Adding A Floor To A Jon Boat

I feel like this one most impacts small boaters on a day to day basis.

Adding a floor to a jon boat.

Listed below are the materials needed for this project. The all welded tracker grizzly 1648 jon is a tough and versatile aluminum jon boat that can easily be adapted for fishing hunting or working. It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. Regardless of the flooring mats you choose for your jon boat the important part is that you re installing a necessary add on to your jon boat that ll ensure you and your crew are able to get around safely.

The unitized stringer transom and hull provide rock solid construction and a smooth dry ride. Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck. So you may be interested in making a floor for you aluminum jon boat and you had the smart idea to do a little bit of research before you went out and did it. The 1648 has a thick 190 aluminum cockpit floor plus a big front deck with a lockable storage compartment.

We bought the foamulate board at lowe s. If you have ever fished from an aluminum hull jon boat before you know just how much sound is amplified. The flooring creates a dead air space just above the hull s bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as fiberglass steel or aluminum. Don t be larry it s called a floor.

Unlike rotting wood and messy styrofoam this is a perfect alternati. Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull.