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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
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<blockquote data-quote="Pistol58" data-source="post: 460927" data-attributes="member: 24292"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I have been following this site for some time now and gotten a ton of ideas in doing so. I recently acquired a 14' Monark jon boat for my son and I to restore and use in neighborhood we live in. Our house backs up to a small 5 acre lake, so its the perfect size boat and been a fun project so far. </p><p></p><p>I am going to upload some pictures of what I have done already, but I need some advice as well on what to do (if anything at all) about decking.</p><p></p><p>So far, here is what I have done:</p><p>- Filled with water to check for leaks. There were several loose rivets which I have tightened</p><p>- Used Marine loctite on ALL rivets underneath the boat. Even ones that were not leaking before.</p><p>- Pressure washed the outside entirely. Sand/Grind off all old paint (as much as possible) and wipe with acetone. </p><p>- Remove old rotted transom. Cut new transom material stained and sealed. Just need to install after paint.</p><p>- Aluminum self etching primer coat on bottom and up sides a few inches</p><p>- Coat underside with steel flex epoxy</p><p></p><p>Still to do:</p><p>- Sand and prime interior of boat.</p><p>- Paint interior with duraflex marine paint</p><p>- Deck</p><p></p><p>And that is where I am struggling to make a decision. It is only me and my 7 year old son going to be on the boat 90% of the time. Occasionally I may have a buddy join us.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if should deck the front to the first rib only, and use it for a storage spot, or deck it all the way back to the first bench seat and put seat on top of that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pistol58, post: 460927, member: 24292"] Hello, I have been following this site for some time now and gotten a ton of ideas in doing so. I recently acquired a 14' Monark jon boat for my son and I to restore and use in neighborhood we live in. Our house backs up to a small 5 acre lake, so its the perfect size boat and been a fun project so far. I am going to upload some pictures of what I have done already, but I need some advice as well on what to do (if anything at all) about decking. So far, here is what I have done: - Filled with water to check for leaks. There were several loose rivets which I have tightened - Used Marine loctite on ALL rivets underneath the boat. Even ones that were not leaking before. - Pressure washed the outside entirely. Sand/Grind off all old paint (as much as possible) and wipe with acetone. - Remove old rotted transom. Cut new transom material stained and sealed. Just need to install after paint. - Aluminum self etching primer coat on bottom and up sides a few inches - Coat underside with steel flex epoxy Still to do: - Sand and prime interior of boat. - Paint interior with duraflex marine paint - Deck And that is where I am struggling to make a decision. It is only me and my 7 year old son going to be on the boat 90% of the time. Occasionally I may have a buddy join us. I am not sure if should deck the front to the first rib only, and use it for a storage spot, or deck it all the way back to the first bench seat and put seat on top of that? [/QUOTE]
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