JEM Watercraft

Well I got the duck out outside today so I could shot a couple pic . Now it is time to start putting a good finish on her.

from the front



from the rear



side view






I havent weighed her yet but from the feel of it I would say in the fourtys. about 44 we will see hom my scale arm works
Ron

Ron, You need to get Sondra to paint you a Ugly Ducklin on the bow. Then carry a duck call and everytime you pass someone in a race blow it.

Bud,
With the decks installed it looks even better than when I saw it the other day. i would say your right about the low 40's.

Darrel
I still like slicking her up but she is coming along,sink or swim time is not far off.
Ron

WOW ! !
Nice work Ron........Very sleek....

She isnt finished yet ,just the first layer of glass on her,Thanks
Ron

No pics today just sanding and running another coat of glass on her.
Ron

Boy this a normal deal I guess,I put the finish coat of glass on this afternoon and had made my mind up to give the duck a chance to sink or swim tomorrow,yep started raining. Happens everytime.
She isnt finished but I have an itch to see if she will do what I think she can.
Then I will come back and start slicking her up.
Ron

The duck is not finished but i couldnt wait any longer. I loaded her up and headed for the lake.


I was by myself so ya'll will have to wait for paddling pic.
I LOVE THIS BOAT.
It surpased every thing I wanted her to do.. I dont have time for a long report but I will say this there was wind blowing waves not quit whitecapping no foot pegs and I saw 6.5 mph on the gps
More tonight.
Ron

This is a short summary of the ducks first outing.
I took a lot of chances on this boat,and invested a lot of time and energy not knowing if it was going to work out. The striper s@g was the first one. I have to say I really like this way of constructing a boat,benefits of the S@G and the versatility of the stripers.
Second thing ,this was the narrowest boat I had built,20 inches at the bottom and I wasn't sure
if I was good enough to handle that and how stable she would be.
Third chance was a full 16 ft water line ,I didnt know if I was a good enough engine and I didnt know if I could heel her being that narrow.
I unloaded her threw a seat in and got in,hum that wasn't bad,backed her out from the bank nd turned her,didnt turn to bad



I started paddling out toward the open lake,and started hitting the swells and small white caps,three strokes I glanced at the reeds and they were flying by ,I was grinning from ear to ear.
I turned her sideways to the wind and waves and let her ride for a minute ,no problem paddled back to get the gps. as I came up to the bank I heeled her over till water came over the side,not the coaming,she turned like a dream.

6.5????

Is that sustained or going all out? I knew she'd be fast but....