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I was able to finish up everything last week. Here is the final product for now; I am not 100% happy with how the seats turned out so they may be upgraded over the winter.

Love your boat, great work! Why type of latch do you have for the front storage and where did you get it, I have been looking at getting something similar for my seats. Thanks

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!! Lots of things have come together in the last week, finished the wiring, installed the bilge pump, coated the wooden seat tops with SPAR, cut them out, fabricated hinges for all 4 seat compartments and made a removable trolling motor mount/bracket...

Thanks, I bought the vinyl from https://www.yourautotrim.com/maviflde.html. You buy it by the yard so you can buy only what you need, shipping was reasonable and quick. They had mine on clearance when I ordered it, so I got it for about half price!

It was a productive weekend on the boat, I was able to get quite a bit of work completed. After striking out "legally" looking for used aluminum signs to use for sides on the seats I bought what I needed from Hall Signs, https://store.hallsigns.com. I was able to get the twelve .08 aluminum...

Well it has been awhile since I posted an update so here you go.... I have finished the fabrication for the seats in the boat. The two middle seats will both have hinged tops for storage and the back seat on the right side will have storage in the front portion and gas tank will be stored...

Thanks!! It does make me feel better now that is actually starting to look like a boat!!! I am not going to go too crazy with the floor plan, right now I am planning on building 2 half seats with storage in the middle and split rear seat with storage underneath for gas tanks in the back. My...

The 1 1/2" by 1/8 thick angle I used for the floor I bought at my local Grainger, I want to say it was around $22 for an 8ft piece, I probably could have found it cheaper if I had looked around a little more but I was impatient. I am going to use 1" by 1/8 thick angle for the seats and I...

Been awhile since I posted an update to my project, so here you go. I coated all the decking with SPAR and after test fitting I decided I needed some cross supports for the floor so I added those as well, the floor is rock solid now! After test fitting the front deck I cut out a hatch and...

Pp No I am not planning on putting one in.

I accomplished quite a bit in the last week or so. I ran a piece of 3/4 plastic conduit the length of the boat under the decking frame for running electric and I was able to cut out the foam and put it under the floor. I used 1 1/2 and 3/4 extruded foam sheets under the floor and I was able to...

Nice work on the framing!! Can you provide some details on the angle you added in the front to support the front deck? That is my next step and I am looking for ideas on the best way to frame the front deck on my V-14. Thanks

Thanks for the tip, i will add a 2nd rivet to the side brackets. Never can have too much strength in the floor!

I was able to finish the framework for the floor this weekend by adding the center supports and using the L brackets I made to attach the frame to the ribs. I also added pieces of old garden hose to the aluminum frame between the ribs where the frame has a chance to rub the hull. I was also...

I was able to cut the cross pieces to aluminum floor framework and rivet the whole thing together last night. I was a little skeptical about how strong the framework would be but I have to say with two 3/16 rivets per connection point the frame is unbelievably strong. Hopefully this weekend...

Jib2, With the seats removed the structure of the boat does not seem weakened at all, the sides are still very sturdy and don't give at all. I am planning on fabricating new middle seats that are half size and have storage compartments in them. I am planning on using the existing seat...

I picked up the aluminum angle yesterday to start fabricating my floor. I went with 1/8 inch, 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 angle; I went with the 1 1/2 because I liked having the extra material to work with when riveting the framework together and when attaching the angle to the ribs with L brackets. I did...

Got to work on the boat last night, I removed the 2 rear bench seats first. I have a couple questions moving forward: 1. I have some leaky rivets and I bought a quart of Gluvit to seal them up, what type of prep work do I need to do, remove paint, rough up the surface, any tips on using this...

I was able to finish the trailer last night, re-carpeted the bunk boards and attached them to the trailer. Here is what I did to the trailer. I removed as much of the old paint as I could and any rust with a wire wheel on a grinder, worked great. I sprayed the entire trailer in primer then...

I joined this site last year after finding it by accident when looking for information on boat I was looking to purchase and I have to say that the information on this site is GREAT!! Last year my wife and I decided to purchase a v-bottom boat for our annual vacation to northern Minnesota...