Weighed it today. About 61 pounds. I rushed some the internal
construction so my glassing may not have been optimum.

I wish I would have used Okoume but I used Eurolite (poplar) to see what
the stuff was like. I orginally planned this one as a sit-inside but
enough people wanted to see a wooden SOT. Plus it "proves" the plans I
sell for it are worthy. Well at least in my mind. ;P

I used 1/4" Eurolite but 3/16" Okoume will work and I believe is
stronger than the 1/4" Eurolite. I don't have scrap piece of Okoume to
do any real testing. Eurolite has alomst a balsa feel to it.

So with a more patient builder than I and going with 3/16" Okoume, I bet
you could get it around 50 lbs. I'm proud of this one even at 61 lbs
because if you compare it to other 16', 31" wide SOTs, it's still a lot
lighter. Incidently, I think the manufacturers understate what their
boats weigh but that's another topic.

I'll post some more photos soon. I'm in the home stretch!

If you're near Greensboro, NC and want to try her out, drop me an email.

--
Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://jem.e-boat.net/

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Making some good progress. Sanding and fairing is next (finally).

--
Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://jem.e-boat.net/



Looking good - can't wait to see it finished. What kind of hull weight are
you expecting?