Building a deck on a 16 ft. V-hull Questions?

[cwenbass]

I am nuying a small boat in the next month or so, a small 16 ft. v-hull. It is a modest boat with a foot controlled TM. There are no seat that run from one side to side, just pedestal seats. I want to build a small deck in the fron to make pitching easier. Any ideas on how?

[5150bass]

Hey, me and my dad did this to our old boat.  I think what we did was got some "L" brackets.  Get pretty heavy duty ones.  Then we drilled holes through the brackets and through the boat where we wanted them.  Then we rivited the "L" bracket so it was inside the boat with one side of the bracket against the side of the boat and the other side facing up.  You will probally have to bend the brackets so when they are against the side of your boat the side of the bracket that is facing up is parallel to the ground.  Or in other words when the plywood is placed on it will be level to the top edge of your boat.  Then after you have done that around the boat in the area where you want the deck, cut out the plywood to fit the shape you need.  You will also probally need to have the plywood supported on the edge that is not against the side of the boat.  You can also cut holes in the plywood that is the deck to make compartments.  Just use the same idea with the "L" brackets to screw into the inside edge of the floor, so the door of the compartment dosen't fall through.  And use a hinge on one edge of the door.

Just ask if somethings don't make sense.

This might not help, but hopefully it does.

5150bass

[cwenbass]

I appreciate your imput however, I must be honest, I am not handy and am unfamiliar with a lot of the terminology. I am a pretty smart guy so I figure I can do this on my own.

[Gatorbassman]

Do a Google for Hydrilla Gorilla. They sell a "How to" book that

will help you out. It's great.

[Flatfish]

http://myjonboat.com/  

Lot of information on his site.