Jon Boat Mods???Anyone? - Page 2

nofearengineer · 08-06-09, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BassMoJo

why not use all aluminum it may be expensive but itll last a hell of alot longer

Um...you answered your own question...

I agree with you though...I like solid metal myself.

WaffleJaw · 08-06-09, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Um...you answered your own question...

I agree with you though...I like solid metal myself.

yea my first idea for mine was to use aluminum to make the casting decks....i heard it was lighter.
but price wise,i dont think its do-able.....i just got 2 gallons of fiberglass resin and hardner from my buddy....so i got way more than enough to treat the wood.....i took a 4 day weekend this weekend to work on it.....Im really hoping to have the hull patched,sanded,and tested for leaks by the end of it....then on to primer and paint,lol.......progress pics in my album.

nofearengineer · 08-06-09, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by WaffleJaw

yea my first idea for mine was to use aluminum to make the casting decks....i heard it was lighter.
but price wise,i dont think its do-able.....i just got 2 gallons of fiberglass resin and hardner from my buddy....so i got way more than enough to treat the wood.....i took a 4 day weekend this weekend to work on it.....Im really hoping to have the hull patched,sanded,and tested for leaks by the end of it....then on to primer and paint,lol.......progress pics in my album.

Yeah, aluminum is nice, but if you really want to do it up right, and by yourself, you need a sheet metal brake, and a drill press and a bead roller wouldn't hurt. But there I go again, overkilling everything.

Looking forward to more pics, Waffle.

sac · 08-07-09, 09:48 AM

HMMmmmm.....I like that, I'll keep that in mind when decided on the paint. Nice one!

Mark Moore · 03-07-10, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sac

So I have couple Jon Boats and have researched for quite some time now about moding them with decks and storage. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on my 14' Jon and mod that bad boy and airbrush something cool on it.

Does anyone here have Jon Boats that they moded? Even simple mods, I want to see them. Thanks PICS

Please

I just finished my Jon Boat project.... I just wanted an all electric bass boat

If you want to see all the pictures, I have them all posted from the begining to the end (100 pics) on my facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/NiceKentucky...1&id=606104975

MrPhotographer06 · 03-10-10, 08:08 AM

Very Very nice boat.

bcklash · 03-10-10, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

Very Very nice boat.

Yes a very nice boat -- ya'll check it out, sweet ride

Mark you done good

CABINDOC · 05-04-10, 09:18 PM

Wow, Nice job!! I am looking at picking up that same model and I like what youve done with it. I wont be doing those mods, but great ideas should I ever want to.

By the way, I know these boats are rated for 6 hp, but I would like to run my 9.9 on it. What do you think about that?

Abbeysdad · 05-06-10, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CABINDOC

By the way, I know these boats are rated for 6 hp, but I would like to run my 9.9 on it. What do you think about that?

So just maybe you just don't WOT and keep them 3 extry horses in the corral?
hehe

CamG · 03-10-10, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Moore

I just finished my Jon Boat project.... I just wanted an all electric bass boat

If you want to see all the pictures, I have them all posted from the begining to the end (100 pics) on my facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/NiceKentucky...1&id=606104975

That looks like a nice build! What did you use to treat the wood in the boat?

Shake n' Bake · 03-10-10, 11:07 AM

Wow you did a great job on that boat. I may be picking up one of those tracker 14' jon's this weekend.

Jclower2 · 05-05-10, 07:29 PM

Mark, AMAZING!

keithdog · 05-09-10, 10:23 AM

WOW Mark, what a great boat you ended up with! I'm super impressed with what you did to that jonboat. Very professional type work. WOW

Raezerlord · 06-28-10, 11:24 AM

Well. I took out the 3 seats and built new transoms out of 1/2 ply and 1x4 treated. There is now a foredeck and aft deck that, conceivably, work well. I am planning on cutting in a livewell in the foredeck and two storage hatches in the aft deck. I glassed the front sides of the transoms in one day, and the other sides on another and epoxied the dry treated to the outer hull.

It has held up fairly well. My next plan is to add in a motor support bolted directly to the rear hull transom, which needs sanded down and the rim taken off and repalaced by 1 1/4" PVC, which will be reglassed, sanded and primed.

I purchased a used Minn Kota 3HP trolling motor for testing purposes and there is enough thrust to cruise around our small lake quite easily, at least enough to get me to the location of the post-spawn smallies. More pics to come.

03-10-10, 08:08 AM	#6
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	Very Very nice boat. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

08-07-09, 09:48 AM	#4
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	HMMmmmm.....I like that, I'll keep that in mind when decided on the paint. Nice one!

05-04-10, 09:18 PM	#8
CABINDOC BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Egypt, NJ Posts: 18	Wow, Nice job!! I am looking at picking up that same model and I like what youve done with it. I wont be doing those mods, but great ideas should I ever want to. By the way, I know these boats are rated for 6 hp, but I would like to run my 9.9 on it. What do you think about that?

03-10-10, 11:07 AM	#11
Shake n' Bake BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 58	Wow you did a great job on that boat. I may be picking up one of those tracker 14' jon's this weekend.

05-05-10, 07:29 PM	#12
Jclower2 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Beale AFB, CA Posts: 6	Mark, AMAZING!

05-09-10, 10:23 AM	#13
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	WOW Mark, what a great boat you ended up with! I'm super impressed with what you did to that jonboat. Very professional type work. WOW

06-28-10, 11:24 AM	#14
Raezerlord BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2	Well. I took out the 3 seats and built new transoms out of 1/2 ply and 1x4 treated. There is now a foredeck and aft deck that, conceivably, work well. I am planning on cutting in a livewell in the foredeck and two storage hatches in the aft deck. I glassed the front sides of the transoms in one day, and the other sides on another and epoxied the dry treated to the outer hull. It has held up fairly well. My next plan is to add in a motor support bolted directly to the rear hull transom, which needs sanded down and the rim taken off and repalaced by 1 1/4" PVC, which will be reglassed, sanded and primed. I purchased a used Minn Kota 3HP trolling motor for testing purposes and there is enough thrust to cruise around our small lake quite easily, at least enough to get me to the location of the post-spawn smallies. More pics to come.

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