Thanks for a well detailed and informative video. Just finished putting a deck in my Jon boat. Turned out great!

Great budget job. I would have sealed both sides of plywood because most leaks occur below deck.

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.

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.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Great idea cuz

@christophervela5447

3 ай бұрын

Show us a video

Turned out nice - good work and easy to follow instructions! Thanks for sharing

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!! 😎

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!!!

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!

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

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

Great job explaining the step by step process with your builds. Thank you for sharing your process with everyone.

Just what I was looking for. Thanks!

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.

CPES is a GREAT sealer too... It's used in wood ship & boat building. Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer. Thanks for sharing

Great video! I’m mowing lawns on weekends to save up for my first jon boat, I wanna get one before April 2022

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

3 жыл бұрын

Keep grinding man👊 Good things come to those who work for it!

@noahjohns7954

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats thanks man! It’s for sure a grind but it’ll pat off

@jtee9548

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, you should be proud of yourself.

@trevormerivale6882

3 жыл бұрын

How old are you bro?

@toddkennedy5714

3 жыл бұрын

Good job. Keep up the hard work. (Fist bump)

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.

Looking good!🔥🤘🏻

Lol @ballin on a budget! Thats my favorite phrase. Nice work and video.

You gave me ideas for my boat brother. Great video!

very precise! Appreciate the step by step process. Easy to follow along to when trying to replicate.

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

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for positive feedback my friend

Looks really nice. I would just use grey deck stain and not bother with carpet that will hold moisture and rot the plywood.

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

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.

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 .

Looks great

Great job!

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 job bud!

Another great one cousin! Man I just noticed 21K subscribers now! Fantastic!

awesome vid...thanks for the details!

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, thank u

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.

great video

Just came across your channel and got some great ideas from your video. 👍🏻

Great breakdown

Thank you for this

Great video !

Nice I just did my floor over used foam and aluminum

I did something like this a month ago with plans from Woodglut.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Awesome video this is going to help me a lot just got myself a flat bottom boat and wanting to do this

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

Good job

Great job

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

Nice man

Love it

Subbed. Thanks for the help you’re a genius

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 🙌

Cuz nice video !

Thank you very much

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

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.

@groupergary5536

2 ай бұрын

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.

like the look.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

3 жыл бұрын

thank u

Try running the Blade backwards, works well for thinner gauge material, won’t grab like it does forward.

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.

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.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will try this. I appreciate your advice!

@dougbradshaw9148

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Have you tried the 50/50 on anything yet. Would like to know your opinion.

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.

I have that same exact saw

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 !!!

thanks

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

No problem

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.

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.

Just finished mine if you bevel the outer edges about fifteen degrees in it'll drop in tight and smooth to the hull.

Try using a paneling blade installed backwards in your chop saw, no kickback and a clean cut.

If you flip your saw blade backwards you can cut aluminum without it grabbing.

Fantastic video! To complete the boat fully, what would it cost? ....roughly.

You can bevel cut the sides for a closer fit

With the foam did you really need the ledgers? Thanks cool easy project.

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

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

Great vid , what would you recommend instead of carpet for very wet climates?

Put the miter saw in backwards, works for cutting metal

Anthony, grab some fiber blades. It’s a life changer on a chop saw.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

I'll look into that, thanks

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?

@richarddegen6184

2 жыл бұрын

No!

When I cut aluminum on my miter saw, I turn the blade backwards so it doesn’t buck or grab.

Ha, shop on both sides of the street. Epps bridge makes it easy.

Only thing I would’ve done different on yourself tapping screws is I like those beauty washers

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

Nice. Definitely more than one way to do it.

Wonder if sea dek decking would adhere to the sanded resin good.

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.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

4 ай бұрын

Use whatever resin you want. You know what Basstracker uses from the factory on their wood decking? Nothing. Anything is better than nothing.

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 .

You need a tri cut blade for aluminum

Now need a video on how to do a semi-V hull jon boat

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

11 ай бұрын

Maybe one day, we just don't see many V's here in Ga compared to regular flat bottoms or even mod v's

I like to use stainless rivnuts instead of self tapers

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!

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

Жыл бұрын

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

@mylopercle6642

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Makes sense! You rock and thanks!

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.

Flip the blade around so its cutting backwards, it works a lot better for cutting alu

i did this about 20 yrs. ago. the ledgers are not needed. i notched around the side ribs for a snug fit, but leave room for carpet wrap. if left outside it lasted about 4 yrs. before it needed replaced.

@arrow3061

3 жыл бұрын

and , then i got smart and used sheet aluminum.

Great job man but floor vinyl is much better than carpet for cleaning

I know it was only 4 screws, but I would rather not compromise the integrity of the boat ribs. Any holes are forever. I'd probably instead adhere the foam board to the deck with a small amount of construction adhesive, and then adhere the plywood to the foam board. Adhesive could be removed away if you ever need it wanted to replace the floor.

Is rubber mat usable instead of carpet?

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.

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I do not.

Drilling into the ribs doesn’t weaken it?

I’m flipping a Jon boat for profit but every time I work on it it makes me want to keep it more lol

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

2 жыл бұрын

They can be fun projects

So what’s the next videos called so I can watch them?

Do you fiberglass both sides of the floor?

Cheap tip: Old used plastic gift cards are great for spreaders too, cut notches with scissors if needed

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

What brand of carpet and size did u get at home depot

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?

Cool. Got a video for same project for V hull?

@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats

3 жыл бұрын

no. sorry, no v hulls

What size rivets did you use? What size drill bit did you use? Thanks.

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

How much do you charge for this and the bench storage ?

What typr of screws did you use?