1436 Jon project kinda done

[scottbustech]

looks awesome i gotta see the templates for your camo please please thats a gotta do on my boat as i hunt with it more than i fish

 

[FishingBuds]

looks awesome i gotta see the templates for your camo please please thats a gotta do on my boat as i hunt with it more than i fish

I simply googled camo templates and traced the image on some skecth paper. I then had my son cut out the images and I then traced onto cardboard. Now I cut those out with one of those sketch knives, it took all about three nights.

 

[FishingBuds]

Wow, that's really lookin' good! I clicked on the last pic and it got a little bigger :wink: . Camo job looks great! 8)

Thanks, I went round and round with it for awhile on what to put on her, I like camo

 

[FishingBuds]

Runnen into an issue here.

Its my battery and tank set up

My battery case sticks up pass the seat about 3 or 4 inches and I'm wondering how to still inclose it with it still looken clean, this is a mistake measurement on my part, I plan on adding a 5/8 board on top of the back bench so as to add the seat mount to, I was wanting to run the board clean over the battry and tank but, with the battery sticking up I'm wondering how goofy it would look if I added a step up to cover the battery tray?



as for the 3gallon tank I think I will cut a notch into the back of the seat so it will fit down in there

 

[RAPALA]

HOW BIG OF A DECK ARE YOU PUTTING ON THE BACK?

 

[Ouachita]

Will the gas tank not fit turned 90 degrees and setting between the knee braces? That is the setup I use for my 6 gal. tank.

 

[Waterwings]

Not an answer concerning the batteries, but would it be easier to buy a gas tank (hopefully same capacity) that will fit flush and not stick up, so you don't have to notch the seat? Just a thought

 

[FishingBuds]

HOW BIG OF A DECK ARE YOU PUTTING ON THE BACK?

Not putting a deck on, just using 5/8 plywood on the back bench so I can mount my pedestal seat to it more securly. As I do this I was thinking to run the plywood to the transom for cosmetic reasons.

 

[FishingBuds]

Will the gas tank not fit turned 90 degrees and setting between the knee braces? That is the setup I use for my 6 gal. tank.

I was thinking of that, but would not like the apperance, after putting all the cosmetic to this boat it'd be cheesy I'd think, you know what I mean, everything looken good up to this tank sticken out.

 

[FishingBuds]

Not an answer concerning the batteries, but would it be easier to buy a gas tank (hopefully same capacity) that will fit flush and not stick up, so you don't have to notch the seat? Just a thought

I looked and I looked, about the smallest one I found.

I was thinking of notching out under the lip of the seat, right on the wall of the bench there, just enough for the tank's handle to fit into. and I would cover it with the plywood, but, My stinken battery tray sticks up :x

all this may lead me to leave open the back, but, I do not want to, I'd really like to make it look slick back there.

Just wondering how it would look if I raised up the plywood to cover all this?

Anyone got a similar boat project picture of this issue?

 

[Jim]

It will look good...If you are doing what I think you are doing......


Look at this link and watch his video...he did some mods to the side of his boat that I think you could easily adapt to the back. If you watch it I think you will know what I mean.


https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1697

 

[Ouachita]

I ran into the same problem with the mod I have in progress. I ended up building a 2 x 4 frame on top of the bench to add height. You could probably go with less to get clearance for your battery. Maybe 2 x 3's?

 

[FishingBuds]

Hmmm,


Thanks Jim, yea it may go that way. take advantage of storage too.

 

[FishingBuds]

I ran into the same problem with the mod I have in progress. I ended up building a 2 x 4 frame on top of the bench to add height. You could probably go with less to get clearance for your battery. Maybe 2 x 3's?

Thanks, looken good on yours

 

[FishingBuds]

Ok did the aluminum bracing, I used 1" by 1/8 thick L-angle, I used a "BigDaddy" pop rivet tool for mounting it to the boat ribs. These are 1/4 in diameter rivets they use on autos and they are very proud of them--.61 cents each :shock: They was hard to find as well.

so she shouldn't go anywhere, also the "BigDaddy gun is expensive where I have looked, starts out at $130 bucks, I've seen it for $40 bucks on ebay--I got this one at HarborFrieght.com for $13.95 :shock: isn't that somethen :roll:

well here are some picks, let me know if ya want a pic of something closer, I'd be glad too.

I made three of these at 3', totally custom fit, no formula. I made one and copied the other two from it.

I'm going to have a 14" X 16" opening for dry storage(with lid), I'm thinking of putting another door on this deck or not, But, will be plenty others in other spots

I did get to cut out the paltform but, no pic of it yet(the Tompson sealer is still drying on it"

 

[Jim]

Love it man! The aluminum bracing is awesome!


On a side note...If the same bracing was made in wood....would it be lighter?

 

[FishingBuds]

Love it man! The aluminum bracing is awesome!


On a side note...If the same bracing was made in wood....would it be lighter?

Well, good question, As for my knowledge of that, I need to go back and grab 9th grade(so your going back) and what I remember is the mass amount of One pound of wood verses mass One pound of aluminum.

Your wood mass would out put the aluminum, sooo to get the strength I wanted for this 230+ frame of mine, I would not have room for the wood :lol:

It was a support thing for me, wood would have worked, I chose the aluminum for safer reasons on my part only

 

[Waterwings]

Aluminum angle bracing looks good!

 

[RAPALA]

LOOKS GOOD ALUM. IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.IT WILL BE THERE FOR AS LONG AS THE WILL FLOAT.YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY IT WATER LOGING LIKE WOOD OR ROTTING.

 

[scottbustech]

im not questioning your design or style couse i love the aluminum braces im just wonderind with the rivits being so expensive. why not just use 1/4 inch bolts . i only ask couse thats my plans and it seems like you have given this build lots of thought