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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Dustin's 14ft alumacraft conversion... lots of pictures!
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<blockquote data-quote="Dman23" data-source="post: 255381" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>so first was the floor. let me tell you we probably did more than we had to but i wanted this floor to be sturdy!!!! we put one 2x4 cedar just offset from center down the middle front to back (with the 2x4 standing tall). then we put 2 8 ft ones down the outer parts laying shortways just so in most spots they hit the ribs of the boat close to the sides. we build up under the 3 bases of the seats with 3 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood for extra support, then ran branches of 2x4 from the middle to the outer 2x4s. screwed everything to the 1/2 inch plywood we used for the top. let me tell you this floor is rock solid. then i was very lucky that my brother owns a foam insulation business so he sprayed the whole bottom full of closed cell foam. the best part about this is the foam turns hard as a rock after to provide even more structural support on top of adding about 10x more foam than the benches originally had. then we just trimmed it to fit perfectly in the boat. this even made the floor more rock solid. we decided to spray it to the floor instead of the boat to provide the floor more strength while also allowing full drainage underneath.</p><p></p><p>i also sprayed all the plywood with about 4 coats of spar urethane for weatherproofing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dman23, post: 255381, member: 8226"] so first was the floor. let me tell you we probably did more than we had to but i wanted this floor to be sturdy!!!! we put one 2x4 cedar just offset from center down the middle front to back (with the 2x4 standing tall). then we put 2 8 ft ones down the outer parts laying shortways just so in most spots they hit the ribs of the boat close to the sides. we build up under the 3 bases of the seats with 3 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood for extra support, then ran branches of 2x4 from the middle to the outer 2x4s. screwed everything to the 1/2 inch plywood we used for the top. let me tell you this floor is rock solid. then i was very lucky that my brother owns a foam insulation business so he sprayed the whole bottom full of closed cell foam. the best part about this is the foam turns hard as a rock after to provide even more structural support on top of adding about 10x more foam than the benches originally had. then we just trimmed it to fit perfectly in the boat. this even made the floor more rock solid. we decided to spray it to the floor instead of the boat to provide the floor more strength while also allowing full drainage underneath. i also sprayed all the plywood with about 4 coats of spar urethane for weatherproofing. [/QUOTE]
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