JEM Watercraft

gpratt wrote:TH Marine makes them in 30 degree tilt and flat

Make sure to read the descriptions before you buy, the one in the link from TH Marine come equipped with a "drain hole in the bottom".
I would rather have a rod holder full of water, than one that drains into the inside of my SOT hull. Not talking gallons of water, for the most part, but something I would rather not worry about.

DM

Mick;
Noticed from you signature, you seem to already have your next project in mind

dangermouse01 wrote:Mick;
Noticed from you signature, you seem to already have your next project in mind

Maybe I spoke to soon, could swear that earlier it said that there was a Sabalo-soon.

my eyes must be tired.

DM

Thanks for the advice guys. I think I found a flush-mount straight rod holder for net/gaff at kayakfishingstuff.com: http://kayakfishingstuff.com/Merchant2/ ... ry_Code=rh

Hi DM

Maybe I spoke to soon, could swear that earlier it said that there was a Sabalo-soon.

my eyes must be tired.

Sabalo, maybe a little later ( depends on what other little beauties Matt comes up with. Looks like I have sold one of my off the shelf sea kayaks. so I have a vacant rack, gotta fill it with something.

I bought a set of Cape Fear plans a little while ago for a different project I was working on. Looks like the bottom may have fallen out of that one (project) so I am thinking of knocking up a Cape Fear hull and turning it into a sort of hybrid decked touring/fishing canoe. (sorry Matt )

I just have a concept thing running round in my head at the moment and its really hard for me to put it into words. I really like the cape fear and I want to have a play with the decks etc.

Who knows, I might even build her as per the build instructions - nah, too easy

Scott, those vertical rod holders are ideal for placement and handy reach for such usefull things like ironwood clubs, (I call em dongers) for belting toothy critters and ignorant jet ski-ers into submission

Mick,
how many layers of fiberglass did you wind up putting on? Any idea what your boat weighs now?

Hi Scott,

She weighs 53 pounds with all fittings,

I put one layer of cloth (overlapped in load bearing areas) and, I think 4 coats of resin on the outside and 3 on the inside.

hairymick wrote:Hi Scott,

She weighs 53 pounds with all fittings,

I put one layer of cloth (overlapped in load bearing areas) and, I think 4 coats of resin on the outside and 3 on the inside.

Wow that means she came in around 45 or less with just the hull. Sweet!

Once I get 2 designs published, the website is going to go through a rebuilding with pictures and specs updated.

15 foot boat with hatches, un-rigged weighing around 45 Lbs is great.
Thats what I am looking towards, my 12 foot Hobie outback (big & bulky) weighs about 65+ Lbs.

My 14 foot perception roto molded sit-inside weighs about 54 Lbs rigged.

DM

Thanks guys,

I thought I had maxed out on the weight thing for a while but the scales don't tell lies. I must be getting weaker in my old age.

I took my wadefish out in Hervey Bay last week chasing our mackeral and snapper. I got a small mackeral at 2 feet length in fairly choppy water and the boat was very good to fight a hard running fish in these conditions.

The part of the bay I was in consists of vast shallows of sand, rock and coral reefs and islands with some deep channels running through and strong currents (up to 3 knots) running.

The boat handled these conditions superbly although it was not a difficult test. The day was pretty calm for the most part with the worst of the chops not exceeding 2 feet.

this is a pic of my launch site in the distance.


Lunch stop on a small island in the bay


Another view. hervey Bay township is in the back ground

Very nice. Looks like a great place to fish. Yea 45 - 55 lbs doesn't sound like much until you go to lift it over your head in the form of a kayak. I am going to try to make mine fit in the bed of my PU. It may stick out a little but that will be okay.