Recent content by seagullplayer

Plywood is easy for me to get work with and someday repair. I do some cold weather fishing and I find a wood floor better underfoot when the water is cold.

My "new" boat is the same size as yours. I have had boats with and without floors. I like a floor because it gives me a more stable platform to stand and fish from. It lets me leave my tackle box open, it is also easier to move around on the boat when you have a flat floor. My wife is...

I have a Lowe 14ft jon that I want to deck. (low deck, close to the bottom as I can get. From what I read placing pressure treated wood next to the aluminum is a no no? So could I just attach pressure treated deck board to a "sacrificial" 1" that would hold the decking up off the aluminum...

New boat fever knows nothing of winter! I can remember when my friend first got his bass boat, he had to wear a motorcycle helmet that first time out to protect him from the snow and sleet that day! :D Have a great Thanksgiving.

Speaking of rattle cans, how many would you think for a 14ft flat bottom Jon? I am thinking ten total, inside and out? :?: (Its NOT a wide jon, just a standard Lowe width) With it being winter and all, I am thinking I might have a hard time getting paint to dry. I can heat my garage, but...

Looking good. The stuff that was around the rivets looked to me like a patch someone had tried in the past, most likely a two part epoxy like JB weld. I have never seen a rivet gun like you are using, those long handles must give you pretty good leverage?

Wouldn't painting the plywood with some exterior house paint help protect it from moisture? I think I will paint any of my support lumber with it as well.

Just picked up a "new" 14 Lowe jon boat. It is in pretty fair shape, needs transom plywood replaced and a lot of clean up, but said not to leak. I would really like to put a coat of paint on it before next spring. (I will not be removing any of the old paint, it is dull but otherwise seems...