JEM Watercraft

Congrats Mick, looks up to your usual standard, "great,great," How does she rate compared to the laker, in terms of stability ,comfort ,performance,I dont quite understand the diff between a hard chine and a soft chine craft . Am i right in saying that the okwata is a soft chine ,laker hard there fore feels a bit tippy to me but i have only paddled my laker a couple of times and have not paddled for app. 6 months
Look forward to hearing from you.
regards Ray.

G'day Bob, Thanks mate, we love it here. Lots of southerners move to the Fraser Coast area every year to retire - or for business opportunities. it is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. Re theodolite, It is only about 4 o 5 miles long - hence it is a creek.

G'day Cridgie,

Re the difference in boats, Okwata is superior in every way to Laker which is a superb kayak in its own right. I think the chines on the two boats are about the same except for near the ends, where Okwata has much more torture to achieve the very fine entry.

I would happily recommend both boats to any builder - Laker for ease of build - Okwata for superior performance to laker. (having said that, Laker is no slouch and will hold her own in ANY COMPANY)

G'day Mick.
Great shots, mate...... And a beautifully finished boat.
Nice work, as usual
Love the location too.......

Mick,

Love the build, love the pics and love the posts keep them coming, can't wait to get mine done (Okwata)and catch up for a chinwag. .

Ya better get started on the purple people eater for the missus.