# Wherry seat question **URL:** \ **Category:** Builder's Forum\ **Created:** [March 22, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559 "2010-03-22T21:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jay\_Cooke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@Jay\_Cooke](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jay_Cooke)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/1 "2010-03-22T21:51:33Z")
I have started shaping the seats a little to fit the curves of the wherry. Regarding the front and rear seats... does the end result have a flush seat at the bulkhead or is there a little bit of overhang? I am thinking an overhang would allow for some fillet in addition to the epoxy glue, but is it really just asthetics? If aeshtetics, does anyone have a relative closeup of the seat either way? I am thinking a flush seat with the plywood edge may not look as good as a little overhang... Comments? Observations?   ---
**Author:** ![Ray\_Karnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Ray\_Karnes](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ray_Karnes)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/2 "2010-03-24T19:57:44Z")
I did mine flush and it looks fine.  I could sand the edge of the seat so that it was perfectly flush to the bulkheads.  In my case I don’t think I could have made the bulkheads fit the sides and leave much overhang in the seat.  My Skerry is designed with a lot of overhang and some curve to the overhang and also looks real nice so I think you could go either way as far as looks.  I do not think you need the extra fillet for strength so just go with whatever works for you. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Mccarty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Jim\_Mccarty](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jim_Mccarty)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/3 "2010-03-24T21:46:46Z")
Mine had a little natural overhang, about 1/2 inch, and I liked the look so I kept it that way, front and rear. It think it adds a little interest to and otherwise uninteresting joint. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Duffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jack\_Duffy](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jack_Duffy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/4 "2010-03-25T15:17:30Z")
Mine also had a bit of a natural overhang and i chose to leave it so.  It gives a bit of a shadow line and a little more interest. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/clc/original/1X/cf22079d59704e5c3cf9240fe53ff8dd2757dabb.png) [@system](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/5 "2010-03-25T17:40:18Z")
I got a piece of 3/8 inch mahogany three feet long and used my tablesaw to rip long strips approximately 3/8 by 3/8 (a little thicker so I could sand down flush to the seats) and epoxied these strips to the thwarts and seats.  Before epoxying to the seats, I cut off a like amount from the seats, but left the thwarts as is and just added the extra 3/8 on both sides.  I could not really see leaving the endgrain of the plywood on the seats and thwarts and I think the strips of mahogany really look nice.  I left a bit of an overhang on the seats for the shadow line as indicated above.   Almost finished now! ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Drury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Timothy\_Drury](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Timothy_Drury)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/6 "2010-03-25T17:43:01Z")
That last reply was made by me and not JayC.  I think I timed out before actually hitting post message.    Tim in Port Orchard ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Cooke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@Jay\_Cooke](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jay_Cooke)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/7 "2010-03-25T22:04:15Z")
Thanks for the replies! After shaping the seats, I seem to have about 3/8 inch overhang so I think I am going to go for the slight overhang. The shadow line/ interest idea sounds "interesting" :-) Thanks for the support once again!   ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Mccarty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Jim\_Mccarty](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jim_Mccarty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/8 "2010-03-26T03:05:45Z")
Tandy, Sounds like a very interesting treatment. Can we wee some pics?  ---
**Author:** ![Timothy\_Drury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Timothy\_Drury](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Timothy_Drury)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/9 "2010-04-02T00:23:15Z")
Okay.  This is my first attempt at posting a link to pictures.  It has taken me a few days , but hopefully it will work.   This is the mahogany strips added to the seats and thwarts after 2 coats of epoxy, prior to sanding. I hope this works. Tim [http://picasaweb.google.com/114154163321583891694/BoatBuild?authkey=Gv1sRgCLTQ0MbJhYCC2QE#5455390050544043522](http://picasaweb.google.com/114154163321583891694/BoatBuild?authkey=Gv1sRgCLTQ0MbJhYCC2QE#5455390050544043522) ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Mccarty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Jim\_Mccarty](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jim_Mccarty)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wherry-seat-question/36559/10 "2010-04-02T01:55:17Z")
Thanks for taking the time to post pics. I like the look. I thought about doing something similar when I was building but my patience (or lack thereof) got the best of me. Nice work.