Recent content by leeaj85

slick looking boat, turned out really nice.

Jasper, opening the bench was actually quite simple, mark out the size of the opening, drill the corners large enough to fit a saw blade in. A metal cutting blade for a jigsaw makes quick work of the aluminum benches. I had access to a large sheet metal brake for bending the aluminum for the...

I hold it down with a strap when towing and it I made a lip on the underside of the top to fit in the hole so it doesn't move when out on the water.

this was a very enjoyable and fairly cheap project to complete. I used 4 2x4, 1 sheet of 5/8 cdx plywood, 1 qt of spar, and a 6x8 cut of outdoor carpet. I ripped the 2x4 down to create 2x2 and tried to keep the project as simple as possible and not try to over engineer the design. I tried to...

simple cardboard patterns to trace onto plywood, then two coats of spar and cheap depot outdoor carpet.

i made simple platforms for the plywood between the benches out of 2x2 and decided to use the front bench and shape of the vhull to support the front storage area.

I had previously gutted the center bench seat to store the battery, charger, and create some extra storage. I found heavy aluminum sheet metal on the side of the road and riveted them onto the inside to create a shelf.

14 vbottom boat that sat for 3 years in woods with fallen tree on it. I had always wanted to put flat floors in the boat and after stumbling upon this website it gave me many ideas to finish my project.

made out of 4 2x4 and one sheet of 5/8 cdx plywood. I ripped the 2x4 down to 2x2 for the support and cardboard templates to cut out the plywood. two coat of the spar and then cheap outdoor carpet from the home depot. made the boat much more comfortable for fishing and glad i finally got...

boat had sat unused in the woods for the past 3 years with a fallen tree on it. took a few hours of pressure washing and scrubbing to get it fairly clean and back out on the water. I have always wanted to create flat floors to make it more usable and after stumbling upon this website gave me...