16 ft Jumbo V summer project

[water bouy]

Finally made a little progress on my 1989 Lowe 16ft Jumbo V. First thing was a better trailer with new bunks several weeks ago, not the one shown.

Next is to give it an aisle in the middle bench similar to this Lund.

The ribs don't line up with the front or rear of the bench so I had to rivet angle across them and to the bottom of the bench. It'll get two cross members per side. The bench is made of .040", same as the Monark I had. I'm surprised how flexible it is so it's good this is being done before cutting out the middle piece which will be about 16 inches. Home Depot has a nice 90 degree drill attachment for $18 which came in handy.

All the insulation will come out so each side can be used for storage and go in new compartments along the sides. For now the plan is to use 5/8" composite for the floor with 22 gauge aluminum on each side unless something turns up between now and then that already has aluminum skin.

One side will get the starter battery and the other battery will go up front to spread the weight around. Undecided on a livewell. All the new stuff will get sand colored vinyl from Cabelas. Should be a lot of fun.

 

[richg99]

sand colored vinyl from Cabelas

Check Defender Industries for vinyl, also.

richg99

 

[water bouy]

Thanks Rich but I still have a most of what I bought for the Monark that was 2 feet shorter than this one so it had to go.

It took me all day to frame this much and I'm worn out. You really need young muscles and bones for this kind of stuff.

 

[water bouy]

Are there any cons with walk through rear benches ? I'm tempted to give mine one like the Lund cause the bench seems a little too far from the tiller handle. I could make it L shape to hold the foam that would come out.

 

[AZSunDevil]

Are there any cons with walk through rear benches ? I'm tempted to give mine one like the Lund cause the bench seems a little too far from the tiller handle. I could make it L shape to hold the foam that would come out.

Only thing I can imagine is it detracts from original engineered structural integrity. If I went and removed benches I personally would not want to take the boat out and hammer on it as hard. I have heard stories of guys removing bench seats and folding their boats up like an empty beer can.

 

[water bouy]

Yeah that's always my biggest fear. I'd brace it like the middle bench before cutting it out.

Wonder if it's a problem to steer from a 90 degree angle.

 

[water bouy]

Pretty much decided to box in each side lengthwise for support and storage before cutting the bench. That seems to be how the experts make up for removing a bench altogether. If it feels sturdy enough then I may box in the rear bench and cut a piece out of it so i can move my legs around.

 

[water bouy]

Extending the handle about 8" and adjusting the seat location might cure the rear bench issue. I had a 1" od metal handle laying around and used braided flex with screw clamps and black duck tape.

 

[water bouy]

Looks like 1/4" acm I bought this morning is going to do fine for the floor and side compartments. It was $88 per 4x8 sheet. The floor will get sand colored vinyl. The seat is mounted on plywood covered with deck paint which may get vinyl too some day.

 

[user 18775]

Looking good. I am really pleased with the vinyl going into my Crestliner.

 

[ckhenshaw4]

Looking really good.

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[water bouy]

Thanks guys.

Tuckered myself out again today framing and whatnot. This is the other side which is missing stripes so it's gonna get new fancy ones whenever the sign shop is done with em. Sold the 25 Evinrude cause I'm too old for rope starts. Gave the trolling motor to the guy who bought the Monark.

That was a pretty boat but it was missing 2 feet.

 

[water bouy]

Today was tear out the deck day and I got lucky that it has a small bench up front so framing will be that much easier and there's plenty of room for one or two batteries once the floor is done. The plywood they used smelled like cedar.

 

[richg99]

Ah progress. Yes, that installed bench adds a lot of strength, and will make your next step easier.

richg99

 

[water bouy]

I had put the trolling motor on it back when I thought boats were for fishing.

 

[ncfishin]

Where are you in NC? I think I saw your Monark on CL. I've got a 16 ft. Monark that has unfortunately sat for about 2 yrs. I got the fish itch back this year while visiting my father in western Va, Dickinson county. I caught my first trout and limit. Needless to say, I've had the 12 footer out on farm ponds and been slaying the big bream and crappie. Not trying to hijack the thread, just curious what kind of mods you did to your Monark. Looking good on the Lowe so far.

 

[water bouy]

I'm in Greensboro. It was on cl for for about ten days and a guy in Charlotte came and got it. I sold the 25 Merc XD separately and made out pretty well that way. This is the thread with the things I did to it. I intended to give it an aisle and then decided to get a longer boat:
https://www.forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=41364&hilit=monarl+upgrades

It was 95 degrees out there but I went back and took the rest of the wood off. The framing isn't too bad so it might get used again with another piece or two. That 3/8" plywood was some kind of strong.

 

[ncfishin]

My 16 Monark is laid out the exact same way, factory rod holders and all. I really want to take my middle bench out, and have the space open with a floor. Mine seems to flex at the top of the gunnels if you manually try. Is that why you didn't take yours out?

 

[water bouy]

I liked how those rod holders looked and the paint and decals were really nice. I think it would have been okay if I had braced it like I'm doing this one. But I wasn't sure if I could sell it once I started chopping on it. This one is my last boat so that really doesn't concern me. I think factory boats rely on support from the floor and side compartments when there aren't any benches. Got any pics of your boat?

 

[ncfishin]

No current pics. Just bumped an ancient post in the boat house. Still got the boat, just used it as it was and neglected it for the past couple years. When I got the fishin itch again, I decided to jump back on the "big" boat. I've been using my 1236 since I parked the Monark.