JEM Watercraft

Got some decals from a local fella and stuck'em to the yak. Here are the latest pics:
I saw this skull hood ornament at the auto parts store while I was getting clutch pedal covers for the steering system.

decals from yaktags



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another view of steering system, buit-in tackle box/dry box and flush mounted hatch.

Very Very Cool lookin boat.

WOW!!!!!

Who would have thought a painted boat could look so good?

Mate, I love what you have done with your boat.


Respectfully,

Mick

Spectacular!! Great job.

wow

what more can I say......

Thats a crackin job well done

Amazing! The console with the lure trays is fantastic!

I like it!
I see the rudder cables running into the boat, any pictures of your rudder set up and the cable coming back out.

Fantastic job.

DM

I would have posted this sooner, but the previous rudder was a failure. I used 4mm okume wrapped in 6 oz glass for the rudder but did not reinforce the weakest point with glass.

Result:


I looked around for another material to use for the rudder. I thought about using black rubber trim that is used to trim the lower part of walls. then I came across a sprayable rubber coating used for tool handles. I decided to use sheet metal coated with this stuff.


Rubber coating


I had priced commercially available rudders and footpegs and decided I was too cheap to shell out $300 - $500 necessary to obtain them. My rudder assembly (except for the Metal and Coating), and steering system are made almost entirely of scraps.

I used leftover glass tubing from my scuppers for foot pegs. The pedals are clutch pedal covers.


I used your (DM) suggestion for running the cables under the cockpit.


Here are some pics of the finished rudder system:



The Rudder carriage (I gues that's what you'd call it) came from a link that was posted by hoz when I asked about a kayak sail here
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this link was posted http://www.laurieford.net/rudders.htm
Here's My version:

I'll let you know how it works after I test it on Monday.