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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Mikes starcraft 14ft v-bottom complete conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="shawnfish" data-source="post: 214182" data-attributes="member: 4468"><p>i WOULD DEFINITELEY PUT SOME SORT OF SUPPORT/BRACINGS ON THE SIDES AND TIE THEM INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT. AND I MAY BE WRONG BUT I THINK YOU CAN APPLY SELF ETCHING PRIMER IF YOU DONT SAND DOWN TO BARE ALUMINUM. IF I WAS YOU AND I MADE A LIVEWELL, I WOULD USE ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STAINLESS TO SAVE ON WEIGHT AND PRICE, EITHER ONE WILL LAST FOREVER. AS FOR FOAM ITS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO PUT SOME IN BUT THE CHANCES OF TAKING A WAVE OVER THE BOW OR SIDES IS VERY MINIMAL AS LONG AS YOUR BOAT ISNT SUPER HEAVY OR YOUR IN SALTWATER. YOU COULD USE A POURABLE FOAM UNDER YOUR FLOOR OR GO WITH FOAM PANELS, I THINK YOU WOULD GET THE SAME FLOTATION WITH EITHER ONE WITH THE LATTER BEING CHEAPER. IF I WAS YOU I WOULD BUILD YOUR FLOOR ALL THE WAY UP TO WHERE YOUR FRONT DECK WILL BE SO I COULD GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE REST OF WHAT YOU INSTALL WILL BE ARRANGED. JUST KEEP IN MIND TO THINK EVERYTHING THROUGH VERY WELL BECAUSE AFTER YOU GET STARTED ITS A PAIN IN THE YOU KNOW WHAT TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS IF YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA. ALSO KEEP IN MIND LITTLE THINGS LIKE WHERE YOU WILL RUN WIRES,FUEL LINES,LIGHTS ETC... I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES WITH MATERIALS AND SMALL DETAILS ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT AND PULLED EVERYTHING OUT AND STARTED OVER. AND WILL DO IT AGAIN THIS WINTER WITH ALL ALUMINUM FOR A FINAL REBUILD. YOUR ALREADY AHEAD OF WHERE I WAS JUST BY JOINING THIS GREAT SITE BEFORE YOU STARTED, WISH I WOULD HAVE. A TON OF PRICELESS INFO FOR FREE........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shawnfish, post: 214182, member: 4468"] i WOULD DEFINITELEY PUT SOME SORT OF SUPPORT/BRACINGS ON THE SIDES AND TIE THEM INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT. AND I MAY BE WRONG BUT I THINK YOU CAN APPLY SELF ETCHING PRIMER IF YOU DONT SAND DOWN TO BARE ALUMINUM. IF I WAS YOU AND I MADE A LIVEWELL, I WOULD USE ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STAINLESS TO SAVE ON WEIGHT AND PRICE, EITHER ONE WILL LAST FOREVER. AS FOR FOAM ITS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO PUT SOME IN BUT THE CHANCES OF TAKING A WAVE OVER THE BOW OR SIDES IS VERY MINIMAL AS LONG AS YOUR BOAT ISNT SUPER HEAVY OR YOUR IN SALTWATER. YOU COULD USE A POURABLE FOAM UNDER YOUR FLOOR OR GO WITH FOAM PANELS, I THINK YOU WOULD GET THE SAME FLOTATION WITH EITHER ONE WITH THE LATTER BEING CHEAPER. IF I WAS YOU I WOULD BUILD YOUR FLOOR ALL THE WAY UP TO WHERE YOUR FRONT DECK WILL BE SO I COULD GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE REST OF WHAT YOU INSTALL WILL BE ARRANGED. JUST KEEP IN MIND TO THINK EVERYTHING THROUGH VERY WELL BECAUSE AFTER YOU GET STARTED ITS A PAIN IN THE YOU KNOW WHAT TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS IF YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA. ALSO KEEP IN MIND LITTLE THINGS LIKE WHERE YOU WILL RUN WIRES,FUEL LINES,LIGHTS ETC... I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES WITH MATERIALS AND SMALL DETAILS ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT AND PULLED EVERYTHING OUT AND STARTED OVER. AND WILL DO IT AGAIN THIS WINTER WITH ALL ALUMINUM FOR A FINAL REBUILD. YOUR ALREADY AHEAD OF WHERE I WAS JUST BY JOINING THIS GREAT SITE BEFORE YOU STARTED, WISH I WOULD HAVE. A TON OF PRICELESS INFO FOR FREE........ [/QUOTE]
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