I plan on re building my aluminum boat it is 14 ft and I'm wondering both how high I should make the deck and what floor plans to do I'd like to also put a live well and some storage in it. Thank you for your help.

The higher the deck is the more you raise the center of gravity.  I use to stand on the benches quite a bit and used that as a starting point.  As for the floor plans, I sort of just ran with it.  I just made a rough sketch and refined it as I went a long.  Here's a few pics to help you with any ideas.

 

 

 

That is pretty good man.  Well done

@no39 what metal did you use to make the decks?

2 minutes ago, Michael Gay said:

@no39 what metal did you use to make the decks?

The framing is 1 inch square aluminum tubing.  

@no39 what are the measurements on this boat? i wanted to do this but i have a 14'X38" and i doubt its wide enough to be stable 

@Scarborough817

I believe the beam was 60 inches.  The boat became a bit more stable with the addition of three batteries and the decking.  Although I lost about 5mph top speed. 

@no39 ok thanks 

@no39 approximately how many feet of aluminum tubing did you need?

@Michael Gay  don't recall quite a bit.  I remember running out a few times.  If I were to give it a number I'd say about 72 feet, but a lot of that was because I added five compartments that greatly increased how complex the framing needed to be.  With a simpler setup one could easily get away with 32 feet or less.  There's a website you should check out if you're interested in ideas.  It's called tinboats.net and it's pretty much just guys doing conversions.  A lot of good info.

on smaller v or semi v boats like this a little weight makes a big difference in stability. 

I would run a 24v trolling motor for that reason alone. Keep a full gas tank and livewell too

What size outboard are you using?

@Firefish Tracker I'm using a 9.5 hp Johnson 

With the added weight and added construction to the boat you prob get away with a 15hp or 20...  

This started out as a almost bare hull.

Jeff

And this was my other boat before this one.

Jeff