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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
18' Princecraft rebuild
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 510706" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>That is similar to what I did, but I made the front deck bigger, and the rear deck smaller. </p><p></p><p>Your layout looks pretty good, but I agree completely with LDUBS. </p><p></p><p>The reason for this is that I had a similar Princecraft. In these boats, the bunks are an integral part of the structure. Without them, the gunnels will flex and flop around when you hit bumps at speed. They even have angle braces for the distance between the bunks and the tops of the gunnels, as you can see.</p><p></p><p>For structural reasons, I didn't remove the middle bunk. I planned to cut a "U" out of the middle bunk, leaving the bottom of the bunk for strength and to support the floor, but I ended up never doing it, as we just got used to the bunk. And I was very happy with the boat. I replaced my transom with a welded, aluminum square-tube transom and I replaced the 35 HP with a 50 HP Evinrude on the back, and that boat ran GREAT:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]MEBob4sHrms[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]hV8LxJjlr7Y[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>I am all for modifying a boat to fit your needs, as long as it's a smart and a structurally safe modification. </p><p></p><p>These boats are well engineered to be very light, yet rigid, using good engineering, rather than heavy materials. So, I again recommend cutting out most of the middle of one of the bunks rather than remove the whole thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 510706, member: 4972"] That is similar to what I did, but I made the front deck bigger, and the rear deck smaller. Your layout looks pretty good, but I agree completely with LDUBS. The reason for this is that I had a similar Princecraft. In these boats, the bunks are an integral part of the structure. Without them, the gunnels will flex and flop around when you hit bumps at speed. They even have angle braces for the distance between the bunks and the tops of the gunnels, as you can see. For structural reasons, I didn't remove the middle bunk. I planned to cut a "U" out of the middle bunk, leaving the bottom of the bunk for strength and to support the floor, but I ended up never doing it, as we just got used to the bunk. And I was very happy with the boat. I replaced my transom with a welded, aluminum square-tube transom and I replaced the 35 HP with a 50 HP Evinrude on the back, and that boat ran GREAT: [MEDIA=youtube]MEBob4sHrms[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]hV8LxJjlr7Y[/MEDIA] I am all for modifying a boat to fit your needs, as long as it's a smart and a structurally safe modification. These boats are well engineered to be very light, yet rigid, using good engineering, rather than heavy materials. So, I again recommend cutting out most of the middle of one of the bunks rather than remove the whole thing. [/QUOTE]
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