JEM Watercraft

Here we go again Started cutting out the  bottom panels and sides They are cut sanded and the bottom panels glued seemed like it was slow today for some reason.More tomorrowRon

And the Magic begins!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

And it IS magic, isn't it. A stack of flat, flexible plywood begins to assume the graceful shape of an elegant watercraft. Magic indeed!

Besides playing with my granddaughter's I did get a little work done

cut out my stations



wired bottom together



stitched the sides and stations in



turned it over and started to stitch the outsides then got to thinking why can't I do the outside like I do a perow, think Ill try that instead of stitching the outside and bottom together.





Well dats all folks
for today, moma hollering supper is ready fried pork chops cream gravy
fresh okra and a big ole glass of sweet tea
Im gone before she throws it out

Ron,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "like I do a perow." What is it that you are doing differently from the stitch & glue method? Are you getting a panel-to-panel contact and edge-gluing them together and then using fg tape?

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

you got it Mike
Using the poly glue and a filet inside works pretty good
Ron

Ah, now I remember!

You discussed the fact that you use the poly stuff instead of epoxy in a thread here, or on Old Sparkey's a while back.

Got it!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

Got the bottom finished stitching and gluing . Started putting on the shear strips





got the fillets done on the inside



started installing bulk heads and filleting them






J h came by today brought me some 1/8 laun
so decks will be made of that
Ron

Little laker starting to shape up
Got the decks fit out fillet and glassed



turned the hull sanded it out

wet out with first coat


got the glass on the bottom



called it a day while that dries
Ron

Heya Ron,

You are a boat building machine mate. Beautiful clean lines too.

I reckon you will love this baot.