Anyone did anthing special with the flooring in an aluminum boat.
Floor mods to aluminum boat.
1 8 aluminum sheeting is 1 76 lb per square foot.
I own a 14 deep v lund fishing boat 3 bench seats riveted on currently.
The floor is more then able to take your weight but if you desire strips of 1 stock could be cut about 2 to 3 wide to provide you a wooden floor.
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.
Bobby armentrout jon boat mods.
Quackrstackr feb 28 2014.
For patching holes in the aluminum or filling rivets use alumalloy or alumaweld.
Since i used as inspiration one of the boats linked on your site i have taken some photos of my lowe 1448 mod v jon.
I have a 14 72 wide across the top aluminum boat that i am going to put a floor in.
3 4 is fine for thickness.
Carpeted plywood will rot pretty quickly plus get slimy fast.
After i have the floor installed i run a livewell along the side of the boat can be storage also too add more functionality and it adds structural support.
We bought the foamulate board at lowe s.
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It s standard flooring for most jon boats when metal is used.
To make the decks i added aluminum frame trusses to support the deck.
Aluminum i beam type supports under the floor work great.
Adding a floor to a 14 lund aluminum boat.
The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull.
Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull.
It is aluminum alloy sticks that melt with a propane torch kind of like brazing or soldering just be careful heating the riveted joints on aluminum boats.
I would like to add a floor to the inside of the boat and a casting dock up front and am wondering if anyone has experience doing.
The remove the center bench and install a flat floor in the center of the boat.
I primed it with self etching primer and painted it with automotive paint.
1 2 marine grade plywood would be roughly the same weight per square foot.