How to widen your jon boat

Found this post on Craigslist. Uhm....don't know what to say exactly.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/boa/1050243195.html

Anyone need a whole bunch of scrap aluminum?

It's been done before!

Here is a pic of "zoeconner"'s boat!....
https://www.tinboats.net/forum/download/file.php?id=1841&mode=view

Here's the link to his mod-page...
https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3034

I was just about to post the same thing. :lol:

Wow...I'd never have the nerve to do that.

Bubba said:

It's been done before!

Here is a pic of "zoeconner"'s boat!....
https://www.tinboats.net/forum/download/file.php?id=1841&mode=view

Here's the link to his mod-page...
https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3034

Click to expand...

Actually, it was a neat project, but we (the site) haven't heard from zoeconnor since the mod was done.

I saw that same boat on craigslist...

Waleska... I'm just on the other side of Riverstone from you

I saw that the other day on CL. Zoeconnor did a great job, as he widened his out of aluminum. This guy decided to use fiberglass. Fiberglass and aluminum don't cooperate together, as they have different expansion rates, and I am betting that boat would break in half in the first season, or if a lot of structure is added, it would start to leak at the seam.

It won't hold together.The aluminum will shrink just enough for the fiberglass to seperate.For what he has in that boat he could be a wood and epoxy jon like this one. https://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/jonsboat/index.htm

That mix of materials is what alarmed me, plus 2 seams under the waterline.

Russ: Looks like I'm just up the road from you - kinda between you and Bassboy. If you guys decide to start shooting at one another, let me know and I'll duck!

BTW: do you guys know what fish they're going to stock in the new lake (Hickory Log)? Their website seems to have been axed (due to budget cuts I guess). I assume bass, bluegills, crappie and cats, but I can't find any specific info. Boats will be restricted to self propulsion and electric, so it should be a quiet lake. Sorry for changing the subject :roll: