. Hot Rod Sea Trial 2 - Ottawa River Run [HD] (CyberNick)

1. One of the last interior jobs is to finish up the front cockpit seating. Click here to see our work in progress.

2. Time for some serious finishing ! Dash and front cockpit carlings received three rounds of epoxy (block sanded between coats) and 2 rounds of Perfection 2 part varnish. This is not the final veneer layer for the dash and carlings. We'll be adding a more exotic veneer over the Winter months !

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Glen-L Hot Rod - First Startup

3. Glen-L Hot Rod Sea Trial Glen-L Boatbuilder Gathering, Guntersville Alabama, October 23-25 2009 We haven't been updating the website for awhile because we wanted to get the boat ready for the third annual Glen-L Boatbuilder Gathering, held at Guntersville Lake State Park, Alabama, October 23-25. We came up short on the decking and upholstery, but neither were needed for the Hot Rod's Trial Launch. Gayle Brantuk, Vice President of Glen-L Marine Designs and her husband John flew in from Bellflower, California to attend the event. They were accompanied by Allyn, the man responsible for crafting Glen-L's frame kits and test boats. Last year, Gayle was happy to visit us in the Park's parking lot where all the 'Work in Progress' boats were displayed. This year, she got to drive it !. Needless to say a good time was had by all who attended the get-together. It just doesn't get any better than this ! Click here to see Glen-L Gathering photos and videos.