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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
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<blockquote data-quote="Axhammer" data-source="post: 500651" data-attributes="member: 16767"><p>That boat in the video above is pretty nice. Congrats! </p><p></p><p>I don’t see a need for much more boat, considering what the OP is talking about doing on the water.</p><p></p><p>As far as removing the center seat, everyone has provided excellent advice in this thread. I had to Google to see what a u14 Valco looks like. When I did I saw a picture I will post. It looks like a good option. I think the picture came from this website, so this issue has apparently been discussed.</p><p></p><p>I like the solution that maintenanceguy has posted, but there are many ways to skin this cat.</p><p></p><p>My Polar Kraft MVT-1751 has a small deck in the bow, that provides structural strength in that area. About amidship it has a small storage box on each side, again, providing structural integrity. In the rear, it has a seat, with seat extensions tied into the transom, providing more structural integrity. In between the areas discussed above, it has smaller gussets that tie each rib to the side of the boat. When you view the picture of my boat in its current condition (I have removed the boxes & rear seat), you can see there are no gussets where the storage boxes were, or in the rear where the seat was.</p><p></p><p>These little tin boats are actually similar to a small fixed wing GA airplane, because they rely on the skin for structural strength. It’s called a semi-monocoque design. The skin is load bearing, as is all the seats, boxes, and gussets, that are attached to the skin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Axhammer, post: 500651, member: 16767"] That boat in the video above is pretty nice. Congrats! I don’t see a need for much more boat, considering what the OP is talking about doing on the water. As far as removing the center seat, everyone has provided excellent advice in this thread. I had to Google to see what a u14 Valco looks like. When I did I saw a picture I will post. It looks like a good option. I think the picture came from this website, so this issue has apparently been discussed. I like the solution that maintenanceguy has posted, but there are many ways to skin this cat. My Polar Kraft MVT-1751 has a small deck in the bow, that provides structural strength in that area. About amidship it has a small storage box on each side, again, providing structural integrity. In the rear, it has a seat, with seat extensions tied into the transom, providing more structural integrity. In between the areas discussed above, it has smaller gussets that tie each rib to the side of the boat. When you view the picture of my boat in its current condition (I have removed the boxes & rear seat), you can see there are no gussets where the storage boxes were, or in the rear where the seat was. These little tin boats are actually similar to a small fixed wing GA airplane, because they rely on the skin for structural strength. It’s called a semi-monocoque design. The skin is load bearing, as is all the seats, boxes, and gussets, that are attached to the skin. [/QUOTE]
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