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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Finally getting a new (to me) tin boat, a 1436
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<blockquote data-quote="Hydrilla" data-source="post: 114007" data-attributes="member: 863"><p>I was overreacting, I've been on with the wildlife commision today and it's no big deal to get taken care of. My wife is handling it since she works at home.</p><p></p><p>I am almost finished with my front deck frame, it's just short a couple/few vertical legs in the middle. It probably took me a lot longer than it did most of you, it took a good bit of time just to wrap my brain around what I wanted to do. Once I got going, it got easier. I will say it helped me to mock up part of it with cardboard to help me visualize what I was doing. It's already stable enough that when I grab one of the sides and shake it, the whole boat moves, and that's all that moves. Here's a pic. The pedestal base is just sitting there, it's not attached. I'm going to add 2 more vertical supports to the middle, and 1 more to the center rear of the frame. I may also add a flat piece across the top toward the front, just to stabilize it a little more yet.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I forgot to mention, instead of the deck going from bench to bench, it will sit on the middle bench and run up to the bottom of the front bench, or whatever the raised front part is called. That's what the angle of the middle bench is, I didn't see any other way to do it. That's totally fine with me, I'll add a small deck piece to the front, put a trolling motor mount on one side (extending it out further if necessary), and a fishfinder on the other side. I can't see needing to walk around that close to the bow too much anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hydrilla, post: 114007, member: 863"] I was overreacting, I've been on with the wildlife commision today and it's no big deal to get taken care of. My wife is handling it since she works at home. I am almost finished with my front deck frame, it's just short a couple/few vertical legs in the middle. It probably took me a lot longer than it did most of you, it took a good bit of time just to wrap my brain around what I wanted to do. Once I got going, it got easier. I will say it helped me to mock up part of it with cardboard to help me visualize what I was doing. It's already stable enough that when I grab one of the sides and shake it, the whole boat moves, and that's all that moves. Here's a pic. The pedestal base is just sitting there, it's not attached. I'm going to add 2 more vertical supports to the middle, and 1 more to the center rear of the frame. I may also add a flat piece across the top toward the front, just to stabilize it a little more yet. EDIT: I forgot to mention, instead of the deck going from bench to bench, it will sit on the middle bench and run up to the bottom of the front bench, or whatever the raised front part is called. That's what the angle of the middle bench is, I didn't see any other way to do it. That's totally fine with me, I'll add a small deck piece to the front, put a trolling motor mount on one side (extending it out further if necessary), and a fishfinder on the other side. I can't see needing to walk around that close to the bow too much anyway. [/QUOTE]
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