Beautiful bud, it looks fantastic, I love your detail and wanting things to look good, you are going to be so proud of this boat when it's finished, gonna mean a lot more to you knowing you built it. Excellent.
Great no nonsense video. I’m enjoying watching the build come along. Thank you for for the inspiration and motivation to get my own build going, after fishing season that is!
Thanks for the “ How to “ video 😂 Going to do mine soon. This really helped. You Sir , are very talented !!! Hope mine turns out as good as yours did 😂
Thanks for your tips man. Helped me with my carpeting job. Been doing a compleate restoration of an old deep-v 16 Grumman boat. Compleately gutted the poor thing that was compleaterly rutted. A you said, months of work. Bonjours from Quebec Canada ;-)
You are a very talented boat builder. I’m getting ready to carpet a deck extension I just built so I went to RU-vid for some tips. Super glad I found your video. You taught me a lot.
Love you Videos thank you for posting and going into the finer details. I just got a 15 ft. Semi v and after binge watching your videos several times they have helped me out so much. I will have to say you make it look so easy. Love your channel and always looking for more videos from you
I've enjoyed watching your videos on this jon boat conversion. Looks great! I need to do a little more upgrading to mine and hope to capture the project half as good as you have. Thanks for the ideas and instruction!
Bro, that "Jon Boat" title threw me off at first. Then I was like what the heck, let's watch this b/c I almost bought a Lowe 1448 too. You did a great job imo. Instructions made this task look easy. Carpet work looks amazing! I don't know if I am going to do my Lowe Fish and Ski or just let a professional do it.
If you’re really missing the build maybe we can work out a deal and you can build one for me! I couldn’t do a better job... lol! Lookin good my friend!!
Are you happy with the way the carpet glue is holding up? I bought a different glue but I’m using the same Varathane as you. Thinking about sending back what I bought and going with the stuff you got from Lowe’s.
Nice job on the boat build and thanks for sharing! How has the varathane spar sealer on your plywood held up? Has the carpet help for you as well? I'm doing the same thing to my boat as we speak and just wanted to get some feedback. Thanks again for all the tips and the time you took on the videos.
No prob. The spar urethane has held up perfectly. The down side is the glue from Lowes is now discontinued. This glue works well with oil based sealers like Spar urethane. I used spar urethane on the 1436 build I did but switched to another glue. Costs more but went on well. I'm working on a bass tracker now and I'm going to try fiberglass Resin for the first time so I can have more glue options. The carpet still looks great but isn't as plush as when I first installed it.
Looks amazing man. Glad to see the craftsmanship and time you’ve spent on this, especially the wiring and electrical components. I’m about 2 hours in these videos. Gonna see how far i can go tonight. My boats currently getting gel coat repaired and detailed, when it gets back going to be doing a full re wire and lots more so this is keeping me motivated and helping pass the time without my baby lol
I did coat it myself using Varathane Spar Urethane Oil Based. Its expensive but supposed to be the best you can buy from Home Depot. Recommend to me by Michael Lopez from TBNation. Its holding up nicely. I expect it will last for several years to come.
First off congratulations! Your project is very close to being finish. On top of that your vision of that boat is coming to life. Great job 👏 it's looking very nice and clean.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV yeah it's going to be a very nice feeling for you when get it on that water. Lol I wonder who's going to be the first to catch a fish on the new boat. You or your brother?
Hey.. I'm doing my carpet tomorrow. I have 1/2 inch plywood.. my question is what size staples should I use and also is it a certain kind I need to use? Thanks in advance
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Great video. I wanted to use the link for your carpet recommendation. Can you tell us which type of carpet you used? They have some outdoor balcony carpet here at HomeDepot in Canada and wanted to compare.
Love the build and have been following planning to do a similar back deck on my 14’ Lund. Curious if you attached the back deck to the boat at all or if it just fits snug right in the bottom there? Didn’t see anything where you screwed it down or attached it in any way and just want to be sure I didn’t miss it. I’m planning to just do the area behind my back bench seat and have it run flush with the bench. Thanks in advance and love the videos!! Update** I found the video attaching the deck to the boat! Disregard the previous question minus the loving the videos portion! Thanks again for all you do!
Lol. Thanks Steve. Yepp. I figured you would find the video. I did that video specifically to answer that question. It's still holding up great. Just remember to hand tighten the screws because aluminum strips easy.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV absolutely and thanks for the heads up! Planning to start with the back deck and then make a removable front deck since I still want to take my young son out fishing with me. Probably do the full front casting deck once he’s a bit older. Thanks again for all the great videos and I look forward to continuing to follow!
This looks great! It's going to be rewarding each time you take it out. Much more so than purchasing an already built base boat. Well done. I can't wait to see your first voyage.
I'm curious as to why you did not use marine plywood. I was thinking that when I watched the video where you sealed everything, but I have just realized every staple you install as well as screw has punctured your polyurethane seal and will allow water to enter. I am looking into doing this myself so just curious as to the choice of standard plywood over marine/pressure treated.
Pressure treated wood deteriorates aluminum over time. That's why it's best to seal the wood yourself to prevent that. You do want to limit drilling holes into your wood and if you do you can put some silicone or sealant in those holes to keep the wood water tight. The holes staples create are too miniscule to affect the integrity of the wood in my opinion so that doesn't concern me.
I spent some time on yacht message boards. Many are full time live aboard sailing people. Quite a few do not advocate gluing carpet to the deck. They like the option of being able to pull up the carpet, inspect the decking underneath and making repairs if there's deterioration of the wood. I'm going to give this a shot. I'm not sure if it will work, but I don't see any harm in trying it out.
Wood decking will last several years if sealed properly. There's no real way to repair rotted wood. The best thing to do is to replace your deck if it's rotting. And of course I am talking about jon boat builds use in fresh water. I used a very high end sealant that should last several years.
Im trying to figure out the best way to fasten down my newly carpeted deck without having the screws shown. I cant find a good video or explanation on who people do it and not see the screw heads or holes.
What grade carpet do you have? If it's 16 or 20oz, it hides screws well. Of course the bigger the screw, the more visible the screw head can be. Either way there's no guarantee you won't see a screw head or the indentation where the screw is. Rub the carpet after you screw in each screw. That helps.
Hey! Fantastic video! I went to Lowe's to buy the same carpet glue as you. They stopped carrying it in December 2021. I was able to find the same brand of glue (TEC) at Menards, and it's made for marine applications, but it is apparently more "green"...let's hope it works just as well!
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV It seems to be working fine so far. It is a tan-colored compound that's about the consistency of soft butter. It's water-based and has just a slight "glue-y" smell to it. It also cleans easily with water, which is great for keeping tools clean, and removing glue from places you don't want it. Like you, I spread it out quickly with a small trowel, then used a notched trowel to finish it. It does start to skin up after about 15 minutes, so you need to be aware of that as you work. When I placed my hatch lid onto the carpet piece, it grabbed pretty well. I turned it carpet-side-up and worked it with a roller, then allowed it to sit for about 3 hours before messing with it. The glue is really setting up nicely, and I was able to move on to stapling and finishing the hatch. All in all, it seems good -- the proof of just how good will be seen when I can get my boat done and on a lake.
