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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: 114382" data-attributes="member: 863"><p>I got my front deck measured and cut out last night, and it couldn't have gone better. I spent a lot of time measuring the width of the boat every 3", and was real careful about measuring the centerline of the plywood and trying to be accurate as possible with the width measurements, and it really paid off. After doing a little trimming to account for the ribs, I measured and cut the hole for my seat base, based on the location of my center frame supports. I then coated the edge of the plywood all the way around with liquid nails, before running out of time for the evening.</p><p></p><p>The gap on the sides toward the rear is because the plywood is 48" wide and the boat at that point is almost 50' wide.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I forgot to mention that I climbed up on the deck (carefully because I know when it's on the trailer, it's not good to put a bunch of weight on the boat) and found that the whole piece of plywood sets evenly on the framing, and everything is very sturdy, even all the way up front. I think adding that lip up front was a great decision for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hydrilla, post: 114382, member: 863"] I got my front deck measured and cut out last night, and it couldn't have gone better. I spent a lot of time measuring the width of the boat every 3", and was real careful about measuring the centerline of the plywood and trying to be accurate as possible with the width measurements, and it really paid off. After doing a little trimming to account for the ribs, I measured and cut the hole for my seat base, based on the location of my center frame supports. I then coated the edge of the plywood all the way around with liquid nails, before running out of time for the evening. The gap on the sides toward the rear is because the plywood is 48" wide and the boat at that point is almost 50' wide. EDIT: I forgot to mention that I climbed up on the deck (carefully because I know when it's on the trailer, it's not good to put a bunch of weight on the boat) and found that the whole piece of plywood sets evenly on the framing, and everything is very sturdy, even all the way up front. I think adding that lip up front was a great decision for me. [/QUOTE]
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