cbearden27
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Well I've been lurking on here long enough to get many great ideas, and I can't thank everyone enough. At the end of last year I picked up an old Ouchita 12' jon boat. I'm not sure of the year, I just know it's definitely older than 1972 due to the lack of a HIN. Me and my best friend have been modifying it since the start of February and we've made some good progress so I wanted to show what we've done so far. I am more than welcome to suggestions and I'll keep posting until it's done, so here goes!
This is the before. . . .
Here I've got the seats sitting in place trying to build the vision
Just a side view
This is the beginning of the front deck framing. I didn't want to sacrifice the stability of the boat too much so I decided to keep the decks at the height of the bench seats. Later we added cross supports for the doors and added strength.
I notched the 2x4's so the tops would be level with the bench seats.
We hung the frame using these brackets. The brackets were painted, then attached with aluminum rivets.
Ok, ok, I know. I may have skipped a photo or two but I couldn't find them at the time of this posting. We still need to carpet the decks so I'll try to get pics of the finished from frame.
Here's a view of the center deck, pretty basic. We plan on putting foam underneath the deck.
This is where we were trimming out the front hatches. There isn't a ton of room under there but I hate to waste any space.
This is the new transom in place for the first test fit. I glued two pieces together to get the correct thickness, then coated it in fiberglass resin. We were pleased with how it turned out.
This is the before. . . .
Here I've got the seats sitting in place trying to build the vision
Just a side view
This is the beginning of the front deck framing. I didn't want to sacrifice the stability of the boat too much so I decided to keep the decks at the height of the bench seats. Later we added cross supports for the doors and added strength.
I notched the 2x4's so the tops would be level with the bench seats.
We hung the frame using these brackets. The brackets were painted, then attached with aluminum rivets.
Ok, ok, I know. I may have skipped a photo or two but I couldn't find them at the time of this posting. We still need to carpet the decks so I'll try to get pics of the finished from frame.
Here's a view of the center deck, pretty basic. We plan on putting foam underneath the deck.
This is where we were trimming out the front hatches. There isn't a ton of room under there but I hate to waste any space.
This is the new transom in place for the first test fit. I glued two pieces together to get the correct thickness, then coated it in fiberglass resin. We were pleased with how it turned out.