arcticwhiteGT
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So I bought this 12 foot jon boat from a guy in town with the intention of making it my project. It was ROUGH when i got it. It was definitely going to be a project and a half. I work night shift, so luckily, on my days off I can work all night without any distractions. I was able to do everything you see below in 4 days. I probably put about 40 hours of work into it too. So here it is, let me know what you think.
This is what it looked like when I got it
My first step was to sand the 30 some years of paint off of it and see what I was working with. I found out that one of the previous owners decided to replace all the rivets on the bottom with bolts which had rusted out. So I decided that instead of trying to repair the holes (which were now too big for rivets) I would just replace the bolts and use rubber and metal washers to help seal it up.
Then I caulked around the ribs to help make it water tight again.
I also realized that the front seat had almost no styrofoam left inside of it. So I used expanding foam to fill it
Once all that was done, I then coated the inside of the boat with 2 coats of truck bed liner
After that dried, I began working on the platform for the front. I started by framing it with 1x2's instead of 2x4's to save weight.
Then I continued on the framing
Then I built supports into the front
Then I started cutting the plywood for the platform
Then I made the rear seat
Then I started carpeting the front platform
And this is what the platform looked like when it was done being carpeted
Then I started mounting the seats on the pedestals and swivels
Then I began to work on painting the bottom of the boat
First, I coated the bottom in a layer of truck bed liner for protection
Then I painted the rest of the boat flat black
Then once it dried, I started on my camo pattern
Once that was done and dried, I flipped it over and started assembly
I got the front in with the seat mounted
And then got the back done
And then for the finishing touches
And this is the final product. All that is left is to get it on a trailer, and get the motor repaired and I'll be out on the water
Let me know what you think!
This is what it looked like when I got it
My first step was to sand the 30 some years of paint off of it and see what I was working with. I found out that one of the previous owners decided to replace all the rivets on the bottom with bolts which had rusted out. So I decided that instead of trying to repair the holes (which were now too big for rivets) I would just replace the bolts and use rubber and metal washers to help seal it up.
Then I caulked around the ribs to help make it water tight again.
I also realized that the front seat had almost no styrofoam left inside of it. So I used expanding foam to fill it
Once all that was done, I then coated the inside of the boat with 2 coats of truck bed liner
After that dried, I began working on the platform for the front. I started by framing it with 1x2's instead of 2x4's to save weight.
Then I continued on the framing
Then I built supports into the front
Then I started cutting the plywood for the platform
Then I made the rear seat
Then I started carpeting the front platform
And this is what the platform looked like when it was done being carpeted
Then I started mounting the seats on the pedestals and swivels
Then I began to work on painting the bottom of the boat
First, I coated the bottom in a layer of truck bed liner for protection
Then I painted the rest of the boat flat black
Then once it dried, I started on my camo pattern
Once that was done and dried, I flipped it over and started assembly
I got the front in with the seat mounted
And then got the back done
And then for the finishing touches
And this is the final product. All that is left is to get it on a trailer, and get the motor repaired and I'll be out on the water
Let me know what you think!
