JEM Watercraft

well tonight I tackled what I've been dreading, putting the cloth on the inside

Let me say one thing, hopefully the next time I decide to build a boat, I won't do it during 100+ degree weather. A gallon of water and two hours later

Doing it all in one pass was a bugger, and I'm sure I'll have spots to fix tomorrow, but every day I get a little closer to the end

kevin

That's the toughest part of the build. I don't even try to do it all at once when I build. I lay the hull on it's side and do it in 2 halves then clean up the overlap with the sander and scraper afterward.

jem wrote:That's the toughest part of the build. I don't even try to do it all at once when I build. I lay the hull on it's side and do it in 2 halves then clean up the overlap with the sander and scraper afterward.

Great Job doing it in one shot but thats what i was thinking with thoses tumblehomes i don't think i could have done it that way i'm to slow

By working semi-kinda around the clock and doing a better job at planning out the order in which I did things I've managed to get quite a bit done this weekend

got the decks fileted in


cloth spread out


and it disappears. I've messed with fiberglass off and on half my life and that still amazes me



also managed to get the gunwales cut out and semi-ready for install

kevin

Looks great. Looks like its almost ready to get wet.

Got the gunwales put on and another fill coat on the decks.






the waves in the sides flared out nicely once the gunwales were put on

kevin

Looking great Kevin. Are you off Friday?

He needs to go get that great looking boat wet

Mike

Awesome job. I just got my fiberglass cloth and resin from Buster Brown last night.

Got to do a little repair work on my pirogue first though, before I can finish the TV.

I'm off, but busy getting ready to go on vacation. And trying my best to get this boat finished before we leave. It would be great to get back home and have a new boat ready to paddle

kevin