JEM Watercraft

craiggamesh wrote:Spectra is also a name used for heavy braided fishing line.

Um, yeah.
Spectra is the trademarked name of the fiber used in those lines. It's then braided to create Power Pro Izorline , Izorline Spectra, Berkeley Spectra, etc.

What is spectra? An ultralight, ultrastrong cord . According to wikipedia : High-strength steels have comparable yield strengths, and low-carbon steels have yield strengths much lower (around 0.5 GPa). Since steel has a density approximately equal to 7.8 kg/l, this gives strength-to-weight ratios f...

OnkaBob wrote:

Barneseye wrote:I have carefully selected some these photos so as not to show all the blemishes.

But that's cheating - nobody else would ever admit to that!

Fixed your typo

Bellybuster wrote: BTW I am mistaken...it is aniline not laniline

Ok, now it makes more sense. I was trying to figure out what sheep had to do with plywood.

Some older advice at http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Build ... /id/169185

Thanks.
I'm sure that addiction thing helps keep advertising costs low and sales volume up


Hello, I'm Paul, and I'm a boat buildaholic.

Good looking boat! Hope you've had a good time getting her wet.

I guess I'm with Mick. I'd rather pay the "normal" price for a set of plans with one option. Then, if I changed my mind, pay $15 or so for builder's option that had the other two. If I had to pay full price, I'd probably just "design" it up as I built it and screw it up. :oops: H...

PiratePete wrote:That colour is amazing!!!

I also love the hammer clamp

Heck I need one of those to keep my tools from walking away. Or maybe a paddle lease, so my sons would have to think, "How badly do I need this screwdriver?"

LOL

Nice detail. I think if I saw that on the plans it would intimidate me. Good to see you found a way to fix a problem and make the boat your own.

Take a glass cutter to the bottle, and scribe lines around it.

Always game the odds in your favor