Man, there is no better teacher than a "lessons learned" session afterward. Most people show their finished product and won't admit to any flaws but that is how we really learn. Thank you sir.
Love the honesty. We don't always get things right, nice to see the real problems you have and helps future builders. Thanks for the vid. Come on down to Florida fishings great....
Good video. I appreciate you showing what you did not like as it helps your viewers to make better decisions. We either learn by our mistakes or other's mistakes. I purchased marine metal latches and almost went with the ones you purchased. I'm glad I spent the extra money. I have been debating on what to do to protect the plywood. My carpet comes in in two weeks. I will make sure to grab some oil based paint to seal the wood.The boat does look clean. Good job. I will have to look at your other videos to see the build.
Another great video. I just bought a Tracker 1632 from a guy in Dawsonville last weekend. I'm planning my modifications and your videos have been great. Thanks!
Great information, thank you for taking the time to show what works and what didn't. I am just about ready to start working on my 12 ft jon boat. I did learn from you to just spend the extra money and get the quality with it. Hopefully you can get those issues resolved. Thanks for all your help...tight lines.
Thanks for the update, we just finished our trailer and will be starting on the boat soon. I had all kinds of hatches planned guest I need to re-think that.
When I put my live well in years ago I ran it with one pump. To drain mine I just ran a hose to a fitting in the transom and put a drain plug in. I ran an inlet hose in and an overflow out the side of the boat. That way the fish had a supply of fresh lake water at the temp they were caught at. So no stress from a temp change.
@2:04 the tackle web system... I so need that. It would likely be much more efficient than my current system, called "The pile". And also, I have to say, my recess pedal tray was WITHOUT A DOUBT the single best upgrade I've made to my boat. I paid $72.99 for mine, but if I had to do it again, I'd pay 5X that amount without even giving it a second thought. And by the way... it still looks amazing dude. Great job.
I would never be nervous about taking a boat like this out on a corp of engineers lake. Maybe not during extreme conditions unless you have serious bilge pumps going. Jon boats are great fishing platforms for fresh water and help people get out there without breaking the bank. It would be even more sea worthy with a small 5-6 hp outboard so you could get out of dodge if bad weather began to break. I fished 5 years out of a 25 year old glass 14' boat (built in 1970) with it's original 50 Evinrude with no bilge pump on West Point Lake GA and only felt in danger once and that was because I was not paying any attention to the weather because the fishing was so good that day (they were probably biting so hard due to the incoming storm lol)
You can stop water getting into your hatch with weather stripping, a small hole, and some tubing. Use thin weather stripping along the inside edge of the hatch to create a channel. Drill a small hole in the lowest corner, and run tubing down to your sub floor. It's not perfect, but it's pretty darn close. You could probably lay a bead of silicone or something as well. That's how I fixed mine. Was cheaper and easier than installing catches. Also takes no time. After the season you can pull the stripping out, and install catches if necessary. That was my plan, but tbh the simple fix works great and only looks mildly ghetto, lol.
Great video, good to see the problems when they come up, I've looked but can't find on how to know what size piston for the lids to buy. Thanks for your efforts always look forward to the next video. Thanks for posting
probably have it figured out by now, but here ya go: www.amazon.com/Apexstone-22-5lb-Spring-Support-Shocks/dp/B01AHHCHBK/ref=pd_sbs_60_t_0/132-2961724-3453100?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01AHHCHBK&pd_rd_r=674467fd-6cc4-4d6d-b4bf-8dcc6315e954&pd_rd_w=hyx27&pd_rd_wg=GbJd7&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=VTQ34VGE3B8EFB4JGXRN&refRID=VTQ34VGE3B8EFB4JGXRN&th=1
Great job....Awesome,clean and really nice to look at.... Question ? The lower part of the deck in the center.... where does the water drain to, just in case of rain or water spills ?
Good job on the boat , if you need to get more power you need to get a TORQUEEDO ELECTRIC MOTOR . I just built an electric only boat and the torqueedo 24v motor pushes it along at 10 kmh.
Fix your striped screws with 5 min epoxy and the ones that don’t stay tight too. If you have to remove them you can heat them with a soldering iron and they will back right out or coat screws in wax fill hole with epoxy put screw in let dry really well and tighten them up
screws coming out spring washer behind screw head, or a bit of sika, or a bit of locktite. take your pick they will all work. we only use southco brand slam latches at work dont do anything special and never had one undo that i know of
Would you be willing to provide more information on the materials used? Your boat tools fantastic bit I would love to know as an example, what is the brand of the latch that you dislike. Also, what size aluminum did you use as your deck support and where did you source it?
Those edges that wore a bit are due to the fake that that edge is 90 degrees. If you round over the edges just a little at the top it can reduce or eliminate that wear.
How did everything cost to put this jon boat together? Because when me and my dad put our 12 foot jon boat together it cost around $2000 including foot control trolling motor.
How are your led strips holding up? They're pretty cheap so I might go ahead and put some in my boat. I was just wondering how durable they are and if your circuit has failed or disconnected easily or at all.
A little tip for those cheap latch screws tightened them all up and shoot some silicone in the whole. Be generous so if you ever have to change them it’s easy to pull a big chunk of silicone out then it is small dot amounts.
Get a torqeedo outboard they are electric but are 1.5 to 80 hp the are also sort of expensive but I have one for my Jon boat and love it because I can use it in lakes that are electric only and also have the power to go on on the bay or lake Conroe
Great video Ryan. So did you ever start fishing that tournament series? My buddy and I joined the SWAT series back in June, took 2cd last month which was good for $160. Last one of the year is next Saturday. Happy fishing!
If you put just a dab of superglue on the screws that go into the plastic they won’t back out anymore and you can still remove them. I do it all the time with rc cars
Whats up man, love your build so far. If you're looking to gain a little power and speed but still be able to fish the electric only lakes, I picked up a motor that would probably fit this build pretty well. Its an electric outboard that claims to be 4hp, and in my experience will move a boat MUCH quicker than any trolling motor. Heres a picture of it on my dinghy, which I use on electric only lakes too. Im of course pushing a lot less weight, but I am consistently the fastest boat on any electric lake. i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/tzdioz3hszsqpz3v43pj.jpg Heres the motor itself: i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/e2fhvyqotpxqzlymg1tf.jpg Its built in a gas outboard motor shell and they just replaced the motor with a huge brushless electric motor. Everything else functions like a real outboard, which makes it a lot nicer than a trolling motor in terms of throttle, tiller functionality, tilt settings, and propeller replacement. With this mounted on the back alone itll probably be significantly faster than the 2 trolling motor setup, and you can just move both trolling motors to the front and run them all for pretty good speed.
Man, there is no better teacher than a "lessons learned" session afterward. Most people show their finished product and won't admit to any flaws but that is how we really learn. Thank you sir.
Good for you telling us when something you built didn't go as planned. I think most folks would have not said anything. You are the man!
Love the honesty. We don't always get things right, nice to see the real problems you have and helps future builders. Thanks for the vid.
Come on down to Florida fishings great....
Thank you! I'm sure I'll be down at some point
Good video. I appreciate you showing what you did not like as it helps your viewers to make better decisions. We either learn by our mistakes or other's mistakes. I purchased marine metal latches and almost went with the ones you purchased. I'm glad I spent the extra money. I have been debating on what to do to protect the plywood. My carpet comes in in two weeks. I will make sure to grab some oil based paint to seal the wood.The boat does look clean. Good job. I will have to look at your other videos to see the build.
Another great video. I just bought a Tracker 1632 from a guy in Dawsonville last weekend. I'm planning my modifications and your videos have been great. Thanks!
Great information, thank you for taking the time to show what works and what didn't. I am just about ready to start working on my 12 ft jon boat. I did learn from you to just spend the extra money and get the quality with it. Hopefully you can get those issues resolved. Thanks for all your help...tight lines.
Thanks for the update, we just finished our trailer and will be starting on the boat soon. I had all kinds of hatches planned guest I need to re-think that.
Great video. I am in the process of doing a deck with a little storage. I am glad you posted this.
When I put my live well in years ago I ran it with one pump. To drain mine I just ran a hose to a fitting in the transom and put a drain plug in. I ran an inlet hose in and an overflow out the side of the boat. That way the fish had a supply of fresh lake water at the temp they were caught at. So no stress from a temp change.
Thank you for your efforts to document your work as it has been very helpful to me for my own restoration.Great videos and great information.
@2:04 the tackle web system... I so need that. It would likely be much more efficient than my current system, called "The pile". And also, I have to say, my recess pedal tray was WITHOUT A DOUBT the single best upgrade I've made to my boat. I paid $72.99 for mine, but if I had to do it again, I'd pay 5X that amount without even giving it a second thought. And by the way... it still looks amazing dude. Great job.
great honest video, the follow ups are the real lessons learned...this is real world DIY right here
I would never be nervous about taking a boat like this out on a corp of engineers lake. Maybe not during extreme conditions unless you have serious bilge pumps going. Jon boats are great fishing platforms for fresh water and help people get out there without breaking the bank. It would be even more sea worthy with a small 5-6 hp outboard so you could get out of dodge if bad weather began to break. I fished 5 years out of a 25 year old glass 14' boat (built in 1970) with it's original 50 Evinrude with no bilge pump on West Point Lake GA and only felt in danger once and that was because I was not paying any attention to the weather because the fishing was so good that day (they were probably biting so hard due to the incoming storm lol)
Glad to see it holding up. Throw some spray silicon on those struts and youll be good.
You can stop water getting into your hatch with weather stripping, a small hole, and some tubing. Use thin weather stripping along the inside edge of the hatch to create a channel. Drill a small hole in the lowest corner, and run tubing down to your sub floor. It's not perfect, but it's pretty darn close. You could probably lay a bead of silicone or something as well. That's how I fixed mine. Was cheaper and easier than installing catches. Also takes no time.
After the season you can pull the stripping out, and install catches if necessary. That was my plan, but tbh the simple fix works great and only looks mildly ghetto, lol.
Haha, thanks Chris! Not always about looks!
your boat looks great, the stuff you don´t like you can deal with time
Great video, good to see the problems when they come up, I've looked but can't find on how to know what size piston for the lids to buy. Thanks for your efforts always look forward to the next video. Thanks for posting
probably have it figured out by now, but here ya go: www.amazon.com/Apexstone-22-5lb-Spring-Support-Shocks/dp/B01AHHCHBK/ref=pd_sbs_60_t_0/132-2961724-3453100?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01AHHCHBK&pd_rd_r=674467fd-6cc4-4d6d-b4bf-8dcc6315e954&pd_rd_w=hyx27&pd_rd_wg=GbJd7&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=VTQ34VGE3B8EFB4JGXRN&refRID=VTQ34VGE3B8EFB4JGXRN&th=1
Thanks for the update 👍
Awesome great update I am glad I changed the way I doing my deck.
Great job....Awesome,clean and really nice to look at....
Question ? The lower part of the deck in the center.... where does the water drain to, just in case of rain or water spills ?
Good job on the boat , if you need to get more power you need to get a TORQUEEDO ELECTRIC MOTOR . I just built an electric only boat and the torqueedo 24v motor pushes it along at 10 kmh.
Fix your striped screws with 5 min epoxy and the ones that don’t stay tight too. If you have to remove them you can heat them with a soldering iron and they will back right out or coat screws in wax fill hole with epoxy put screw in let dry really well and tighten them up
Thanks for showing what dident work .
great video brother! just waiting for my carpet to come in!
Thanks man! yours is looking great so far!
I appreciate the quality video, it gives me a good start to my project build. 👍🏻👍🏻
Fireant, watch Gerald swindles video on his tin rig. He uses rv seal found at homedepot for hatch’s. Awesome idea I think
Great video. - Scott.
GREAT UPDATE.. I STILL LOVE YOUR BOAT ANYWAY LOL
You could try using lock tight or thread locker on the screws and it might help stop them from backing off.
yeah thats what ill prob end up doing. gotta find the missing ones first haha
how about screws, lock washers and nuts?
screws coming out spring washer behind screw head, or a bit of sika, or a bit of locktite. take your pick they will all work. we only use southco brand slam latches at work dont do anything special and never had one undo that i know of
Bud, love your videos! Get some jb woodweld which is made for wood specifically, fill that hole in the hatch and then re-screw that hinge in.
thanks for the tip man!
www.latchhandle.com/ProductInfoCategory?categoryId=13653
Awesome been waiting for this video thanks
Did you seal with fiberglass resin then oil based enamel?
Post a link to all the stuff that you need for that
Would some conventional weather stripping work on the underside of the hatches to create a tight water seal?
Would you be willing to provide more information on the materials used? Your boat tools fantastic bit I would love to know as an example, what is the brand of the latch that you dislike. Also, what size aluminum did you use as your deck support and where did you source it?
Loving your videos man. I'll turn my 12ft duck boat into a bass boat one day 😂
Check out how Anthony Jones installed his latches ... on his Top Gun Jon Boat
will do, he's got a great channel going on!
What's the name of that tackle storage system? I think that's a great idea.
How much of a gap did you use to compensate for the carpet? About 1/8th or around a saw blade?
Depends on your carpet thickness, but I believe I did 1/8 each side. Should have done 1/4
Great vid. Subscribed. The vid will really help me.
Those edges that wore a bit are due to the fake that that edge is 90 degrees. If you round over the edges just a little at the top it can reduce or eliminate that wear.
For the rivets that are not going into metal, use backing washers.
How did everything cost to put this jon boat together? Because when me and my dad put our 12 foot jon boat together it cost around $2000 including foot control trolling motor.
Do you fish like Russell in Habersham County Georgia?
Great tips man. Thanks.
How is the hatches made? Looks like they were routted around the whole hatch. Thanks.
Try switching the orientation of your problem hatch.
What size is the boat?
How are your led strips holding up? They're pretty cheap so I might go ahead and put some in my boat. I was just wondering how durable they are and if your circuit has failed or disconnected easily or at all.
those are working great! haven't had any issues with them. that might be why i forgot to say anything about them haha
A little tip for those cheap latch screws tightened them all up and shoot some silicone in the whole. Be generous so if you ever have to change them it’s easy to pull a big chunk of silicone out then it is small dot amounts.
Lake lanier? Are you in Forsyth county GA or nearby?
Get a torqeedo outboard they are electric but are 1.5 to 80 hp the are also sort of expensive but I have one for my Jon boat and love it because I can use it in lakes that are electric only and also have the power to go on on the bay or lake Conroe
They're not cheap, but the Torqeedo range of electric outboards might give you more power. Lithium ion batteries, so very lightweight.
Great video Ryan.
So did you ever start fishing that tournament series? My buddy and I joined the SWAT series back in June, took 2cd last month which was good for $160. Last one of the year is next Saturday.
Happy fishing!
Why don’t you ever post anymore???
You could always get a Torqueedo electric outboard.
No more fireant fishing???
AN HONEST MAN
If you put just a dab of superglue on the screws that go into the plastic they won’t back out anymore and you can still remove them. I do it all the time with rc cars
Bolt them on
Loctite my man
Post please
If you're located in Georgia I would be really interested in getting some tips from me on a budget build I bought find me on Facebook Kyle Stubbs
Whats up man, love your build so far. If you're looking to gain a little power and speed but still be able to fish the electric only lakes, I picked up a motor that would probably fit this build pretty well. Its an electric outboard that claims to be 4hp, and in my experience will move a boat MUCH quicker than any trolling motor. Heres a picture of it on my dinghy, which I use on electric only lakes too. Im of course pushing a lot less weight, but I am consistently the fastest boat on any electric lake. i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/tzdioz3hszsqpz3v43pj.jpg
Heres the motor itself: i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/e2fhvyqotpxqzlymg1tf.jpg Its built in a gas outboard motor shell and they just replaced the motor with a huge brushless electric motor. Everything else functions like a real outboard, which makes it a lot nicer than a trolling motor in terms of throttle, tiller functionality, tilt settings, and propeller replacement.
With this mounted on the back alone itll probably be significantly faster than the 2 trolling motor setup, and you can just move both trolling motors to the front and run them all for pretty good speed.
Prav S What kind of motor is it? That picture is gorgeous. That sounds pretty neat, is it pricey though?
Put a motor on that thing bro
Jesse Arnold he said he only fishes trolling motor lakes only.
Locktite use locktite
Get an electric outboard.