I have a 14'-6" x 50" wide Jon Boat that I am looking to turn into a duck hunting / Fish ing Boat. It is an all rivited boat. Below is the boat as it is now:
I was thinking of taking out the front bench, and the front deck. See the picture below for what im trying to accomplish:
The next picture show a boat where the builders took out all of the seats and installed braces to support the sides. Is this safe? Can you run a boat without any floation foam?
Questions:
1. Can you cut out the bench seats and install braces without running the risk of the sides falling out?
2. How much foam should I attempt to maintain?
3. Does anyone have any advise on working with aluminum? I have never worked with it and was looking for some online info if there is any.
4. Best way for me to accomplish building the front deck for storage of life vests,etc. and mounting a trolling motor and nav lights?
Any ideas on how I could acomplish what im thinking is appriciated.
Thanks
I was thinking of taking out the front bench, and the front deck. See the picture below for what im trying to accomplish:
The next picture show a boat where the builders took out all of the seats and installed braces to support the sides. Is this safe? Can you run a boat without any floation foam?
Questions:
1. Can you cut out the bench seats and install braces without running the risk of the sides falling out?
2. How much foam should I attempt to maintain?
3. Does anyone have any advise on working with aluminum? I have never worked with it and was looking for some online info if there is any.
4. Best way for me to accomplish building the front deck for storage of life vests,etc. and mounting a trolling motor and nav lights?
Any ideas on how I could acomplish what im thinking is appriciated.
Thanks