You got it going on there cuzz. As a fellow Kentuckian I can appreciate the time and effort you put into great detail. Looks like you gutted an already built boat and sat it into yours, I mean the attention to detail is just awesome. In my experience I learned to hate the indoor/outdoor carpet because it was forever grabbing hooks and not letting go. But aside from that, I applaud you for a fine fishing rig. All you need now is a wife that can clean and cook your catch.
What a great build! i had to giggle on the value of the overall completed project! However the mere thought of simply being able to build exactly what you need and the purpose its for could be priceless. you definitely gave this old aluminum hull a new life sir, good job!
At first, after seeing the heavy materials you used to build this thing I had to ask myself if it was going to float or sink...lol...But your craftsmanship and choice placement as well as the absence of an outboard motor showed me otherwise. I wonder though, if you bothered to water seal that wood because I would be concerned about that. It is 2014 now and I am curious. Great job!
MinnKota Terrova is probably the best trolling motor now. It has GPS, Advance Auto-Pilot, Recording track, remote control, and foot control too. It was the best investment I have ever bought. I have it for over 1 year now with over 100+ hour on it and it's still working great.
The trailer is a lowes trailer that I bought at a place that sells lowe boats... It's adjustable from 12ft to 18ft and cost me about $595... I added the spare tire, bunk boards & walk boards later.
Your boat is fantastic!! Makes me wanna go out and get one... (however, it probably won't be as elaborate as yours) You obviously know what the heck you're doing. Awesome, awesome boat, dude!! Inspiring!
One question!!! How did you install the brace for the seat in the front??? I want to put a seat in the front of my boat on the bench like you did. How did you install the thing on the bench that the rod sticks into? I am asking because for one I dont think you can just screw it onto the bench because theres not alot of support for the seat because you cant go under the bench to put a nut on the screw.
Think I watched this before but sweet work! Have a lot of the same water rules and just plain water bodies too small for a bigger boat here in the Pacific Northwest so this is very helpful... Thanks!
It sits in the water higher than I expected it to... Very stable to sit and fish... I have stood on the front a few times to fish, but with a 48" wide boat, it's going to be a bit rocky if you move alot... I really have had no issues where I thought I was going to fall out though.
@1996TheRocketman The entire portion under my front deck is all storage, accessable through the hatch... I wish I had put in a bigger hatch, but I guess I was afraid it would collapse if I walked on it... I may have to lay down to grab something that has shifted in the large space, but so far I have been able to grab everything... I also put some foam padding (like you stand on) for sound insulation for the stuff I put in the hatch.
@markmoore42420 this is great I wanted to build a jon with aluminum exterior and wooden interior because woodworking is my speciality but switching out cheaper and more durable aluminum for bulky , heavy , and expensive plywood was a great idea. This about proves my idea is able to work how does she handle on the water?
@1996TheRocketman That is my minnow bucket... It just lays in the boat so that I can keep my minnows alive.. I know I could have used a bubble bucket, but this is what I use in my other boat to keep shad and skip jack alive when I'm trolling for Strippers... It's basically just a rounded cooler with an aerator in it that runs off of 12VDC... I just put a 12V plug in so I could set it in this boat and use it as well, or an occasional spot light at night...
It's actually a rubber mount for a transom saver... You can get them at most marine stores... It's just flat because I pulled it up and folded out the rubber.
So if the troller is on the bow, how do you get it on the trailer if the ramp is shallow and you have to have a tongue extension to get the trailer wheels and bunks into the water for launch and retrieve.... with 1 person and no wading knee deep in winter water?
hey man im looking at buying a 14ft. jon boat in your opinion is it sturdy in the water when standing on the casting deck? thats the only reason i want the jon boat. i also go on some somewhat bigger lakes for musky would this boat work for that do u think? thank you.
@sreeves012002 Thanks... The electrical is pretty easy.... all basic wiring... You just have to decide to start one day and take it a step at a time... I had no idea how to do any of it, I just look a lot at other peoples ideas and combined them all together with mine... I didn't even know if it would float, but I tried to keep the weight down as much as possible and keep it as balanced as I could... When I put it in the water for the first time.
I really liked it. I am curious to how much run time you get. It isn't exactly to my tastes, but that isn't a negative. I am bass fishing with artificial bait exclusively so I don't need rod holders or live bait access. The only exceptions are for early crappie and sand bass fishing. I wish our lakes would get some kind of hp limit. My regular boat is 16 ft with a 40 and for someone who doesn't fish tournaments, it is fine. Unfortunately, we will never see hp limitations here. There is just too much water and just here in town we have Bass Pro Shops, Lawrence Electronics, and Zebco, so as long as there is big fishing money there will be big boats.
Hell yeah...I'm thinking your gonna need all the batt. u can get with all that weight + equip. How stable is it? Looks like it would be really top heavy...Plus with 4 batteries and all that decking & hardware...How many people can actually sit in it and not be over the boats Max. weight capacity? I'm 6'2" and 250 lbs. By the time I put myself +1 or two in my 14' J-boat .....Let me just say that although this was an awesome job, I'd be really worried about getting caught out in rough weather...
I just got a 14' flat bottom. My intentions when buying it was to add a deck to it now I'm hearing that it will make it less stable. It is already kinda shaky as I am pushing 300 lb. I was thinking that adding a deck would help distribute the weight throughout the "floor joist". Any thoughts on this???
@dalehughes3 It's not much weight at all... I only have (2) 8FT 2x4s and 1 sheet of 1/2"plywood... The batteries don't weight much more than an outboard and I compensated the weight distribution by moving my front seat slightly foward... I figured if I kept most of the heavy weight down below the top of the boat, it would be pretty stable which it is... I had my 285+ butt, my brothers 265+ butt and all our gear, including a full of ice cooler in the boat... it floats great.
@esbaboy88 You know I'm not sure... honestly I hate to add it up... It was more something to do during the winter... I get bored if I'm not doing something and this happened to be my release at the time... I know I paid $900 for the boat, $750 for the trailer, $750 for the trolling motor and probably another 8-9 hundred for the parts... Way more than I could ever get out of it if I wanted to sell it, but I didn't plan on ever selling it...
Oh that does include the boat and trailer by the way... boat was almost $900 and trailer was $700, trolling motor was around $900... It was just a take my time project... The boat and trailer sat in my back yard for 2 years before I ever touched them.
Hi I just want to say nice boat! Im thinking about doing the same deck that you did in my boat because I have the same boat and my deck is just about shot. And I have a few question about how you did it. Like what kinda of plywood did you use for the decking. And do you have a blue print on this deck. And if you don't mind me ask how much it cost because im going to college and I just need a ball park figure so I can start saving up for this.
Awesome job dude! I don't have a boat and Jon boats around where I live are scarce or owners want way to much for what they are selling. However, yours is a extremely well thought out and designed boat. I'm inspired to get one and mod it out too.
@1996TheRocketman I put the 2x4 frame in, then put the floor down on top... I left just enough space for a piece of plywood to stand up the same height as the front of the original metal seat... Since the seat was sloped to the center of the boat, it's the only way I could figure out how to make it level.... I then just basically bullt an L out of two pieces of plywood... The top is the size of the upper portion, and the other part of the L just gives me the rise to even it out...
Whooaaa Nellie! Great job on this build. The only thing I see it's it's heavy as hell 4 batteries weight limit is already maxed out but hey whatever! Great Job!
Awesome job! I have a little 12' I'm working on now for duck hunting. My boat would sink if I put that much into it! Looks great and gave me and idea or two. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks... Sorry I have been off for a while. I don't plan on getting an outboard for it... I already have a bass tracker with a 70HP Johnson on it... I got ran out of a really good lake that you can't have an outboard, so that is why I built this boat. The hatches I got from different places... One I got online at iboats.com... I believe the other I got at bass pro or cabellas... iboats has alot of neat stuff, you just have to sort through all the items they have.
@1996TheRocketman Thanks.. I would love to see the pictures... The internet is an awesome place to find ideas, and I hope you share what you come up with..
While I was building, someone told me the treatment they use for the lumber would eat a hole in aluminum... I made everything easy to remove in case I ever needed to replace it, but I took a panel off a month ago and they look brand new still... I guess it's because they all sit up so high and don't get wet... The carpet is rubber backed so the water runs off and goes to the bilge where it is pumped out.
I have the Same 14 ft Topper, now after you've made your mods, how does it hold up? I'm concerned about modifying mine due to weight. Would be nice to see a follow up on this, show us how it rides in the water. Stable?
It was alot more than I should have done, but since I was planning on keeping this, and all the parts were new, including the boat and trailer, I did it anyway... I really didn't keep track but I would say it was between $3500 and $3700... Like I said, I was not planning on getting rid of it, so I went all out.
@1996TheRocketman I'm happy with it, but it would have been alot easier to mount stuff if it had ribs in it, like a Lowes boat... I had to do some improvising, but all in all it came out alright...
Awesome boat!! I'm getting tons of ideas on TH-cam for my first boat. I can't afford to buy a Bass Tracker so I'm looking into moding a Topper. Did your trailer come with the boat? If not who sells those type of trailers? Also, why did you have four batteries in the back? I didn't see any type of electrical outboard motor. Wouldn't that much weight be overkill when a single battery could power a trolling motor and depth finder? Keep up the good work.
I use the rod holders on the front when I want to spider rig for crappie.... If I am fishing for bass, they are easly removed by screwing out of the base on the deck
@nikeplayer0913 No I already have a bass tracker with a 70Hp Johnson... The reason I built this boat to be totally electric was because I was run out of a great lake because they didn't allow gas motors to ever be on the boat... Since then I have found several in the area that don't allow that... I'm set now... LOL
@pmdnslj Thanks... I can't take credit for all the ideas... There are alot of other boats in mine, and I did look at alot of internet to figure out how to do some of this stuff... This was actually my first attempt... There are a few things I wish I would have done different, but all in all I am very pleased... It floats level, is stable and gets me to the fish !!!
Man, i have so many questions. I just got a brand new topper 14. where did you get your fuse panel and switches? Also your oar holder that was attached to the seat? And could you let us know a little about the electrical setup? gauge wire etc. thanks for the video , your jon boat mod is probably the cleanest on youtube. THX
@ILsportsman Thank you... I got to be honest, it's probably a little bit overkill, this is what I wanted it to be and I had the free time, so I made it like I wanted.. LOL
@j263426 I usually run all weekend on 2 batteries... I have yet to switch over to the other two... I charge them during the week, and I'm good all weekend.
No this was my first boat mod... I just had way to much time on my hand, and took my time... Did a lot of searching on the internet... It's really not hard to do one of these, but have to take your time and do it... There is really no right or wrong way to do it... Just do it like you want it.
I cut holes in my bench to attach the front deck supports... I then cut some 2x4s and screwed through the bench and into the 2x4s inside the bench... This gave me some meat to screw my pedastal mount into, after I put plywood on my for deck and over my bench... I used metal wall anchors to attach the wood to my metal bench seat.
I run on 2 batteries at a time... Honestly I've never had to switch over... I just wanted to make sure that I had enough battery to get there, and two more to get back... I know it's probably over kill, but I sure don't want to row back, some of the lakes I go to are pretty big. I run about 4MPH by my GPS, but rarely run wide open unless there is bad weather coming.
@Moe7133 I have never used a Terrova, but I do use a Power Drive and Power Drive 2... I love the composite shaft and the prop is really tough... I have beat mine agains logs and stumps more than a few times and it just bounces back for more... I am a big fan of MinnKota trolling motors
@xXcam0manXx I stand on mine... You can't do too much side to side moving, but it's as stable as a 48" wide boat can be I guess... I wanted something that was small, didn't set in the water too much so I could get in shallow... This boat works great for that and I have all the electronic things I have on my Bass Tracker.... I love it.
@ocbc1975 I wanted to finish it, so I was concentrating on working on it... I forgot to take pictures of some of the stuff I did... If you want to know how I did something, I will try to explain... My way is not the right way though... I had no idea what I was doing when I built mine... I just incorporated things out of ones I saw on here, and filled in some blanks... You have to make it to suit you.
You got it going on there cuzz. As a fellow Kentuckian I can appreciate the time and effort you put into great detail. Looks like you gutted an already built boat and sat it into yours, I mean the attention to detail is just awesome. In my experience I learned to hate the indoor/outdoor carpet because it was forever grabbing hooks and not letting go. But aside from that, I applaud you for a fine fishing rig. All you need now is a wife that can clean and cook your catch.
Very nice build. Thank you for showing it to us. Love KY. spent a lot of time up there in Bardstown.
What a great build! i had to giggle on the value of the overall completed project! However the mere thought of simply being able to build exactly what you need and the purpose its for could be priceless. you definitely gave this old aluminum hull a new life sir, good job!
Super job Mark. When in use, I'm sure the pride of knowing you built it must feel great. You can clearly see your heart was in the build.
At first, after seeing the heavy materials you used to build this thing I had to ask myself if it was going to float or sink...lol...But your craftsmanship and choice placement as well as the absence of an outboard motor showed me otherwise. I wonder though, if you bothered to water seal that wood because I would be concerned about that. It is 2014 now and I am curious. Great job!
someone is definitely going to want to employ this guy!!! He is good!!
MinnKota Terrova is probably the best trolling motor now. It has GPS, Advance Auto-Pilot, Recording track, remote control, and foot control too. It was the best investment I have ever bought. I have it for over 1 year now with over 100+ hour on it and it's still working great.
Great tunes. Kept my foot tapping all the way through. Pictures were great too. Gave me some good ideas.
The trailer is a lowes trailer that I bought at a place that sells lowe boats... It's adjustable from 12ft to 18ft and cost me about $595... I added the spare tire, bunk boards & walk boards later.
How would I go about obtaining a set of your plans on this boat? I would like to get your layout and dimensions that you used.
Your boat is fantastic!! Makes me wanna go out and get one... (however, it probably won't be as elaborate as yours) You obviously know what the heck you're doing. Awesome, awesome boat, dude!! Inspiring!
very good work, excellent carpeting work, top notch job! i am collecting ideas to get ready for my jon boat project.
One question!!! How did you install the brace for the seat in the front??? I want to put a seat in the front of my boat on the bench like you did. How did you install the thing on the bench that the rod sticks into? I am asking because for one I dont think you can just screw it onto the bench because theres not alot of support for the seat because you cant go under the bench to put a nut on the screw.
do you think you could do a TH-cam video on this boat on the water
Holy cr@p! did that thing even float after all that weight that was added???
Think I watched this before but sweet work! Have a lot of the same water rules and just plain water bodies too small for a bigger boat here in the Pacific Northwest so this is very helpful... Thanks!
wow that looks awsome!!!!! do you know where can get one of those flat rubber stoppers at the front of the trailer.
where did u get ur lights the deck lights little round black ones..
Just now found this, You killed it man. Love the setup.
It sits in the water higher than I expected it to... Very stable to sit and fish... I have stood on the front a few times to fish, but with a 48" wide boat, it's going to be a bit rocky if you move alot... I really have had no issues where I thought I was going to fall out though.
The very best mod I have seen great job.
@1996TheRocketman
The entire portion under my front deck is all storage, accessable through the hatch... I wish I had put in a bigger hatch, but I guess I was afraid it would collapse if I walked on it... I may have to lay down to grab something that has shifted in the large space, but so far I have been able to grab everything... I also put some foam padding (like you stand on) for sound insulation for the stuff I put in the hatch.
@markmoore42420 this is great I wanted to build a jon with aluminum exterior and wooden interior because woodworking is my speciality but switching out cheaper and more durable aluminum for bulky , heavy , and expensive plywood was a great idea.
This about proves my idea is able to work how does she handle on the water?
@1996TheRocketman
That is my minnow bucket... It just lays in the boat so that I can keep my minnows alive.. I know I could have used a bubble bucket, but this is what I use in my other boat to keep shad and skip jack alive when I'm trolling for Strippers... It's basically just a rounded cooler with an aerator in it that runs off of 12VDC... I just put a 12V plug in so I could set it in this boat and use it as well, or an occasional spot light at night...
It's actually a rubber mount for a transom saver... You can get them at most marine stores... It's just flat because I pulled it up and folded out the rubber.
So if the troller is on the bow, how do you get it on the trailer if the ramp is shallow and you have to have a tongue extension to get the trailer wheels and bunks into the water for launch and retrieve.... with 1 person and no wading knee deep in winter water?
hey man im looking at buying a 14ft. jon boat in your opinion is it sturdy in the water when standing on the casting deck? thats the only reason i want the jon boat. i also go on some somewhat bigger lakes for musky would this boat work for that do u think? thank you.
@sreeves012002
Thanks... The electrical is pretty easy.... all basic wiring... You just have to decide to start one day and take it a step at a time... I had no idea how to do any of it, I just look a lot at other peoples ideas and combined them all together with mine... I didn't even know if it would float, but I tried to keep the weight down as much as possible and keep it as balanced as I could... When I put it in the water for the first time.
I am assuming from your use of spruce as framing members, you plan to keep the boat under a cover?
one of the jon boat companies should employ this guy
I have a question when using plywood and carpet on bench seats and floor. how u stop water from sepping down under it to the bottom of boat?
You can't, really, a solution to that is getting a cheap bilge pump to make sure the water levels don't get to high.
finally someone who done it the right way and left the foam in smart man , good job
Awesome! Looks like it may be a little on the heavy side now? Great job!🙏🇺🇸
was thinking of doing something like this to mine. did it affect how stable the boat was when u stand on the front or anything
I really liked it. I am curious to how much run time you get. It isn't exactly to my tastes, but that isn't a negative. I am bass fishing with artificial bait exclusively so I don't need rod holders or live bait access. The only exceptions are for early crappie and sand bass fishing. I wish our lakes would get some kind of hp limit. My regular boat is 16 ft with a 40 and for someone who doesn't fish tournaments, it is fine. Unfortunately, we will never see hp limitations here. There is just too much water and just here in town we have Bass Pro Shops, Lawrence Electronics, and Zebco, so as long as there is big fishing money there will be big boats.
This is sweet does anyone know what that pole holder is call or what brand it is by chance?
Very nice job!! How dose it draft in the water?? with the added weight??
Dude you've got some serious skills! Looks great!
Very nice! You should be real proud of the work! You also gave me some building Ideas for my 12 foot Richline! Thanks for the awesome video!
where did you find the hatch covers or lids
Nice were did you get the deck lids I can't fid them any were
did you add a rudder or trolling motor to the back?
Kick ass. You do awesome work. Wish I was that talented. I'm going to steal some ideas. Thank You.
Hell yeah...I'm thinking your gonna need all the batt. u can get with all that weight + equip. How stable is it? Looks like it would be really top heavy...Plus with 4 batteries and all that decking & hardware...How many people can actually sit in it and not be over the boats Max. weight capacity? I'm 6'2" and 250 lbs. By the time I put myself +1 or two in my 14' J-boat .....Let me just say that although this was an awesome job, I'd be really worried about getting caught out in rough weather...
I just got a 14' flat bottom. My intentions when buying it was to add a deck to it now I'm hearing that it will make it less stable. It is already kinda shaky as I am pushing 300 lb. I was thinking that adding a deck would help distribute the weight throughout the "floor joist". Any thoughts on this???
@dalehughes3
It's not much weight at all... I only have (2) 8FT 2x4s and 1 sheet of 1/2"plywood... The batteries don't weight much more than an outboard and I compensated the weight distribution by moving my front seat slightly foward... I figured if I kept most of the heavy weight down below the top of the boat, it would be pretty stable which it is... I had my 285+ butt, my brothers 265+ butt and all our gear, including a full of ice cooler in the boat... it floats great.
How many batteries on it, were they wired together? what size electric to push it?
@esbaboy88 You know I'm not sure... honestly I hate to add it up... It was more something to do during the winter... I get bored if I'm not doing something and this happened to be my release at the time... I know I paid $900 for the boat, $750 for the trailer, $750 for the trolling motor and probably another 8-9 hundred for the parts... Way more than I could ever get out of it if I wanted to sell it, but I didn't plan on ever selling it...
beautiful build!!!
Oh that does include the boat and trailer by the way... boat was almost $900 and trailer was $700, trolling motor was around $900... It was just a take my time project... The boat and trailer sat in my back yard for 2 years before I ever touched them.
Hi
I just want to say nice boat! Im thinking about doing the same deck that you did in my boat because I have the same boat and my deck is just about shot. And I have a few question about how you did it. Like what kinda of plywood did you use for the decking. And do you have a blue print on this deck. And if you don't mind me ask how much it cost because im going to college and I just need a ball park figure so I can start saving up for this.
Awesome job dude! I don't have a boat and Jon boats around where I live are scarce or owners want way to much for what they are selling. However, yours is a extremely well thought out and designed boat. I'm inspired to get one and mod it out too.
Nice Video !! I'm in the process of working on my boat. You have just raised the bar my man!
Can a jon boat simk because of exceeding its weight limit? I don't mean that yours is too heavy but I always wonder that
@1996TheRocketman
I put the 2x4 frame in, then put the floor down on top... I left just enough space for a piece of plywood to stand up the same height as the front of the original metal seat... Since the seat was sloped to the center of the boat, it's the only way I could figure out how to make it level.... I then just basically bullt an L out of two pieces of plywood... The top is the size of the upper portion, and the other part of the L just gives me the rise to even it out...
Whooaaa Nellie! Great job on this build. The only thing I see it's it's heavy as hell 4 batteries weight limit is already maxed out but hey whatever! Great Job!
Doing the same type of thing to a boat I just picked up. You gave me some ideas. Thanks!
Nice work! About how much weight did you add and is the added draft any issue for you?
Awesome job! I have a little 12' I'm working on now for duck hunting. My boat would sink if I put that much into it! Looks great and gave me and idea or two. Thanks for sharing.
Love the boat work and the song was awesome
Thanks... Sorry I have been off for a while.
I don't plan on getting an outboard for it... I already have a bass tracker with a 70HP Johnson on it... I got ran out of a really good lake that you can't have an outboard, so that is why I built this boat.
The hatches I got from different places... One I got online at iboats.com... I believe the other I got at bass pro or cabellas... iboats has alot of neat stuff, you just have to sort through all the items they have.
you definitely showed them! I bet that thing will run as fast as a 15 horse power! Great job!
crazy job man! HUGE props to you!
Looks nice, Im curios how stable the boat was after adding the weight?
@1996TheRocketman
Thanks.. I would love to see the pictures... The internet is an awesome place to find ideas, and I hope you share what you come up with..
While I was building, someone told me the treatment they use for the lumber would eat a hole in aluminum... I made everything easy to remove in case I ever needed to replace it, but I took a panel off a month ago and they look brand new still... I guess it's because they all sit up so high and don't get wet... The carpet is rubber backed so the water runs off and goes to the bilge where it is pumped out.
I have the Same 14 ft Topper, now after you've made your mods, how does it hold up? I'm concerned about modifying mine due to weight. Would be nice to see a follow up on this, show us how it rides in the water. Stable?
Justin Bruton 5 years lateR? LMAO
what type of topper
It was alot more than I should have done, but since I was planning on keeping this, and all the parts were new, including the boat and trailer, I did it anyway... I really didn't keep track but I would say it was between $3500 and $3700... Like I said, I was not planning on getting rid of it, so I went all out.
@1996TheRocketman
I'm happy with it, but it would have been alot easier to mount stuff if it had ribs in it, like a Lowes boat... I had to do some improvising, but all in all it came out alright...
Awesome boat!! I'm getting tons of ideas on TH-cam for my first boat. I can't afford to buy a Bass Tracker so I'm looking into moding a Topper. Did your trailer come with the boat? If not who sells those type of trailers? Also, why did you have four batteries in the back? I didn't see any type of electrical outboard motor. Wouldn't that much weight be overkill when a single battery could power a trolling motor and depth finder? Keep up the good work.
@TheCertifiedBaits Thank you... I love it and it floats great
I have basically the same Tracker boat in 17'. You've inspired me to do some mods!
I use the rod holders on the front when I want to spider rig for crappie.... If I am fishing for bass, they are easly removed by screwing out of the base on the deck
Looks like a great build!
@nikeplayer0913
No I already have a bass tracker with a 70Hp Johnson... The reason I built this boat to be totally electric was because I was run out of a great lake because they didn't allow gas motors to ever be on the boat... Since then I have found several in the area that don't allow that... I'm set now... LOL
How sturdy is it in the water?
Day-um! that turned out reel nice, good luck widdit!
how do you secure the deck to the boat
Outstanding job! and if you add a trolling motor to the transom you could drive-on the trailer easy.
@pmdnslj
Thanks... I can't take credit for all the ideas... There are alot of other boats in mine, and I did look at alot of internet to figure out how to do some of this stuff... This was actually my first attempt... There are a few things I wish I would have done different, but all in all I am very pleased... It floats level, is stable and gets me to the fish !!!
Man, i have so many questions. I just got a brand new topper 14. where did you get your fuse panel and switches? Also your oar holder that was attached to the seat? And could you let us know a little about the electrical setup? gauge wire etc. thanks for the video , your jon boat mod is probably the cleanest on youtube. THX
how much batteries did you use and dont you need to charge them all the time tell me please
nice job, just curious though, why didn't you use treated lumber?
@1996TheRocketman
My carpet is charcoal I think... I knew the carpet was gonna get worm dirt grinded into it, so I chose a dark color.. LOL
son this looks like something i`d have done years ago proud of you GOOD FISHING
@jmbigbassboy No I had never done this before... I just took my time and look alot online on how to do things, and got ideas from jon mod sites.
@ILsportsman Thank you... I got to be honest, it's probably a little bit overkill, this is what I wanted it to be and I had the free time, so I made it like I wanted.. LOL
@j263426 I usually run all weekend on 2 batteries... I have yet to switch over to the other two... I charge them during the week, and I'm good all weekend.
Nice boat; love the mods that you did to it.
No this was my first boat mod... I just had way to much time on my hand, and took my time... Did a lot of searching on the internet... It's really not hard to do one of these, but have to take your time and do it... There is really no right or wrong way to do it... Just do it like you want it.
I cut holes in my bench to attach the front deck supports... I then cut some 2x4s and screwed through the bench and into the 2x4s inside the bench... This gave me some meat to screw my pedastal mount into, after I put plywood on my for deck and over my bench... I used metal wall anchors to attach the wood to my metal bench seat.
@etolentino13 I know how to wire electrical, but this was my first time at doing alot of this stuff... Just took my time and Googled alot.
I run on 2 batteries at a time... Honestly I've never had to switch over... I just wanted to make sure that I had enough battery to get there, and two more to get back... I know it's probably over kill, but I sure don't want to row back, some of the lakes I go to are pretty big. I run about 4MPH by my GPS, but rarely run wide open unless there is bad weather coming.
you sure made the value of that boat skyrocket, very nice.
yeah but not slot more then what he has into it
@Moe7133
I have never used a Terrova, but I do use a Power Drive and Power Drive 2... I love the composite shaft and the prop is really tough... I have beat mine agains logs and stumps more than a few times and it just bounces back for more... I am a big fan of MinnKota trolling motors
@xXcam0manXx
I stand on mine... You can't do too much side to side moving, but it's as stable as a 48" wide boat can be I guess... I wanted something that was small, didn't set in the water too much so I could get in shallow... This boat works great for that and I have all the electronic things I have on my Bass Tracker.... I love it.
It looks great and functional. How much weight did the modifications add? Great job - I'm just curious about that part. Thanks.
@BigLongJon21
It was a fun project, but I'm not sure I'm ready to do another one.. LOL
Most epic Jon Boat I've ever seen in my life. How much that thing run ya after all was said and done?
@ocbc1975
I wanted to finish it, so I was concentrating on working on it... I forgot to take pictures of some of the stuff I did... If you want to know how I did something, I will try to explain... My way is not the right way though... I had no idea what I was doing when I built mine... I just incorporated things out of ones I saw on here, and filled in some blanks... You have to make it to suit you.
You did a fantastic job, looks really good! Any difference in stability? I have a 1432 and its sketch even if I sneeze hard lol.