JEM Watercraft

I have built a Northwind stripper--started a year ago and am finally varnishing. This is my first boat and Matt warned me when I was first inquiring that it would be a hard one to build as a first project. He was right. But I do now have a boat that I think will be quite fast and seaworthy. Anyway, ...

I am about to close the football on my Northwind hull--as a stripper. I am looking at fiberglass options. I want to use my boat for tripping, like 1 + week trips, with some inevitable portages. I want to go lightweight but also need strength as I tend to bang up my boats--all my other canoes are roy...

I am setting up forms for a Northwind. It looks like they are designed to be spaced on 1 ft centers with the outside edge on the station line from both directions so the center space would end up about 1 ft minus two times the thickness of the form material. Correct? For instance I am using 1/2 in M...

Your creation of the seat sounds very resourceful, comfortable and practical. I did not see a clear view of it from the facebook pics. Do you have anything better than that you care to show off? It sounds like you make these canoes/kayaks as your business and I do not expect you to give away proprie...

This is to Jesse. My first attempt at blogging so I hope this is going to the right one, but anyway.....Your boat is gorgeous. Beautiful detailing. Where did you get your seat and rudder?

From what I see on blogs, etc. most folks paddle the Northwind and other Kruger style boats with a kayak paddle and sit low in the boat. I am a traditional canoeist, like to paddle a single blade and am used to kneeling (whitewater) or curling one leg under the seat (flatwater). So how will the Nort...