Sea Rover finishing

by Gerold Schmidt
(Austria)

I am building the "Sea Rover" by William D. Jackson.

I´m still searching for pictures of this boat

Is there no boat or photo of this boat in the world ???

Thank you for your help,

Best regards from Austria,
Gerold Schmidt

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Dec 24, 2022
 17 Ft version finished in 2019
by: Boating In NJ

Hi, I am uploading pictures of the 17ft version I finished in 2019.

I use it on all the bays and rivers in NJ.

It was great fun to build and more fun to use.
Sep 03, 2021
 Sea Crow - a boat based on Sea Rover hull
by: Seacrow

Maybe a bit a late but I have built a boat off these plans.
Although, the cabin we designed ourselves and it looks nothing like the original... Nevertheless, a great boat - with 4 adults on board, fully loaded (24 gallons of gas, 10 gallons of water, three batteries, two anchors) and some other supplies we did 20 knots with a 40 HP Evinrude outboard.
I wish you all the best finishing it up. Well worth it!
Nov 22, 2020
 Sea Rover 17Ft
by: Gerold

Hi Steven, Thank you for the pictures. It is a great boat! Im building the cabin - version and because of our possibilities in Austria I will power it with an electric motor (so I´ll be allowed to drive on most lakes here). Hope I get ahead this winter! Best regards, Gerold Schmidt from Austria
Jul 23, 2020
 Sea Rover 17Ft version from Steve Harris in NC
by: Steven Harris

My father, Gus Harris, and my brother Vic and I built the Sea Rover in 1965-66.

We loved that boat.

Our big family needed extra room so my dad extended it by using the last transom frame as a the extra frame and duplicated it for the transom.

We powered it with a 40 Johnson, about 135 LBS.

It was a very stable boat, safe and very seaworthy.

For some reason, the extended version did not plane as easily as we wanted (it did but only with weight upfront).

Not a big deal, but I think I would add more power for the extended version, probably a 60-75, as light as you can find.

In any event we built this in the cold Canadian winter in our garage, but it was so worth it!

Please email me at steve@harrismail.com if you have any questions.

I am posting a couple of old pictures I found. - Best regards, Steve Harris.




harris sea rover
Jul 28, 2018
 Sea Rover Cabin - sharing experiences
by: Klaus

Hi Gerold,

I tried in vain to find actual pics of a Sea Rover since I'm about to start building one.

I'm confident to need no more than what is published on this site although the conversion to metric may result in minor differences in material dimensions.

Would appreciate to learn from your progress.

Klaus

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Sea Rover finishing

by Gerold Schmidt
(Mattighofen, Austria)

Hi, I am building the "Sea Rover" by William D. Jackson.

Can you tell me were I can get Pictures of this boat for details an finishing.

Best reguards from Austria,

Gerold Schmidt

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Jan 09, 2018
 Sea Rover finishing
by: Anonymous

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to comment on your Sea Rover Project, though I have not seen a picture Of the original the description goes as Follows: the original Sea Rover was given two Thin coats of of Pettits cream colored deck Paint on the canvas decks, Plasticlear on Brightwork and mahogany, and Boatlife white on The hull sides - green on the bottom.

Hope this helps.

Dave
Nov 26, 2017
 Pics for your project
by: Barb

Hi, Gerold,

I was excited to see your post. You say your boat is called a Sea Rover by William Jackson.

I have a Sea Babe also by Jackson.

They look very similar so I wonder what the differences might be.

I have been restoring my Sea Babe which my FIL built in 1958. Do you have the original Jackson plans? I have a set for the Sea Babe.

I have a page here on DIY Wood Boat if you'd like to visit and see the pics I have shared. www.diy-wood-boat.com/lady-like-me-1958-sea-babe-restoration.html

Good luck with your project!
I look forward to seeing the pictures.
Barb

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