JEM Watercraft

I haven't quite decided the model. I just moved to N.E. Pennsyvania, and while I love the Wadefish, I'm not sure it's right for the Susquehanna River. I only know that: a. I'm getting the itch to build a kayak b. I have a basement that's big enough c. The winter is long, and I'll be inside anyway d....

When I built my wadefish, I experienced a lot of warping of the ply where the wood sat on the sawhorses. Can the frames be mounted on a strongback to avoid this?

Like this bad boy. Tell me this wouldn't look bad-to-the-bone in a strip built. http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/gallery/surftech_bark_12-6/surftech-bark-12-6-competitor-sup-racing-board-02.jpg http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/gallery/surftech_bark_12-6/surftech-bark-12-6-competitor-sup-racing-board...

Personally I couldn't tell the difference. Of course I didn't use a wind tunnel.

I did much the same thing and ended up trying to shape the wood as much as I could before glassing. It just wasn't very durable. I used the same 4mm wood I used for my kayak; much too thin I think. It ended up snapping on it's first obstacle. I ended up using some sheet metal with some rubber coatin...

Found this icing syringe on ebay for $2.00

On my wooden rudder, the rudder floated up in the water and eventually broke. You might want to reenforce it with some sort of steel sheet.

Dude, you might want to 86 the pic with the license plate.

Oh, by the way...my first trip onto the bay in the wadefish was somewhat less than favorable. I paddled from Galveston Island State Park, out into West galveston bay. I was about a mile northwest of my launch point. The wind picked up, bigtime! I am not familiar with the sport or judging wind speed....

I would have posted this sooner, but the previous rudder was a failure. I used 4mm okume wrapped in 6 oz glass for the rudder but did not reinforce the weakest point with glass. Result: http://www.hunterslairkaty.com/images/broken.jpg I looked around for another material to use for the rudder. I tho...