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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
16' Valco V-Bottom Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="Bacarat" data-source="post: 186192" data-attributes="member: 5093"><p>The next step is to start working on the decking. We went to Lowes and bought up some 3 quarter plywood & 2x4's Hopefully we got enough wood for the whole boat.</p><p></p><p>We purchased one of those ready-made livewells from bass pro shops so we left a spot to sit it in behind the front bench seat. Our framing for the main deck area is simply a 2x4 skeleton with some ply legs screwed on the main frame sitting over the boats ribs to take the pressure off the L brackets we used when we stand on the frame. We put some legs along the middle of the frame with a horizontal piece of 2x4 laying down along two ribs for additional support. It seemed stable after walking around on it today and it wasn't moving around or anything. We used L brackets to put the 2x4 framing pieces together for most of it. The next step is to work on the decking frame for the front casting deck and the back transom area. We want to get most of the woodworking done before we get started on any of the electronics.</p><p></p><p>I am really hoping that the deck isn't too high up and makes to boat unstable. i think it will be ok i guess only time will tell so I will have to take her out for a stability test before I move ahead with the carpeting of the deck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bacarat, post: 186192, member: 5093"] The next step is to start working on the decking. We went to Lowes and bought up some 3 quarter plywood & 2x4's Hopefully we got enough wood for the whole boat. We purchased one of those ready-made livewells from bass pro shops so we left a spot to sit it in behind the front bench seat. Our framing for the main deck area is simply a 2x4 skeleton with some ply legs screwed on the main frame sitting over the boats ribs to take the pressure off the L brackets we used when we stand on the frame. We put some legs along the middle of the frame with a horizontal piece of 2x4 laying down along two ribs for additional support. It seemed stable after walking around on it today and it wasn't moving around or anything. We used L brackets to put the 2x4 framing pieces together for most of it. The next step is to work on the decking frame for the front casting deck and the back transom area. We want to get most of the woodworking done before we get started on any of the electronics. I am really hoping that the deck isn't too high up and makes to boat unstable. i think it will be ok i guess only time will tell so I will have to take her out for a stability test before I move ahead with the carpeting of the deck. [/QUOTE]
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