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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
amateurhour's 14' v hull restoration (new pics 04-15-13)
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<blockquote data-quote="Vermonster" data-source="post: 301924" data-attributes="member: 7992"><p>If you're just extending that Bow seat to the next deck - it will be fairly close to how she should sit in the water. I'm happy with how mine sits anyways. </p><p></p><p>Obviously this depends on what else you have in the boat and where it sits. It's all about balance. Think about where your weight is. I'm 200 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Between the bow seat and the 2nd seat there should be 2 ribs that are slanted inward towards the center line of the boat. You may want to add a center post support right there for your deck. Just as added support. Be careful to only drill through the rib and not the hull! I say this because that front bow seat is kinda flimsy as it is only riveted to the sides of the boat. Rivet 3/4" aluminum channel to the ribs so the channel is facing up, and then mount one or two vertical 3/4" square aluminum tubes that would be deck height.</p><p></p><p>Kinda like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48162[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But here on your boat:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48161[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vermonster, post: 301924, member: 7992"] If you're just extending that Bow seat to the next deck - it will be fairly close to how she should sit in the water. I'm happy with how mine sits anyways. Obviously this depends on what else you have in the boat and where it sits. It's all about balance. Think about where your weight is. I'm 200 lbs. Between the bow seat and the 2nd seat there should be 2 ribs that are slanted inward towards the center line of the boat. You may want to add a center post support right there for your deck. Just as added support. Be careful to only drill through the rib and not the hull! I say this because that front bow seat is kinda flimsy as it is only riveted to the sides of the boat. Rivet 3/4" aluminum channel to the ribs so the channel is facing up, and then mount one or two vertical 3/4" square aluminum tubes that would be deck height. Kinda like this: [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1043.JPG"]48162._xfImport[/ATTACH] But here on your boat: [ATTACH type="full" alt="mockup.jpg"]48161._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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