Buckwild 65 Amen! Run into this problem every time I go to the lake. It’s like my boat has a silent alarm on it for when I pull it out of the building every friend can sense that I’m headed out. But like you said if I’m working on the boat or cleaning it out they are no place to be found. But when it’s time to fish they are almost lined up wanting to go. Not to mention most of the time they don’t even offer to pitch in on gas for the truck and boat. That crap ain’t cheap. Then when all the fish is caught and the fun part is over and it comes time to clean the fish they hurry up and have to leave or be somewhere by a certain time lmao. Then again when it’s fish fry time guess who is standing there with a plate ready to eat lol 😂
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ive only got a 2 car garage and im constantly doing projects like what you are doing. every time im just like you. me and all my friends. mr welder, plazma cutter cherry picker hammer lol. i was forcefully retired by the va at 40 so i do it 10 hours a day. the neighbors come home every day and just assume fairies and magic dust did all the work. peeps have no idea how long it takes to do this stuff. example, it took me 45 hours to scrape prep prime and paint a cowling for a 225 yamaha. great video
Big deck ! Always a good thing. It reminds me of the first time I walked into a Cabela’s store. Outside the front door was a johnboat that had plenty of room for 12 people and gear. 😳 I had no clue such a thing existed. Pretty sure the trailer had 2 axles.
nice. always wanted to do that to my jon boat. and merging with a jet ski. But family got bigger and free time got smaller. ended up just buying a bigger boat.
Captain,you could teach half the internet on how to make a 'how to' video. Crisp,clean, and to the point; not doting over endless minutia and simple basics.Just , here's how I got her done. Nice job !
That’s one huge jon boat! You could use that as a barge lol! I could load my truck onto that sucker! I like how it turned out... I would load it down with rod holders and make 1 heck of a striper/catfish rig out of her! Now being you have the welding skills build you a nice aluminum bait tank/live well to sit in the middle of the boat to where you can load and unload it when ever you need it.
Very good design and work procedure and workmanship. Since I am used to open seas and prefer my boat to have some deadrise in its framing, I see this flat boat as somewhat a little uncomfortable in open waters and it should be restricted to inshore work. Now that it has been widened substantially well, one would have to keep an eye on the flexing at the central areas of the hull. Also I prefer boats to have a strong anti-twist construction and while the front and rear seat does provide some antitwisting components, along the hull, it is the bottom floors which would provide it once they are anchored at the diagonals. A man who knows when to use rivets rather than welding, is a good man.
Carmel Pule' yes. There is some flex even after the floor. But this is a river boat. I dont even take it in the bays and seldomly a large lake. Yes it beats the hell out if you. In even the slightest chop. But i can jam way into the creeks for smallmouth. Thankypu for the comment. Dont forget to sub and share. ;)
Victor Ruiz thanks man. Yah its a monster! Soon i will be posting a 6 month update video.. After i figure out whats wrong with my motor.. Lol. Thanks for the support. Dont forget to share with ya bros on social media!
Real nice job bud not many young people now days would do or tackle something like that and there’s a lot to what you said about taking your time and thinking out. But anyway great job and enjoy it to the fullest.
For the sake of more content, you should have a 6 month update. Also, I would have like to know what you used to cut it and I am curious on how to paint it, like what you had to do to prep the surface?
I'd love to do this to my 1648 mod v bowfishing boat. It would help a lot with all the weight in the boat. Also, I think if you added a rib in the center, it would help your turning, but I understand you don't want to put more holes in the boat.
Awesome work man super cool looks amazing I just couldn't see myself using plywood after all that fabrication work I would have had to have gone with an aluminum deck
@@CAPTAINWILLY gotchya I'll have to check it out was on lunch when I watched the video 🤣 didn't have time to check out the rest of your videos I'll have to go take a look
that's awesome. I've never owned a jet leg on an outboard. Can you talk about the pros and cons? I hope to have a setup like yours with a jet leg like that.
We call them outboard jet pumps. Pros.. Nothing hangs below the bottom of the boat. Can run in the puddles. Cons... Fuel economy is out the window. My 75 gets about 2 mpg. Also there is a 30% loss in power due to direct drive. A standard prop is like 3 to 1 er so.
Totally loved the concept,. Not impressed with the structural load bearing? Pretty sure you might need a few more gussets? And the dash assy seems way forward for balance? But great build thank you for sharing.
Love it besides the rivets def not a fan of them I would have opted to weld the whole boat and get rid of old rivets if I took it to the point you did but looks good def nice
Thankyou. Yes that was an option. I'm glad I didn't weld it all together. The boat is so thin and flexible I'm shur every weld would be cracked by now. Iv had zero problems. Zero leaks. Its a regular rock polisher. And still use it every weekend.
Thinking about doing this to my 16 foot welded jon boat with 48in bottom, widing it 1 foot and increasing side height 5 inches. On the ribing before you laid down your plate for the flooring. what did you use, square tubing or angle?
At minutes 7:33 you can actually see the boat had a big twisting,now in a lake or big pond there are no tides to fight with,but,still the hull lost rigidity,where you cut in half the front frame,you would reiforce it,other than that very nice job buddy
I would have welded the whole project but due to the thickness of material there is too much flex and ot would crack. If the boat was made of thicker material totally could have welded it
I have a 25 ft cabin cruiser I've been tearing apart to both widen and lengthen. Glad you posted the first video I've found of someone actually widening a boat. Couple questions, why did you rivet and not weld the bottom, and did you epoxy the plywood? Great job. Looks great.
I rivited the main sheet due to the thickness of the boat being .065 too thin to weld. Plywood is untreated its cheap and easy i replace it and the carpet biannualy
That was definitely a lot of work; after rebuilding a transom myself, I would have guessed even more time than the 60-75hrs you mentioned. How big is your motor, & how does the boat perform now vs before? Thanks!
Hey I’m thinking about adding two feet of width to my 1436 I have littles and I need a more stable boat for them by taking ribs from another boat I have access to is it possible to use the aluminum from that boat as well for the added width
Great Job. Thank you for posting the video. I was wondering if you were going to weld the new aluminum sheets to the old aluminum. I am not a welder but I have been told that is harder than new to new metal.
ive thought about doing this but not that much probably like 5-6 inches also to make a false transome type deal to extent the boat 2 foot hows it holding up?
Booker Fritz. Boat rides way better. Only in the water 1.5in at rest. Crazy stable. Turning is a little more sluggish but not a big deal. The helm being up front is just personal preference. I like it out of the way. Not a big fan of tiller. And with 350lbs of engine i needed the weight up front. Thanks for the comment dont forget to sub and share
Just wondering where you got the rivet's and what size did you use. I'm little surprised that you didn't replace the the center rib or what ever you call it on the bottom. Nice build!
lance henthorn . i used 3/16 di. By 1/2 length. Got them from my local harware store. They had to order them. 40$ for 500. No center rib only because i wanted less holes. Had plan to add it latter if needed. Still have it. Thankyou for your comment. Please share on your social media for me. Subscribe for meore videos!.
Im not sure if this was ask but what kind of welding did you do being that its an aluminum boat and everyone seems to to not have knowledge of how to weld an aluminum boat as far as sealing holes and cracks is doing something like seams cracks and holes as easy as making the boat wider? hope it makes sense
You can do it. An extream hull modification should only be done by the owner. Due to a major safety liability. That being said, still years later not a single leak.
