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Tiny Titan · new build

Glen L Tiny Titan Hydroplane

by Matt · Texas · Message Matt

Building a small hydroplane for the kids to learn some basic boating skills on a fun boat!

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Entries
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Hours
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Days elapsed
147
Photos
Spent
Aug 2026
Started
Hull Panels 1 h Link

I spent a few minutes this morning just clamping on the bow pieces. There is about a one foot section of the bowel that gets an additional one quarter inch plywood. Pretty straightforward.

Oh and I accidentally broke the sheer clamp, so you can see the Band-Aid I've got going on here.

Update: because it's so hot here in Texas everything blues within an hour and it's strong within 4 hours. I came back in later tonight and I glued and nailed frame number one in place. Because I had the measurements wrong on the batten I had to fix to it another piece and glue that together, that's why it looks like that.

What it cost

$1,951.00
$1,522.00
Into the boat
$429.00
Tools & gear
ItemQtySupplierCost
Boat Plans 1 Glen-L $75.00
Plug in jigsaw 1 Ryobi $100.00
lumber 1 Home Depot $100.00
Fir AB Marine 1/4" 4x8 2 Plywood company $200.00
Fir AB Marine 1/2" 4x8 1 Plywood company $137.00
Birch 1/8 4x8 Plywood 1 Plywood company $35.00
Craftsman planer 1 Craftsman $329.00
Fasteners and Fiberglass kit 1 Glen-L $400.00
6HP 2 Stroke Hangkai Outboard Engine 1 Hangkai $575.00