Hey guys I got a 12 ft semi v. I'm working on. I'm going to deck it out as best I can with a carpeted floor live well and all.

So I'd like to see pics to get more ideas.

Post yours and any sites you no of please.

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I never get tired of seeing old boats made new.

wish I'd taken pics of mine full of leaves and green moss when I got it till now with paint.

Flooring it this weekend.

I would reconsider decking a 12' semi v. Stability will be a big issue especially once you consider the weight of adding frame, deck, live well, gear etc. They are great to fish out of (I just got a 12' smokercraft semi v as well) but they just arent meant to be a bass boat. Enjoy it for what it is and fish the crap out of it.

 

Mine is a 12' extra wide and I still wouldnt want to stand on a raised platform in it. I just sit on a seat and I do just fine with it. Now I do plan to add a raised deck between the two main benches, not to stand on, but to use as tackle and gear storage

I would reconsider decking a 12' semi v. Stability will be a big issue especially once you consider the weight of adding frame, deck, live well, gear etc. They are great to fish out of (I just got a 12' smokercraft semi v as well) but they just arent meant to be a bass boat. Enjoy it for what it is and fish the crap out of it.

 

Mine is a 12' extra wide and I still wouldnt want to stand on a raised platform in it. I just sit on a seat and I do just fine with it. Now I do plan to add a raised deck between the two main benches, not to stand on, but to use as tackle and gear storage

I think he meant fixing it up when he said "decking it out". At least that's how I read it 

If you're adding weight, you need to add floatation.

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This.

Update. Nope I floored the front and back leaving the center floor space open. To get down low encase!

And to run an out board if I get one. Floatation might be an issue then.

Still got to carpet the rear deck. ( pics then, if I can figure out how to resize them. )

I used two pedestal seats. So I'm not walking around much. It stays in my shop in the dry so I didn't use pressure treated and kept it light as possible. I'd guess it with seats and all at under 100 llbs extra weight.

Works great with me and my son. More stable then I would have thought. And still high in the water. Sits great actually.

I didn't do the live well. It's was just to much trouble on the v floor. But I have three dry boxes in front now. And one large in the rear.

And I'm darn tickled with it.

Note to every one do not use Lowes exterior carpet glue on exterior anything! The darn stuff does not dry water proof like it says. Doesn't dry at all for that matter.

After two weeks drying I took it out fishing and got rained on. What a freacking mess.

Thanks all for the tips. I bought a 1962 Valco -14' last winter and I know it doesn't leak, it was full of water, oak leaves, and pine needles. Dry as a bone on the out side! I think some hippy owned it at one time because of the paint job - oh boy, it's got some paint job! I'll check into tin boats.net

Thanks again

 

Note to every one do not use Lowes exterior carpet glue on exterior anything! The darn stuff does not dry water proof like it says. Doesn't dry at all for that matter.

After two weeks drying I took it out fishing and got rained on. What a freacking mess.

 

Same exact thing happened to me, now I have to reglue the back deck with the stuff from the depot.

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Great place I learned a ton there when I bought my 1st tin boat. Lots of pictures of builds.

Tinboats is great. Lots of info there. You can also check out my family's jon boat to bass boat project for ideas. I'm willing to help with any info you need.