New Laker 14 Kayak

Our Laker 13 was such a hit, we decided to add a new size:

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Laker14

Thanks! :D

Devlin's Godzilli 16

I visited Devlin's shop in Olympia Washington. Their shop boat, a Godzilli 16 micro-tug was for sale out front.Here are some detail shots. In person, it's very solid and sturdy-looking.

Hey Bogs!

Hey Bogs - You trying to get more photo space...!!!???

 

What are you up to lately?

 

I am pretty much occupied working and shoveling snow lately...

Season's Greetings...

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays...

Been kindof quiet around here - I am sure everyone is very busy on their projects lol...

Andy

Repairs to small motor launch

These pictures are of a small motor launch which was originally build by my last boss (C. H. Fox's & Son Ltd.) back in 1964 when the company were known for building high quaility wooden motor boats and yachts, before I started my own boat building and repair business.

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New projects on the go

Hi everyone,

At the moment I have a couple of big projects on the go, one is a rebuild of a James Silver Western Isles 37'6" TSDY build in 1948. She is in a poor state at the moment, but with a bit of time and money will be back to her beauiful original condition. When I get time I will put some photos on the site. The other projects are a couple of  small motor launchs in need a a bit of TLC.

 

Simon (J-Star BOat Services) 

I hope she stops by and asks again...

New to the group:

 

mamajeannine
We just bought a home in the mountains of Idyllwild, Ca. First time the home has been sold since the original owner built it in the early 1960s. In the garage we found a full dugout canoe suspended from the rafters. We don't canoe. We don't know anyone who canoes. We do know that it is an authentic dugout and a bit of a novelty. Do you know if any of your members would be interested in this? It's likely to hang there another 40 years...and that would be a sh
mamajeannine@hotmail.com

Priming...

Yipppeee!  all of the interior priming is done!!!  We have a couple of days of warmer weather and maybe I can take advantage of it and get the interior paint coats on....

2 new sets of building plans

Greetings builders!

We pleased to announce 2 new sets of plans.

First, the South Wind, a decked touring canoe:

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=SouthWind17-9

Second, we're EXTREMELY pleased to announce a partnership with Duck Works Magazine. Duck Work Magazine has a great selection of articles, building materials, and accessories. We'll be selling some selected plans through the Ducks Works website starting with our McInnis Bateau:

http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/matt/mcinnis/index.htm

Thanks!

Hi all. Building Devlin's Godzilla 25

I added some build pictures of the progress so far. I've had a lot of fun building it, although I'm two months behind on my self-imposed schedule. Here's my blog address: http://boatbuild.wordpress.com/

I'm looking for pictures of other Godzilla's, either the 22 or the 25, other than the ones on Devlin's site. Anyone have some? Shots of other small tug-style boats would be appreciated too.

New Picture showing progress...

Just added a new picture to my photo album showing the interior 1/2 primed and about ready for paint.  On the interior I am going to use a good grade of exterior gloss house paint to save money.  I have been told by many people that they have used general house paints in their boats with no undue problems like peeling etc.

 

I will still be using marine paint on the exterior hull.  I have a friend who runs a lumber yard and will see if I can get a good price on some clear pine for the decking and seats.  Otherwise I may have to settle for "better" grade pine from the local yards.  this shoestring budget thing is for the birds...

 

Andy

VOLUNTEER WANTED

I'm looking for some volunteer help to build a "SHELLBACK" dinghy from a Wooden Boat Store kit. It is the sailing version. I will supply the kit and all materials required to a competent builder. I would like it finished by mid to late 2008. Some one close to Ohio would be preferred do to the transporation.

 

Anyone interested can contact me thru the group or at my e-mail address.

 

CB

Good Shot

Ok Kreuz,

 

Three and a half years later we have a very elegant lady. Compare this to some of the earlier photos I uploaded. Wow!!

 

She sure is fun. But we still have a little more to do on the inside....

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Great on-line mag. Free Subscription. Check itout!

Great on-line mag. Free Subscription. Check itout!   The September/October 2007 issue of Classic Yacht is waiting for you.

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. You may read the magazine immediately by using our acclaimed page-turning interface.  In this issue we have embedded video of a 73 year-old Japanese sailor about to set off on his 8th solo circumnavigation.  Also included is complete coverage of this month's Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance. As always, the PDF file is available for printing or reading offline.

We welcome your input. Feel free to contact us with your take on the magazine or to tell us about a great story we can share with our readers in a future issue. Tell your friends that their free subscriptions to Classic Yacht await them at classicyachtmag.com.  Enjoy!

All the best,

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Publisher

Classic Yacht

magazine

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well, what do you think?

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one more try

Let'sw try that again

This one's for you Kruez...

Ok, Kruez here she is three long years later. This is taken off Elliot Key in the Biscayne Bay.

Geo

New Kayak Building Plans: Freedom 11

Greetings builders!

We're pleased to announce our latest set of plans, the Freedom 11.

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Freedom11

[Thanks!

Matt - JEM Watercraft

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The Glassing Party

Kruez,

 

The fiberglassing is going to start this coming Tuesday, July 10. If you still want to come over and help out I sure could use it. We will be at it for several weeks I'm sure. Let me know when so that I can plan accordingly.

 

Any one else in the group that would like to lend a hand is more than welcome.

 

CB

JEZEBEL II

CONSTRUCTION PICS OF A 58' CANAL BOAT

New Kayak Building Plans: The Laker

Greetings Builders,

We're pleased to announce our latest set of plans, the Laker Kayak:

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Laker

A great little kayak that will be easy to build and perform like a champ. Enjoy!

Matt - JEM Watercraft

Book Reviews

You know,

 

We have not had a new book review in a while. Anybody want to write one? Whats the most recent on topic book you've purchased? Was it good? Want to share your opinion with others?

 

Kruez

AM I ALONE

Kruez,

 

What has happened to your group? I hope every one didn't jump ship. Whay are you up to this summer? We are just about ready to start fiberglassing the outside of the hull. Interior work continues when I have some free time from the hull preping.

 

Don

PHOTO UPDATE

I just up loaded the latest pictures of JEZEBEL in the Photo Album section. They are the last 12 on the last page. No. 258 thru 264 are kinda a step by step of laminating the last piece (THE CLOSURE PLANK) sorta of. That makes 472 sheets of plywood in the finished hull. We are preparing to fiberglass the upper part of the hull in mid to late July.Any volunteer's? Hope every body is still alive, the news from this group has been pretty quite.

 

Don

MICRO BALLONS

I am considering buying a 30# bag of micro ballons (the redish brown bulking agent). The cost is about $400.00. Even on my project that is to much. I can use about half of the material. Any one out there that would like to share in the remaining 15#? I could bag it to suit now ever many people want some. Let me know if there is any interest. For reference, a 5quart tub from Jamestown cost 40.00 and weighs just over a pound.

my wooden rowing boat

I will try to post the picture first then talk about it !
Bogsdolics

PHOTO UPDATE - PROBLEM

I just uploaded 2 new pictures to the JEZEBEL photo album that shows some recent progress and a lot of work.

Now the problem, I am having a lot of trouble aligning the shaft and struts. The 2 struts were made with about a 3/16" clearance to the hull to be able to align them and then will be beded with an epoxy filler. Does any one know a good way to get every thing aligned perfectly? The primary strut is just forward of the props and the intermediate strut is about in the middle between the engine and the props. The total shaft length is about 9'. Please advise.

Don

New Pics...

New pics (nothing fancy) posted in my album of the daysailer progress.  I don't know why a Cover Picture for the album has disappeared but anyway, its on the first page of photo albums. 

 

 I have finally managed to clear enough space in my very cramped garage to get back to work on the hull.  We have rain forcasted through next Monday so I won't be able to pull her outside to work so shall continue to rub elbows indoors in adequate (barely) space shared with boxes, saws, etc.

 

Andy

Time to sell!

Well Folks,

 

   It is with great regret that I must tell you that we have decided it is time to sell our 1970 27' Carver! 

   We found her 2.5 years ago sitting in a marina in IL, and fell in love immediately.  She came home with us and we started the slow task of rebuilding her.  We have all of the deck off, (totally rotten), and have had the full canvases redone with new screens and zippers, but alas...there the project stalled.

   Family and business obligations got in the way, and she has sat without any attention for quite a while now.  It does not seem that we will find more free time for her anytime in the near or even distant future either.

   We have discussed this in depth, and while I hate to let her go, I finally see the light, and the need for her to go to someone that will have the time and passion to finish restoring her to the glory that we know she can be, and get her back into the water.

   She will need a new deck, a new top board all around her, and some surface refinishing, but other than that she appears sound.  She has been stored inside the entire time, and sells with the trailer.

   You can see pictures of her in the photo album called Charcin's Boat.

 

   We are located in Oshkosh, WI, and will consider all offers. 

 For those of you that are interested, we also have a 1963 16' Cruisers on a trailer that we would consider offers for also.

 

Cindy & Charlie

Progress

Hello all!! I had to change my account. It wouldn't let me in under my old one.  I've been working on the Mark 75 I picked up. I won't be going with the Evinrude Golden Jubilee. The Mark 75 is almost 60lbs lighter, only 30lbs. heavier than an Evinrude "Big Twin" 35 h.p..      Anyway, to cold to work on the boat. I'll be getting to that when the engine is done, which will be soon. I have no garage, so, I have to wait until the weather breaks. I have photos loaded in my WebShots. Click the link provided, Barracuda folder. If the link doesn't work, you can copy & paste it.

Good to talk to you all!!

 

                 Jim Sgrig

 

Click here:    http://community.webshots.com/user/pywgn

Warmer Temps - Yeah!!

Don't know about the rest of you but I am so psyched for next week.  We have temps predicted in the 50's.  It has been far too long trying to work in an overcrowded garage.  With all of the snow and cold right now I can't move stuff out of there and into my basement - next week I can so I can breathe...

 

 

2006 flatboat trip on Ohio R.

In the fall of 2006, John Cooper built his fourth pioneer settlers' flatboat.  This was for a client who had him pilot it from Cincinnati down the Ohio River and up the Misissippi to Cape Girardeau, MO.  See www.journeyofremembrance.com.

I need a favor

Hello all. What a wonderful group. I am a writer living in the Tampa Bay Florida area and I am in need of some expertise. I am writing a mystery set in Sarasota Florida and my main character builds wooden kayaks for a living. I have little to no experience with this and I was wondering if anyone knew a boat builder in the area who might be able to walk me through some of the basics. I would simply ask questions on this forum, but I would rather be able to witness everything first hand. Thanks for any info y'all can give me. --Adam

CANOE SEAT

HI FOLKS ,I HAVE BUILT A FOLDING SEAT FOR MY CANOE [GRAWL] WHICH YOU CAN SEE AT http://uk.msnusers.com/SAILIINGDINGHY/grawlseat.msnw
I DO NOT HAVE ALOT OFF STORAGE SPACE LEFT OR I WOULD POST IT HERE.
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT A LOT OF CANOE/KAYAK SITES BUT VERY FEW SHOW THE SEAT OR HOW THEY MADE THEM, OR THEY ARE PLASTIC WHICH ON A WOODEN BOAT MAYBE DOESN'T SIT JUST WRITE? ALSO VERY FEW SHOW HOW THEY MADE THE PADDLES/OARS OR HOW THEY DECIDED ON THE LENGH AND SHAPE.
BOGSDOLICS

Wooden boat video's

I spent quite a bit of time doing a video on the Muskoka boat builders and I have put up the video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6L0iiw8Lhk

The second video is about boats bikes and cars and it is 7 minutes long and is best viewed using a high speed internet connection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_6xbcEtlY

If you like wooden boats then you might like my site

www.portcarlingboats.com

Let me know if you would be interested in a tv series featuring different boat, car and bike shops?

I will be putting up two more videos very shortly,

Neil

Whats Everyone Up To?

Kindof quiet around here -anyone got new or continuing projects they are working on?

New Kayak Building Plans: Freedom

Greetings Builders!

We're please to announce our latest set of kayak plans: the Freedom
http://jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Freedom15-4

A little chilly here...

Good Sunday morning to all:

 

Woke up this morning at 5:15 to a temperature of  -20 deg F, windchill at -34.  I don't think I will be working on the boat today.

 

We have been getting some snow and so have about 8-10 inches on the ground.  I am thinking about bringing my cross country skis in and redoing the bottoms on them.  I got out of the habit of daily ski's a few years ago and haven't put them on since despite the fact that I enjoy being outdoors and getting a little exercise.  My snowshoes are on the porch but so far the snow is super light and fluffy and 'shoes wouldn't do me much good...

 

I am starting to get cabin fever - I guess I'll daydream about warmer temps and go back to internet searching  boats, I am still looking for that one design that I will build next...

 

Hope everyone has a great day...

 

Andy

Lost legal battle

Date: Tue, Jan 30 2007 0:24:36 GMT-0500
Subject: legal

I'm sorry to say I lost the battle with my Boro. Per a court order I will be cutting up my 1950 42' DCFB Chris Craft starting today. It must be gone by friday Feb 2, 2007 or I will be fined $7,000.00 AND jailed for 30 days.

It leaves me no choice. I will be parting out the boat which is intact at present. If there is something in hardware or wood sections you need (IE doors, seats, panels, metal parts) let me know.

I will put the remainder on EBAY on Wednesday.

God how I hate sending this...................

George
610-745-3282 anytime
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Cleaning the garage...

The Saga continues - We have been having moderate temps with flurries now and then - an inch or so of snow today and now the artic blast is settling in  here in the upper midwest.  My sympathies go out to all of you in the northeast.  You got what we had a couple of years ago.  Our high is predicted at 0-minus 5 for this pm with winds around 25 mph.  So wind chills should be around minus 25.

 

But the bug is biting me and I have a sailboat to finish!  So today I will turn on the heater and continue to compress "stuff" so that I can work around the boat.  I am hoping to snap some pictures soon to add to my album...

 

Best wishes for everyone to have a good weekend.

 

Andy

Bronze Hardware Catalog

For any interested parties, Bristol Bronze

 

http://www.bristolbronze.com/products.htm

 

at my request, mailed me their most current catalog.  You will see from the website that the last pricelist shown is from 2005, and while the on-line pdf.s and prices are nice, I am a hands-on kind of guy who drags catalogs along on lunch breaks and also likes to keep them handy out in the garage/shop to reference when I get a bug up my butt.

 

They sent an additional page of items which they are going to start manufacturing or have been made/developed since the last publication.

 

Andy

New Canoe Building Plans: Sasquatch II

Greetings builders!

We've taken an older set of plans, the Sasquatch wilderness tripping canoe, and made improvements to make the hull easier, cheaper, and faster to build.

We're pleased to present the Sasquatch II: http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=SasII

Thanks.

Matt - JEM Watercraft

It's been awhile since I have been out here, and I have a few more questions.

As some of you know, I finished building my duck hunting boats last year right before the start of the season, (think the paint was still a little damp, opening morning).  For their purposes the boats worked great.  The Scaup by Devlin was easy to hid, hauled almost enough gear for three guys and I have to say handled bigger waves then I ever thought it would.  The Merrymeeting Bay scull boat, works ok.  There is a steep learning curve on sculling and finding a good pic or plans of a scull oar are seen as much as bigfoot is.  We sculling a few times, never moved fast enough to get into the flocks, but it was stable and could haul a fair amount of gear and even move at aobut 6 mph with a 2 hp.

So here is my question, I am going to start another boat soon, this one is going to be big, going to scarf three full sheets together and work from there.  My question is does anyone know how steep of an angle I can bend the plywood (3/4" BS 1088)?

rope pic?

I hope tis shows the rope work picture?????? dam pc thingy

ROPE WORK

HI FOLKS HOPE ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF SOME OF MY ROPE WORK INCLUDED IS A SMALL ROPE FENDER I MADE AS A TEST BEFORE MAKING SOME BIGGER ONES FOR MY WOODEN ROWING BOAT WHICH YOU CAN SEE AT
http://groups.msn.com/buildingawoodenrowingboat/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1
AND AT WITH MORE ROPE WORK AND MORE BOATS
http://woodenboatbuilding.blogspot.com/
WHEN THE ROWING BOAT FINISHED HOPING TO ADD IT TO THE MEBERSPROJECT IF ALLOWED.
BOGS

grawl

The 8x4 sheet of marine ply is measured marked and cut laid out on a platform made from an old caravan body! on top of three home made tressels with the outer two left wide to make it more stable,but was a pain as had to walk around when working.

based on the dug design

New Design: The North Wind decked canoe

Greetings builders,

We're pleased to announce our latest design: the North Wind decked canoe (formally referred to as Zephyrus).

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=NorthWind

Thanks,

JEM Watercraft

NEW PICTURES OF WOODEN ROWING BOAT

HI I HAVE PUT SOME NEW PICS ON MY OTHER SITE,
http://groups.msn.com/buildingawoodenrowingboat/shoebox.msnw?Page=1
HOPE TO ADD SOME TO THIS SITE SOON!

new year

Happy new year, from everbody in Scotland