Built the Nemah

Chesapeake 18

I've built 7 boats using the stitch-and-glue method. Four of the boats were Chesapeake Light Craft Chesapeakes.

These are beautiful efficient paddling boats. However, in recent years I have found that my legs fall asleep after 20 minutes of paddling. Also, we recently added a dog to the family and grandchildren are probably not too far off.







Two Chesapeakes



Latanzo Sliding Seat

So I started looking for a boat that I could row using a sliding seat, to keep my legs moving. I contacted George Latanzo and he hooked me up with a cool sliding seat system - sliding seat, aluminum rails and adjustable foot brackets.



Latanzo Foot Brackets














 

Predator

The boat should also be a bit more stable than a kayak for the restless animals that will be riding along. I have built 2 of Tracy O'Brien's designs (Tracy OBrien Boat Plans), the Headwater 14 and the Predator, so I decided to build his Nemah. 




Also. I'm not interested in rowing in the traditional manner, facing backwards, so I bought a forward-facing rowing system (FFRS) from Gig Harbor Boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nemah

I built the Nemah and learned that it is too big for the FFRS. So I made it a one or two person rower.








I have started to build a sea scull for the FFRS and sliding seat. The  sea scull is a variation of Sam Devlin's Oarling. Keep watching for updates on the progress of the Sea Scull