Ben
Member
I have an old Jon boat that my grandfathers next door neighbor/best friend gave me about 9 years ago. It has been sitting at my dad's house for 8 years. He also gave me a 9.9 Johnson outboard with a long shaft. I could never get the engine to run but it is at the shop getting worked over. He had the leg rebuild right before he gave it to me, hopefully it just needs a carb overhaul. I have been wondering what conversions could be done and how much wood would weigh the boat down. I found this website and realized I wasn't the only one out there that wanted to put a deck on my Jon boat! I have probably searched this website for 30 hours packing my head with ideas I never thought imaginable.
So here I am with my boat in the backyard and my motor at the shop. First thing is how do I find out what kind of boat I have. I took detailed measurements yesterday but I see no markings of any kind anywhere on the boat. If I had to guess I would say it is at least from the 60's or 70's.
I see people saying they have a 1432 or 1648, I assume that this is referring to 14' long, 32" wide and 16' long, 48" wide. If that is the case, do you measure that from the outside or inside? top or bottom? It is not a huge deal what kind of boat it is but I would like to know for when I start my complete rebuild thred.
I can post pictures when the weather clears up around here. Maybe that will help in the identification.
Thank you all in advance, I believe I have found the right place to get the help I need.
-Ben
So here I am with my boat in the backyard and my motor at the shop. First thing is how do I find out what kind of boat I have. I took detailed measurements yesterday but I see no markings of any kind anywhere on the boat. If I had to guess I would say it is at least from the 60's or 70's.
I see people saying they have a 1432 or 1648, I assume that this is referring to 14' long, 32" wide and 16' long, 48" wide. If that is the case, do you measure that from the outside or inside? top or bottom? It is not a huge deal what kind of boat it is but I would like to know for when I start my complete rebuild thred.
I can post pictures when the weather clears up around here. Maybe that will help in the identification.
Thank you all in advance, I believe I have found the right place to get the help I need.
-Ben