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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
New Guy Project ! !
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<blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 245080" data-attributes="member: 6238"><p>First find your leaks and deal with them.</p><p></p><p>Be it rebucking rivets, replacing them, welding or sealing. </p><p></p><p>Then get the boat in the water. Move around to see where it is stable and where it is not. Stand on the hull, stand on the seats, put some weight on the gunwales. Make sure you're careful and wear a lifejacket though! if the boat flips or rocks you may go over the side. </p><p></p><p>This will give you an idea of how high you can go on a deck.</p><p></p><p>That'll get you started. </p><p></p><p>Here's a link to my 12' springbok build in progress, might give you some ideas or get you thinking:</p><p></p><p>https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20383</p><p></p><p>The actual build pictures start a page or two in....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="great white, post: 245080, member: 6238"] First find your leaks and deal with them. Be it rebucking rivets, replacing them, welding or sealing. Then get the boat in the water. Move around to see where it is stable and where it is not. Stand on the hull, stand on the seats, put some weight on the gunwales. Make sure you're careful and wear a lifejacket though! if the boat flips or rocks you may go over the side. This will give you an idea of how high you can go on a deck. That'll get you started. Here's a link to my 12' springbok build in progress, might give you some ideas or get you thinking: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20383 The actual build pictures start a page or two in.... [/QUOTE]
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