JEM Watercraft

Thanks Matt. That had me worried for a second. I'll start a log on mine when I get time to get the wood. Just hope mine will live to your expectations!

Mick,
I did the same thing to the center seams on my final Laker. It was to bad for wedges to fix. I ended up taking them out and redoing the seams altogether.
I posted pics on my log
You're still my inspiration.

Jeff

G'day and thanks guys,

Jeff, thank you mate but I am way too embarrased by the basic mistakes i have made on this one.

Been a little pre-occupied with other things these last couple of weeks but I think I have the roblems pretty much sorted now.

All panel stitches are removed and the exterior seams are filleted.

Hope to clean this up tomorrow and get a saturations coat of epoxy onto the outside.

She's coming together Mick

Thanks mate, So is yours

Getting a little done,

Temp frames out.



Hull outside is cleaned up





Hull has saturation coat of resin on and Letting fibreglass cloth flatten before putting on and wet out coat.



Probably later today.

Moving right along,

I let the saturation coat on the outside go allmost touch dry, spead my tight weave cloth over it and trimmed where necessary.

By doing it this way, the tackiness of the resin holds it in place and I find it easier to work the cloth to conform to the hull shape.



Wet out coat is on.

The little overlap on the tumblehome panels was worked into place once this coat got a bit tacky. (Much easier to do this way)







Been setting up about 4 hours now. Will go down the shed and throw the first filler coat on,

Mick...

She is Looking Good... When you have her done and if Jodie does not want her I have a home for her.

Don't you just enjoy watching a boat come alive after the glass is on it , that is when all the work pays off. You know you are on the down hill slide and really soon you can get it wet.

By the way , looking around in your shop , you really need a few more boats , I just can't understand how a person can get along with so few boats. You better get busy and make some.

Chuck.

Lookin real good Mick.

Coogs

Thanks Coogs,

Still a bit undecided what to do re decks. Trying to keep weight down but still keep bulkheads & hatches.

Plodding right along,

I have started filleting and glassing the inside. using the Duckworks light weight, tight weave stuff and it is a real PITA to work into the concave area of the inside.

Here is my solution. because I am using very good marine ply on this one and the outside is completely glassed, i am just sort of taping the side seams.

There is very little waste at my place. I have a bunch of off-cuts from this and other builds soooo, I cut them into about 3" stips and did this,



This is what is now left over.



One side is glassed and we out.



Will probably fillet the other side tomorrow.

Still plodding away.

Other side is fillited and taped. This is waaaay easier thn trying to work the tight weave into all the corners.



While I was at it, I laid up a tape over the side to tumblehome panel seam where I mis judgede the width of the boat and cut my cloth too narrow.

waiting to be wetout.