1436 Landau/Jon boat to bass boat

[trophybass13]

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[mrbillsfan311]

Great boat! I'm moding a 1457 which is basically the same thing as a 1436. I love the switch box set up. I do have one suggestion on your pole light in the back. If you can find one for a good price that's 3 or 4ft tall, buy it and put it in, it will keep the bugs up high and out of your face. I had a shorty and changed quickly after an evening of a million bugs bites!

 

[trophybass13]

Just got the seats put in this weekend! all thats left are rod holders, and i can consider it a job well done. especially it bieng my first build. and i had never layed carpet anywhere before this project. i got a story though. on sunday i'm at my local gander mountain looking for seats, and mounting hardware. they have tons of seats to choose from, and i'm standing there trying to ask myself whats on sale? which would add a real nice touch to the boat? so i spot 3 matching camoflauge seats low back priced at $39.99 i think to myself "that's a pretty good deal" seeing as $39.99 is the average price of any fishing boat seat, and the camo seats are usually a bit more expensive. so i get them in the cart, and proceed to the checkout. as i'm watching the scanner when the woman is ringing everything up, the seats all come up at $59.99 so i tell the woman at the register that they were priced at $39.99 a seat. and she double checks the computer and says "nope, they are priced at $59.99" so i said "here, follow me back to the aisle, and we can take a look at what the price tag says". when we get there i show her the tag, and she checks the scanner again this time she explains that the seats are $49.99 a piece. as she tells me that, i look up higher and happen to notice 3 camoflauge high back boat seats that are also priced at $49.99 so i said "well, if they are both $49.99 then I am going to buy these, because these are nicer seats, with higher backs, and made with better quality". so I ended up buying those seats instead. and as i walk out the door of gander mountain i am trying to figure out why they would price the high back camo seats at the same price as the low back camo seats, and that bieng the case who would be dumb enough to buy the low back seats? not to mention that they tried to scam me in the very beginning of all this when the low back seats wrang up $59.99 . well, long story short, after some messing around, I bought 3 really nice high back camoflauge seats for $49.99 each, and got them mounted on sunday. I also bought a nice jon boat cover that was also $49.99
heres the build as of sunday:

 

[Froggy]

Thats looking real good man

 

[etindoll]

Nice job looks great. Very good carpet job. Do the marker lights do a good job at night? =D>

 

[trophybass13]

thanks for all the comments.
the marker lights do pretty well for the purpose that they serve which is giving me some interior light for night fishing. just to be able to see if i need to tie a hook, or work on a pole because if you don't have light available when that kind of stuff happens, your night of fishing may as well be called off. i also wanted the orange markers as opposed to car dome lights, or anything white because bugs are not as attracted to the shade of orange that they are white.

 

[truckhuntfish]

looks good , 1 suggestion for you though , the orange lights you have inside , you might want to look into L.E.D. lights. check out an area truckstop for them , thats what i have and i can run the trolling motor and have them on the whole time and not worry about battery going dead from the lights anyway. 10 LED lights draw the same amount of power as 1 incadescent bulb.

 

[FLminnow]

Man nice job. I'm not gonna lie, I may have to use a similar design for my front deck 8) Have you had that carpet color in the sun??? just wondering if it will get too hot for bare feet in direct sunlight? also, is the plywood marine grade and did you seal it?? One last thing, did the foam panel stay below the height of the stringers so the floor could be anchored to them??

Thanks

 

[FFDOZIER]

Boat is looking awesome Brother

 

[trophybass13]

@ FLminnow:

thanks guys! I didn't really buy any special grade carpet for this boat. i decided to go with the menards generic outdoor carpet. I haven't had the chance yet to get it out on a nice day, so unsure if it gets very hot or not. the plywood is pressure treated, and i didn't seal it myself. i know what you're thinking "red flag" but i don't plan on owning this boat for more than a couple of years so it shouldn't hurt the aluminum hull much. and yes, the foam panels are sitting about 1/8" below the stringers, so i could screw the wood floor down to them. and by all means, that is what these threads are intended for. to help others, and give them ideas for their own mods. hell, i picked up on a few things here and there, reading these threads before modding my boat. it really does help, and if someone else out there were to use any of my ideas, I would take it as a compliment.

 

[trophybass13]

hey all, the boat has been finished for a while, ive been working on the trailer for 2 months now, and finally got it all finished. i completely re painted the trailer, re did the bunks, the old ones were rotten with cheap carpet, i upgraded to new wood, and ez slide pads. i put on new hubs, bearings, and tires. i built a set of guide ons, and made a new bow stop as well. its basically a brand new trailer, the only thing i didnt do is put on new lights, because i did those last summer, and they are still working well. takin her out for her maiden voyage this weekend. can't wait!
pictures of that should be up by some time next week.

 

[Dragonman]

Very nice man!! Love the hatch pulls, simple and efficent. No banged knees or ripped jeans on knobs and handles.

 

[trophybass13]

latest pictures of the finished product.

 

[trophybass13]

got home, and discovered this: does anyone know how to fix or replace this?

 

[weezer71]

got home, and discovered this: does anyone know how to fix or replace this?

This should be an easy fix. You can get those kind of handles at any hardware store. Just be sure to use a sealant around the screws when replacing. 8)

 

[weezer71]

got home, and discovered this: does anyone know how to fix or replace this?

Just noticed that if you move the bow roller BACK on your trailer so that the front of the boat can rest on it, it SHOULD give the boat a little more lift so that it doesn't hit the bow handle when you wratchet the boat on the trailer. Just a suggestion.....AND it should make the front of the boat more secure when trailering too.