jon boat mods

[godalejr8]

hey there guys im new to the site so please dont bash me for the question

i have done many searches but nothing so may be you all can help me out here

i want to turn my 14 foot flat bottom into a mini bass boat and cheap you know with casting decks and so on all i can find on the web is one sie where you have to pay and i think thats alittle crazy to pay for info on the internet

i have a good idea of how to do it but the bracing has me cant figure that one out what t use

and how much wieght would it add to the boat how ever i do think it would make it more staible on the water right

thanks for any info

duane

[hipster_dufus]

someone mentioned at one time to use metel studs as bracing,lighter in weight.

[Nick_Barr]

Use 2x4's as braces, i did and they work great for my mini bass boat. Also use 3/4 inch plywood instead of 1/2 inch.

[henry6759]

I did the same thing to my 14 ft jon boat came out great.  Here is a site that I used to get started.

http://www.sofnet.com/~robertg/boat.htm.

There are a few more out there that you can use as well.  I forget the names now, but if you type in your search box, "from jon boat to bass boat", a host of websites would come up.  Any questions, please email me.

[Glenn]

Here ya go!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_boat.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_boat_2.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_boat_3.html

[fishingredneck42]

hey maverik, excellent boat. I'm doing something similar with mine.