Well it floats.


The wind affects it a little but it is stable and has plenty of room for fishing.. Have to find some cheap seats for it and work out where to put them. In it by myself I had to sit about a foot forward of the rear of the cockpit to get the bow down to where I wanted it. The seating has to be movable. and needs a back rest. I used my fishing box and a couple of cushions.


On the beach at Paterson River, The boat on the right is my Sherpa, designed by John Welsford.
http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/

It's finished. Now to test it. Went down to the local lake but it was starting to blow hard and some big black clouds came over the hill and frightened me away.. Will try tomorrow.

I couldn't workout how to clamp the splash rail to the deck. So I made some blocks of scrap wood and hot glued them in place and then screwed the rail to them. It seemed to work.

The rail in place.


I tack welded the rail with thickened epoxy.



Filleted and tapped.

Port side deck is not trimmed yet.


Stern deck is on, have to build hatch for it. starboard side deck has been trimmed to size.

This is the floatation for the bow. I used noodles that kids play with in water. They dont seem to absorb water and are cheep.




This is the stern floatation. Not the brick that is only to hold down the noodles till the expanding foam sets.


The first side deck on.



The 2nd side deck on.

I cut up one of the sticks of pine to make the gunnels. I had help from Rolf in cutting and gluing on the gunnels. You can never have too many clamps.






Now to put the deck on.

Well I got the bottom repaired and put on the glass today.