JEM Watercraft

Thanks Mick! A lot of the credit goes to the JEM kit though. The precision cutting of the wood via CNC makes a huge difference! Much better than I could have achieved cutting the wood myself.

Stitching the hull pics. Three of four panels done on the right side, two of four on the left.

Looking good!

The bow alignment jig worked very well! Below are photos of a bulit jig covered with packaging tape and it's installation/use.

I finished stitching the hull. My 10 year-old daughter got very good at doing the stitching while I drilled the holes! Really sped things up and fun to do together! Below are photos.

That looks so freakin cool right now!

Scott - congratulations on having your daughter join you. You're not building boats with kids - you're building kids, with boats.

Matt, you are a genius! The way everything comes together from your design, kit, and instructions is incredible. The bow alignment jig was a masterstroke! I'm really having fun with this. The hard part now is holding back the excitement and proceeding at a slow and careful pace.

Hi Scott,

Congratulations mate! That is looking beautiful!

Are you sure this is your first boat?

Good on ya for encouraging the littleun to get involved too - outstanding Has she put in her order for her own boat yet?

Bloody good job mate.

scottrunnr wrote:Matt, you are a genius! The way everything comes together from your design, kit, and instructions is incredible. The bow alignment jig was a masterstroke! I'm really having fun with this. The hard part now is holding back the excitement and proceeding at a slow and careful pace.

lol....thank you.

Let's see if you feel the same way after you have to start sanding that bugger!

You're coming up on a slow, tedious part: tack welding. Take your time and be very stingey when applying. Only put in enough to fill the seam gap and wipe up excess before it dries.