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JAM 8 Around the Web

The JAM 8 was originally designed in 1995 and since then a number of them have been built.  It is tough to tell how many have been built but a tour a of the web shows that the boat has built and enjoyed by a number of people.


So check out these pages for inspiration:

Ben Nibali built one of the first JAM 8s back in 1995 in his apartment:
http://www.geocities.ws/bnibali/JAMMain.html

Roger Matthews built one and wrote a nice piece for Duckworks magazine:
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/projects/jam8/index.cfm

Ken Abrahams did a nice job on "Wooderaux":
http://www.pdracer.com/boat-shorty/50-dollar-sailboat-race/woodraux/

Don Metz teaches a class at Brookfield Craft Center on how to build the JAM, there is a great picture of 4 happy students with their new boats!
http://store.brookfieldcraftcenter.org/Build-a-Kayak-p/wd1010.htm

Download the manual and create your own story, Synergy Boatworks is looking forward to it.