JEM Watercraft

Between laying out my shop and trying to get some done on this boat I havent posted to many pics.
Well here is a few.
Bulkheads built glassed and fileted in



started gluing the shear strips. That sure does start shaping the boat up.

Here is a close up of the seams , they still need a little sanding



same area wet down with water



and backed up to show some of the color of this boat.



After a saturation coat I will go back and match the color of the different areas filling in the stitch holes.

Thats it for now.
Ron

Nice!!

Sorry Matt for changing your decks I already had it cut when you said some thing.

I had a pretty good day on the Northwind today.
Got my decks layed out ,glued up and planed . Have them tacked down and rough cut.


These are the dropped nose balanced de3cks I like.



she is really starting to shape up



she came out with about the look I wanted


Thats all for now.
Ron

Got the decks pulled and the back side glassed
block glued in nose and stern
tabs on bulkheads glued on
Ron

I got to wet the whole hull down today and I sure like her looks and lines.
Like Darrel says wetting her down all the way gives you and i deal of how she will look.








Be a few days before I can get back on her.
Ron
Hull is still light

The stripped panels really make a difference to this design. This plus the way the panels are joined without visible filler makes it hard to tell it is SSG as opposed to a straight out strip build.

Job well done Ron!

Ya'll check out all the boat building wood nailed upright on those 2x4s in the back of Ron's yard. How many boats would that build?
Bob

Ron

Well I have been stomping cussing and throwing a fit because its been to cold for the epoxy to set right and so much pollen in the air that if you had wet epoxy outside it would look like a green wooly worm in about 15 min.
Got off my backside and built a boat tunnel untill I can get my shop built. the plastic catches more heat so the epoxy worked really well today.
I put the Northwind in the tunnel and gave her a coat of epoxy to seal everything and have the color so I can start matching and filling the holes for the stitches.







Epoxy sure brings out the colors.
Ron

Precoat on
Got holes filled and the hull sanded again , be ready for glass and cloth shortly



Ron