Super Simple Jon Boat Floor
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- SUPER (Stupid) SIMPLE JON BOAT FLOOR
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In this video I will show you the simplest way I know how to install a floor in your jon boat. Very simple. Very easy. DIY friendly!
A customer dropped off his 15ft #trackerboats Topper with #brigadeboats and had a few requests. 1) add a bit more storage. I accomplished that with my last video, Turn Your Jon Boat Bench Into Storage. 2) add a floor system, #jonboattobassboat style! That's what I will show you in this video!
The customer wanted a budget friendly floor to provide a good place for his young son to venture through out the boat during a day on the water. Jon boat aluminum hulls get hot and dangerous for kids, let alone adults tripping over the ribs! There is a solution! I will show you mine in this video.
To add a jon boat floor the simple way, I show in this video step by step. I'll show all materials and tools needed. I'll show you my process with some tips and tricks along the way. Take what you can away from it and improve upon the design if you see fit! I hope this video is of some service to you.
Talking to you on camera helps me not talk to the voices inside my head. Thanks for watching, hope this helps someone with their project!
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Thanks for a well detailed and informative video. Just finished putting a deck in my Jon boat. Turned out great!
I modified my Tracker 1436 similarly but used insulation on the sidewalls covered with Luan panels and carpet. Front and rear trolling motors and dual fish finders, pedestal seat mounts, and remote anchors completed the upgrades. Electrical runs enclosed in split tubing assured reliability. I heated the boat with Coleman lanters on the floor fore and aft. Even in the dead cold of winter, the insulation worked so well that I would fish in shirt sleeves as anything else had me sweating. Night lites rounded out the project. I kept it for 7 years, selling it only after buying a brand new Tracker 175 Pro TX.
LOVE your channel! Keep the goodies flowing.
Turned out nice - good work and easy to follow instructions! Thanks for sharing
I love your work and attention to detail is on point! Quick tip on your rib notching...use a hole saw the size of your rib width and then cut from the outside of your ply with your jig saw for super clean cuts. Great video either way!!!
I added this exact same floor to my 1542 and it's been great so far. Thanks for this!
I like the workmanship and simplicity. I added my own modification. Instead of screwing the floor to the boat ribs, I put two stainless steel hinges on one end (to the bench) so the floor lifts up so that if water gets into the boat, you can lift the floor and let it dry between trips to the lake. Now the floor and the side storage boxes all lift up.
Nice! Great idea cuz
Show us a video
Glad I found your channel! I have an old Alumacraft 14’ Jon boat I’ve wanted to restore!! I’ll be checking our all of your DIY’s!! 😎
Great descriptions and detail. I think I'll try the EVA foam instead of carpet, but your description is so clear that it will be very easy to do this. Thanks!
You actually did this nicely, you utilized the benches and kept the same space seen countless vids of people adding decks which is cool but also swapping there space for convenience great job
Man, I just did this to my Jon boat last week and wish I worked off had this video to shorten the learning curve.. I ended up about where you did on your video but I took a little bit longer to get there since I had never done it before. Great video. I like how you make this project accessible for the average Joe. Keep up the great work.
great video man. Ive got a bunch of plans for the jon boat I picked up last year, once its not winter here anymore Im gonna get going on it. This is how im gonna do the floor, thanks.
One Of The Best Budget Friendly Videos On Boat Floor Builds ! I Was A Little Nervous On Self Taping Screws But They Looked Great After They We’re Applied.And Yes I To Cross The Street for Good Deals At Lowes And Home Depot ! Going To Use Your Method Because I Don’t Want To Remove My Bench Seats And Saving Money On A Fixed Income Is A Must ! New Subscriber Thanks Very Much
Great job explaining the step by step process with your builds. Thank you for sharing your process with everyone.
Great budget job. I would have sealed both sides of plywood because most leaks occur below deck.
Lol @ballin on a budget! Thats my favorite phrase. Nice work and video.
Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Looking good!🔥🤘🏻
You gave me ideas for my boat brother. Great video!
liked and subscribed, so many people make this overly complex without explanation. Thanks for the details, and i wondered how to utilize the seat space on these narrow jonboats, will be watching your seat cutout vid to get my workhorse up to snuff
CPES is a GREAT sealer too... It's used in wood ship & boat building. Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer. Thanks for sharing
Another great one cousin! Man I just noticed 21K subscribers now! Fantastic!
very precise! Appreciate the step by step process. Easy to follow along to when trying to replicate.
Bravo sir , at time about 8:00 the use of the leaf blower , excellent ! Good modern idea . Another neat modern leaf blower idea that I saw recently was leaf blowers being used to clean sand/grit off of a large go kart track on race day . Good video .
I like the way you speed through the long processing and you did a good job on explaining I’ve done a lot of boats in my ears but it’s always good to watch out other people and other ideas thank you
No problem, thanks for positive feedback my friend
Just came across your channel and got some great ideas from your video. 👍🏻
I took the crnter seat out insulated the bottom with the blue foam board covered it sll with plywood. Use both for hunting and fishing.
Use a mr heater with a 20 pound tank for waterfowl season. My blind keeps in the heat.
Good job on the build.
Great video! I’m mowing lawns on weekends to save up for my first jon boat, I wanna get one before April 2022
Keep grinding man👊 Good things come to those who work for it!
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats thanks man! It’s for sure a grind but it’ll pat off
That's awesome, you should be proud of yourself.
How old are you bro?
Good job. Keep up the hard work. (Fist bump)
Making me want a jon boat more than a bass boat with this idea and the fishing deck. Even older boats are expensive as hell lol. Nice work brotha.
I did the same type of setup for my river jet sled. I put aluminum riv-nuts in the floor board so i can easily take it out with star knobs. Sand build up bad in there with lots of kids, and any bilge water early and late in mn freezes up which creates a ton of extra weight. Removable flooring lets me blow it out with my hotsy pressure washer.
Great breakdown
Looks great
awesome vid...thanks for the details!
No problem, thank u
Great job!
Great job bud!
Great video !
great video
Thank you for this
Subbed. Thanks for the help you’re a genius
Appreciate it 🙌
Thanks man, yours has been one of the simplest but good quality floor plans I’ve seen and I am going to use it. In your opinion does building a deck on the front of a jon boat give it more support and make it float more, would like your input on that because I’d like to do that and this flooring on my boat.
Awesome video this is going to help me a lot just got myself a flat bottom boat and wanting to do this
Glad I could help
Love it
Nice man
Good job
Cuz nice video !
Looks really nice. I would just use grey deck stain and not bother with carpet that will hold moisture and rot the plywood.
Great job
Thanks!!!
Nice I just did my floor over used foam and aluminum
Great video and thanks for showing each step along the way. Do you think the plywood could be substituted with pegboard instead? Since the foam is underneath and providing rigidity and with the resin covering it should hold. Any thoughts or things to consider?
No!
Great vid , what would you recommend instead of carpet for very wet climates?
With the foam did you really need the ledgers? Thanks cool easy project.
Very informative videos. I’ve been restoring and building boats for years now, can I make a friendly suggestion? When you put resin on plywood it works much better if you mix 50/50 resin and acetone. This lets the resin saturate into the wood instead of float on the surface. Definitely do the underside as well.
PS- double up on hardner (MEK) when you mix 50/50 resin and acetone. Good luck sir.
Thank you. I will try this. I appreciate your advice!
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Have you tried the 50/50 on anything yet. Would like to know your opinion.
Just what I was looking for. Great video! I have a 1984 16/52 Monark which I found corrosion in the bottom do to previous owner care. I’m learning as I go on this project as this is my first aluminum boat. Had I known what I know now I would’ve found another boat to work on. The floor I removed had treated plywood on the bottom topped with sheet metal pieces (old signs) and hide by a nice looking none slip flooring material , looked great when I purchased it thinking I’ll have fun fixing up the motor since I am a mechanic which I did. Then I started on the boat and found things I had to pay someone to weld etc.. I have spent hours removing corrosion. I want to keep an eye on it so I was looking for an easy way to build a removable floor. Also the middle bench has been removed and I watched you use hat channel in another video but I can’t locate the small amount I need? I have a thousand questions on this project so I’m going to watch the rest of your videos. I’d bring you the boat but I’m in Texas. So keep up the good work and thanks again.
Wonder if sea dek decking would adhere to the sanded resin good.
Blains Farm and Fleet has gallon Bondo Resin for $49.00 a gallon and $7.00 shipping flat rate . My 1 gallon just arrived and was slightly dented but made the journey./ Hardner was included..................Keep on Jon Boating in the Free World !!!
Hey love your videos. Im doing this my boat currently. Anyway, you happen to know where else i could get that 1" x 1" metal piece? The link isn't working.
Thank you very much
You are welcome
My first one was like that with Marine Grade Plywood, second one was a sheet of aluminum .125 which was lighter does not rot. I used the blue insulation as well.
I used 2" foam to match my rib height and just put a rubber mat trimmed nicely on top. It pulls out easily at the end of the seasons to wash down and reset it.
Is rubber mat usable instead of carpet?
That’s funny, I refurbished a boat one time in my life and I did exactly what you wanted against with the carpet. I don’t think I put too much glue on it because I used the little tool with the grooves but I think I over rolled it and ended up having some of the glue start to come up through the carpet, luckily I stopped once I noticed it and everything worked out good but they were a couple areas that were a bit stiff. If I didn’t use the tool with the notches I’m pretty sure I would’ve put way too much glue on there and destroyed it.
Do you fiberglass both sides of the floor?
Try running the Blade backwards, works well for thinner gauge material, won’t grab like it does forward.
like the look.
thank u
What size rivets did you use? What size drill bit did you use? Thanks.
What brand of carpet and size did u get at home depot
Fantastic video!
To complete the boat fully, what would it cost? ....roughly.
You provide an excellent demonstration and it looks easy but I'm as mechanically inclined as a bowling ball and I'm afraid I'd mess it up. Wish I knew someone who did this kind of thing.
I did something like this a month ago with plans from Woodglut.
Nice!
I have that same exact saw
I put 1 1/2 styrofoam on bottom of hull then riveted 1/16 aluminum checker plate on top of styrofoam and into Ribbs only added 22lb weight of boat it won’t absorb water and is not slippery when wet. Simple, good looking and will last forever and not any more expensive than plywood
When I cut aluminum on my miter saw, I turn the blade backwards so it doesn’t buck or grab.
thanks
No problem
Just finished mine if you bevel the outer edges about fifteen degrees in it'll drop in tight and smooth to the hull.
What typr of screws did you use?
How could I locate someone in Dallas Ft Worth TX area to do a similar floor project in a 14’ vee aluminum StarCraft fishing boat?
Anthony when coating the plywood in the fiberglass resin to you coat both sides or just top and sides?
I used to do both sides. It doesn't hurt. In reality the bottom will only soak water if the boat is really flooded. So, for time, cost, material savings, i now just coat the tops and sides. Hope this helps.
If you flip your saw blade backwards you can cut aluminum without it grabbing.
Try using a paneling blade installed backwards in your chop saw, no kickback and a clean cut.
What does something like this cost? Does the plywood add a lot of weight ? Would it be better to do the floor out of aluminum for weigh reduction? Or is the plywood not much of a difference
Thanks for the video! What kind of plywood do you recommend? I’m unable to find any marine grade wood unfortunately. I still plan to coat the wood with fiberglass resin and hardener like you did in the video. Thanks in advance
I don't use marine grade.I use 1/2 inch "exterior" grade. The exterior grade is rated for exterior home sheathing and the plys are glued with water resistant glue to prevent delamination if it gets moisture in it. Still coat in resin.
Thanks for doing this little series. I have the same boat and want to pull the foam in the rear bench for storage now. You've made look easy enough. I have floor mounts for seats. Would the aluminum angle be enough to support a foor mount pedestal seat?
Any issues with the stainless screws in the aluminum?
No. I debate that a lot. Not any better option and aluminum corrosion in applications is WAY overblown to the level of people being misinformed. Not saying the boat manufacturers get everything right but even Tracker uses stainless for factory installs.
I'm doing the exact same build on an almost identical boat. After curing the wood with the resin is it absolutely necessary to sand it before applying the glue for the carpet ? Also on the "benches" I'm carpeting those as well I've sanded them down to the bate aluminum,do I just apply the same carpet glue directly the the aluminum then lay my carpet? Or do I have to treat or prep the aluminum surface with anything first ? Thank you for any help
I sand the resin because sometimes there are clumps, bumps, or surface imperfections that could affect the carpet job. Also, the resin comes out slick and waxy, not a great surface for glue to bind to. I highly recommend spending an extra 10 mins to hit it with some 60 grit to at least scuff it up some, nothing crazy if you don't want, anything is better than nothing. On the bare aluminum, yes, just apply the glue then carpet. I use carpet glue or contact cement. Not to confuse you, a full new how to carpet video coming soon showing what glues i use on what parts and materials and how i carpet a full boat using different techniques. Thanks
Hey Cousin! Having recently inherited a 16ft jon boat, I've been studying your amazing mod techniques! How did you handle the carpet folds on the rib notches? Folding, cutting, both? I've seen your videos on carpeting inside and outside corners, but this is different. Love your work!
One cut down the middle, then from center make a bunch of diagonal cuts. Envision the rib cutout now overlap that with how youd cut a pizza. Basically you end up with a whole bunch of triangles you can manipulate around and staple to the back. Hard to explain, hope that helps
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Makes sense! You rock and thanks!
How much do you charge for this and the bench storage ?
You can bevel cut the sides for a closer fit
How many 4x8 sheets of wood will that bottle do ? . I'm comparing costs to decide if I should go with wood or pvc .
I like wood personally.. Pvc is very flexible and glue doesn't stick as well. 2 sheets to do full boat.
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Not the sheets but how mush will the resin cover ? Do I need 1 or two ?
Bondo brand fiberglass resin is polyester resin. If you want your floors to last more than a few years you should consider using epoxy resin. Polyester resins delaminate and crack quicker than epoxy.
It’ll work but it won’t last as long.
Use whatever resin you want. You know what Basstracker uses from the factory on their wood decking? Nothing. Anything is better than nothing.
Thanks for the video… did you glue the foam to the bottom of the boat?
I believe in this one it's just floating. The plywood sandwiches it in tight. You can glue if you want to hold it in place but one the wood is down it doesn't go anywhere.
Do you have a video showing ? how they put a rod holder bar on the back of my 14' Jon boat . so I can fish for catfish. On the back end.
Sorry, I do not.
Did you do anything to hide the wires on this build?
What kind of ply wood is that? Treated or marine?
So what’s the next videos called so I can watch them?
Hi , looks great!!!’
I never have jon boat but I look forward to buy one
My question is , went you pull out all the foam from the seat for the storage room, doesn’t affects flotation of the boat. ?
Thanks for sharing your video.
No. The boat floats without any foam. The foam is there in case you flip the boat over in the water or in case it takes on A LOT of water to help you stay afloat a bit longer before sinking.
@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats thanks for your honesty 🙏 really appreciate it
be interesting to disassemble that now and see if you've had a lot of galvanic corrosion putting stainless steel screws straight into the the aluminium rails
Drilling into the ribs doesn’t weaken it?
would the bench storage hatches not fly around on the highway with no latches?
No, the carpet is tight and snug. No different from guys running flush finger pulls or nylon strap latches. But yes, locking latches work great. Adds time, labor, and money in parts. This was budget project for customer. You can add them though.
Other than looks. What the purpose of. It Toby out the rib notches?
How wide is this boat
Anthony, grab some fiber blades. It’s a life changer on a chop saw.
I'll look into that, thanks
Check you local laws on faux floors in boats also . In Texas if you add a faux floor to a boat you are required to carry a fire extinguisher . Vs if you just have open floor like a lot of Jon boats are sold as from the dealer then fire extinguisher isn’t required .