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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Advice on a first rebuild - '78 DuraNautic
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<blockquote data-quote="sonny.barile" data-source="post: 463197" data-attributes="member: 18154"><p>I had one up until a couple of years ago. They are great boats for the size. If you look in my signature you can see I added a floor, a bow deck for a trolling motor, and had a 9.9 then a 15 on the back. The 15 was overkill and had that boat running as fast as you would ever want to go in it. </p><p></p><p>I would not remove the center bench. These boats have no supports other then the ones in the benches and are welded. It will definitely bow in the middle. </p><p></p><p>The floor was painted plywood wrapped in carpet. I just laid them in and the weight of the boards kept then in place without issue. This way they could be removed to dry up when needed. </p><p>The bow deck was also made the same way. I used self tapping stainless screws to attach some aluminum angle to the rail and bolted the deck to it. Held the troller well enough. There is a support shelf in the bow. I cut a piece of ply to fit it and carpeted that too. I silicone it to that shelf and that’s where I put the battery box. (Group 24). It had a strap to keep it in place. I added a quick connect plug for the motor so I could remove the battery for charging and added a kill switch under the bow deck.</p><p></p><p>I loved the boat so I upgraded to a bigger Duranautic. I have the 16 foot side console model sitting in my driveway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sonny.barile, post: 463197, member: 18154"] I had one up until a couple of years ago. They are great boats for the size. If you look in my signature you can see I added a floor, a bow deck for a trolling motor, and had a 9.9 then a 15 on the back. The 15 was overkill and had that boat running as fast as you would ever want to go in it. I would not remove the center bench. These boats have no supports other then the ones in the benches and are welded. It will definitely bow in the middle. The floor was painted plywood wrapped in carpet. I just laid them in and the weight of the boards kept then in place without issue. This way they could be removed to dry up when needed. The bow deck was also made the same way. I used self tapping stainless screws to attach some aluminum angle to the rail and bolted the deck to it. Held the troller well enough. There is a support shelf in the bow. I cut a piece of ply to fit it and carpeted that too. I silicone it to that shelf and that’s where I put the battery box. (Group 24). It had a strap to keep it in place. I added a quick connect plug for the motor so I could remove the battery for charging and added a kill switch under the bow deck. I loved the boat so I upgraded to a bigger Duranautic. I have the 16 foot side console model sitting in my driveway. [/QUOTE]
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