JEM Watercraft

A little off topic.

Has anyone tried or had any thoughts about using the Hobie Inflatable Drive well instead of building the well?
Its actually cheaper than buying click and go mounts. Although the mounts do look a little different.

Pros, kinda a drop in.
Cons, if it cracks or breaks.

Yes Matt you may.
Thanks for the design and all the help info on these forums!

I've left larger photos and a little more write up on my site if your interested. https://maximfx.com/category/kayak-building/ The forum and community here was super helpful and I probably couldn't/wouldn't have done it with out all the helpful posts and inspiration that came before the project star...

The best part! A completed Kayak. Looks good. Too bad there's that inflatable SUP in the way... https://maximfx.com/jem-forum/20210605_113921-500.jpg https://maximfx.com/jem-forum/20210605_125539-500.jpg That 2 part Epifanes polyeurethane sure is glossy. Its 3 coats of white, followed by 1 coat clea...

Cockpit area with fittings in for testing.

Kayak Sealed up

Funny thing is, now that I've finished sanding, man there's so many drips that had to be sanded out!

So I got really lazy with both updating this post and working on the kayak. But I'm done. So this will be like a time lapse of progress. I'm not the best at documenting my work anyways. https://maximfx.com/jem-forum/20201122_144452 (1)-500.jpg Custom recessed handle installed. I didn't want a plasti...

Yes, for sure. Not too worried other than about how much sanding will be required.

Thanks for an awesome design. Even with the slight modifications everything is coming together nicely.

Yeah, lots to learn to use on boat #2. Will probably go a lot faster too.

Fiberglass the hull. Watched so many videos on this. I gotta say this, its nowhere as easy as the videos look. The way Panel A has an inverse incline when upside down means epoxy wants to drip off the edge of panel B. Seeing panel A clearly was a shore because it was in the shadow of my light. Also ...

Next came sanding of the fillets down. Didn't realize how smooth everything was going to feel
I did 60 grit by hand as I wanted to work out the hull chines and was scared I was going to blow through the plywood veneer with a ROS