Jaw Dropping Jon Boat Discovery - Custom Casting Deck Build
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2019
- In this video I show you how we made a casting deck for my jon boat. Instead of making several individual videos, I crammed all my footage from the jon boat modification into one inspiring/informational video that I hope you will enjoy. Ask me anything about why I chose to, or chose not to do certain things to my boat and I'll do my best to respond. For anyone looking to replicate this build I've listed everything we used below to make the removable casting more effective.
How We Made This Build Possible:
Marine Plywood 3/4"
Fiberglass Resin
Carpet Glue
Indoor/Outdoor Carpet
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Love how you let your dad work on your Jon boat. I’m the same way my dads very handy with his tools and always has the dopest ideas. Great to see your dad contribute into your boat!
I've watched so many of these build videos and you are the first guy so far that has glassed the plywood .
Thank you . now I know there is at least one person with some common sense out there .
Putting the batteries in parallel in essence just makes it like you have a battery twice as big so yeah essentially it just drains them slower!
This is a build I really want to do for the smaller lakes that don't allow motors over 9.9 or no gas motors at all. What you built is perfect for those places.
You are correct and that it exactly what I planned it for!
Great build video! Kudos to your dad for helping!
Thanks! :)
All of this seems very well thought out. Nice job, very clean
Most of our time was spent discussing, measuring, and planning before even buying the materials. Thank you!
Looks great!
Well Done!
Nice build. Right now, I'm 'gathering' ideas for the conversion I am doing to a 12 foot V hull. I am definately using your 'get home' battery idea. Thank you.
Awesome job.
Your father contributed some brilliant ideas
For being a relatively small youtuber you have some really nice edits and great interaction with the viewers, it's people like you that need to get big unlike some of the other youtubers. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Adam! I need to get back to uploading soon because it’s people like you that keep me going 👍🏼
Great job guys
Thanks 👊
That’s awesome Vinnie! Definitely turned out nice.
Thanks Steve!
Clean. Great job
Thanks
That's an awesome build. Looks better than Professional!!
Thanks Michael!
Dude you did a great job on that boat, wow!
Thanks Terry!
Great build I've built my Jon boat without any power tools!
Thanks and nice!
Super impressed well done!
Thanks Tanker!
It look cool
Thanks
Man that's awesome! I have one jus like it that's waiting on me to do what y'all have. You really thought out your design. Great job,enjoy the fishin!
thanks Vince!
Hi! I started to watch and when you thanks to your dad....you won a follower...God bless you and your family, I started to write this comment before continue watching the video....love and take care of your family...my father died 4 years ago, and I never do so many things with him..but was for good reason...he always encouraged me to study. ...😁👍
Very clean and neat job!
I appreciate it J :)
Hey Vinnie G. I am in the middle of my second one rn and using aluminum this time and wood last time. The aluminum is a game changer though for sure. And theres not really anything you HAVE to weld that you cant bolt with brackets like you did with the plywood. I will tell you that you should get at least a 9.9 hp motor tho if you do get an outboard for it as i have a 5 hp on my wood decked boat and it needs more for sure. If you get an outboard tiller steer you can do away with a battery and lose alot of your weight then also. And another tip i also use 2 small solar panels to keep my accessory battery charged more while using it. I like your boat alot though buddy.
Nice Job!
Thx!
Nice job folk. You could use some aluminum plate (textured)to cover the floor, so you can have it perfectly plain, without excess weight.
Looks good Vinnie! 👍
Thanks John :)
What an awesome job!! You and you pops killed that build I’m super impressed!! We need to get out soon.
Thanks Josh, let's get out soon dude. I can't this weekend but maybe next week!
Vinnie G. Absolutely!! You got my number let me know.
Nice build man ! Love the videos keep it up
Thanks dude!
I need a video on how to wire these converted boats.
If your bearing grease is spitting out of the casing, check your seals. Replace the inner seal and re-pack your bearing.
Good power, good battery life. Quiet and easily moves 14ft aluminum boat.
Great video dude. Really enjoyed it.
Much appreciated Tom 😄
Looks awesome! The wife and I are working on building our casting deck this weekend. Your Dad had a great idea, and I think I'm gonna steal it! Thanks for the vidga! #lakeerielunkers
Thanks, go ahead and take it lol!
Nice mods. I like the color as well. Good choice.
Thanks again!
nice boat for fishing
Thanks. It is good for that
Dude you and your dad put a ton of thought into this project, it’s so easy to see that. Also you’re handy as hell 🤠 good work my man can’t wait to see you fish in it.
Thanks dude! We spent most of the time brainstorming and finding the right parts 😅 it was frustrating as hell but I think it turned out pretty good. 👊🏼
Looks amazing and super clean layout. Nice work to you and your dad! Ever thought of putting a smaller platform over the batteries?
thanks Dan! We never thought of doing that as I plan to get a 6HP motor clamped between the two batteries in the future. I'm curious what exactly you mean by putting a smaller platform over top? Like an area to step up on?
Great job super fun rig!
Not sure why coosa board is not used in these type of builds. It’s strong and light. Basically of you were going to make a big sailboat rudder you would cut the shape with 2” coosa board, shape the round ranges with a router, sealant, resin, glass, gel coat, boot stripe, then bottom paint if chosen to. It’s totally submersible, water proof and buoyant. When making a deck you would want to do the same but maybe use 1”+. It’s super light and very workable. I want to make a little John boat in same. I want to get a 14’ Carolina Skiff and deck it out. I would likely go gelcoat on the topside and then lay marine deck foam of choice. That way when the boat becomes a mess it can be washed out. Carpet just get so dirty and heavy when wet, and it takes forever to dry especially if it’s wet out for weeks at a time. I love your rig ❤️
God Job 🤙🏻👍🏻
Many greetings from Berlin 🎣🤙🏻🎣😎
Thanks 👍
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Awesome video and new subscriber here. That is an awesome jon boat setup. Thanks for the video!
Thanks man! it means a lot :)
Nice build! Eventually I want to do this to my boat, just don’t have the shop or tools at the moment! New sub👍
Thanks a bunch, it means a lot! It definitely requires a lot of tools it never hurts to ask to borrow some 😄
Vinnie G. Oh, in that case, hey you gotta impact I can have?? I mean borrow....😂😂
BullFrog Outdoors hahaha my dad does! He’s got all the tools! that’s the only reason I could get this thing made 😂😂
Vinnie G. Hahaha awesome👍
nice
Thanks
This is amazing! Definitely my next project
Thanks. Go for it!
DANG BRO!!! This video BLEW UP!! I am just seeing this! Thats so cool. Congrats man
Yeah dude lots of Jon boat guys out there I guess lol. Thanks!
Vinnie G. Ur a legend lol
Lol let’s go kayak fishing soon
Vinnie G. Brooo let’s go! I’m down any day 🔥🔥 just txt me
Sounds good since we can’t be using motors these days lol
I am wondering how stable this is. i have a 1436, with a casting deck, but it is very unstable. I have a 25 HP engine on the back, maybe that is part of it. It is nearly unusable, so i am thinking of removing it. Yours looks great, very professionally done. Great job!
Great build \design! How did you secure the wooden blocks to the casting deck (for the front trolling motor) without touching the aluminum boat?
Awesome build🤙 just was wondering what size hinges did you use for the front compartment.
Thanks dude! I can’t remember what size but they were pretty small. Plenty sturdy enough for this hatch though with two of them.
Do you have your specs of everything. I really like that setup and want to do that to my boat. I have a 1436 alumacraft. Thank you
Thanks for commenting! I thought I put the specs of everything under the video description - If there is something more specific that you don't see there, feel free to ask. I bought my 14' crestliner and the trailer off craigslist locally and I'm not quite sure the exact year.
Great built, one thing I think would be a little better,is the trolling motor plug , by putting it in the box where the trolling motor is mounted, that way water or rain would get in it , instead of laying flat on the floor ? Just a thought
Thanks for the suggestion Malcolm. That was my original thought as well but that box had to be screwed permanently into the deck to secure the mount for the trolling motor. There also isn't much space in the box because I wanted to maximize deck space and wanted to make the trolling mount flush with the aluminum part of the boat. I found a plug that has a beefy rubber seal which allows me to unplug the motor and remove it with ease, but I never unplug in wet conditions - only when the boat is sitting in my garage.
They make trolling motor power receptical caps to keep water out
one question is about the wiring harness for the batteries at 5:05 in the video you mention the cables are pulled very tight and zip tied so they don't pull back, my question is that with the flexing of the boat hitting waves, wakes and stretching wouldn't the constant stress on these cables eventually stretch and break the inside copper stands? well if you find reduced power for some reason then look towards this theory, but great job on the boat.
Subscribed as soon as i saw the Michigan license plate!
Thanks!
Vinnie G. What part? I’m in linden, about 20 mins south of flint
Anthony K nice! I’m in oxford. Not too far 👍🏼
Vinnie G. Hell yeah! You should come out this way this summer! Check out the bass scene in my area! Lol
Yeah that sounds great! This winter has been pretty bad so I’ve been anxious for spring to startup 😅
I'm trying to understand why the negative stud is necessary? Couldn't you just have ran a ground wire to your trolling motor plug all the way back to your battery? I'm doing something similar as far as making removable and plugable electronics on my dads boat, and also using them on my kayak. Great video. Thanks for sharing
Just curious, what kind of hinges are those and where’d you get them
It may be better to add some type of isolation from the main battery and your backup. When you turn on the backup battery, it will try to level out with the main battery since they are in parallel. Kind of like jumping off a car. I may be wrong on this but it seems like this would happen, and drain your backup battery
What was the overall budget for the cast deck build? Just a ball park without the electrical stuff. Seeing how much I'll have to save to get this done
The wood, outdoor carpet, glue, and fiberglass materials I would say about 350. That doesn't include any electrical or tools to make the job possible and/or easier.
When your trolling motor is worth the rest of the boat deck motor boat and all
Here before 1000
Maybe one day lol
Marine grade is perfect as long as it's not treated. Treated wood will effect your aluminum
Nice deck. About the batteries, I assume they are wired in parallel (pos to pos and neg to neg) since turning a switch gets the second one online. Once the fresh second battery is online, the first, drained battery will pull down the fresh one. To avoid that you could put switches on both batteries to disconnect the drained one or just run both at the same time.
Yes you are correct I rigged it up in parallel. But Dang! I didn’t know that turning the second one on later would drain fresh one faster. That makes sense though, Thanks for the heads up! Maybe on planned longer sessions I should keep the switch on so both batteries are being used then...otherwise I have yet to have the one battery die with just the one battery on but it is a fairly new battery at this stage...
@@PureFishermenTV If you have a voltmeter, check the batteries before and after turning the switch. if the drained one is 12.0 and the fresh one is 12.8 they will meet in the middle around 12.4
I do not have one but I’ll have to get one and check it out once I get my boat ready for the season.
Thanks again for the tip!
Where about in Michigan do you live? I’d be down to link up and go fishing
I live around lake orion. I have not been fishing yet this winter season due to the crappy ice season and some big life changes, but I will definitely be getting back out there during the spring season. Feel free to email me if you would like - griffitv@gmail.com.
My job boat has a wooden transom plate screwed strait to the aluminum, it’s a 1974 and there is no sign of corrosion ect when I replaced it due to a crack. I’m sure yours will last forever
Nice man! That great to hear yours is still doing great and yea I’m thinking this will last very, very long!
yeah same here a 74 Myers
what color code did you paint the boat with?
With the trolling motor in the front, do you have issues with the way the boat tracks? I plan on doing the same but I’m thinking of mounting a rudder for the rear to help it track right. Any tips would be appreciated. Sweet setup btw.
Not at all since I was usually always on calmer waters. I think balancing the weight with the batteries in the back really helps with the tracking too.
How much does the front deck weigh?
So it’s a nice build, can you send your dad to my house to help me to? Just wondering if you plan to add an outboard, Or are you in an area that has restrictions and only allows electric?
Lol he is quite the handy man. I do plan to add an outboard eventually, but not for another year at least. I live in an area that has a bunch of small lakes, both gas restricted and not. Some of my favorite ones nearby are gas restricted though
How big is the boat itself?
Did you screw the 2x2 supports from underneath up or are there also screws on the deck going down into the 2x2’s?? Thanks
They were screwed down through the deck into the 2x2’s before putting on the glue and carpet
@@PureFishermenTV I am not going to glue and carpet the deck. Should I screw down through the deck like you did ? The screws heads will then show.
Looks really good. You’ve inspired me. What size is your boat and how does it feel stability wise?
Thanks Josh! It's a 14' flat bottom and it's actually plenty stable for two grown men as long as your on a somewhat calm lake. However, I have had three fish off it comfortably for a half day - then the lake got pretty busy and it made for an interesting ride in. No one got wet though!
Words cannot describe how much i want to do something like this, but I am about the least crafty person you will ever meet, nobody ever really taught me how to do anything like this. Like this is the coolest shit ever to me but I wouldn't even know where to start if I wanted to build it. Kinda sad. Im just kind of stuck with a bare Jon Boat until I can afford something with a casting deck built in.
The full dimensions of the boat .length, width, height.the width of the nose.please
cool, there is a potential issue with your battery configuration though, if you use your primary battery until it is almost dead the voltage will be low, once you flip the switch on the backup battery lots of power is going to be flowing from your backup battery to the primary and it is going to be charging the primary off of your secondary. this super fast charging is going to produce heat and potentially shorten the lifespan of both batteries. i suggest you install another switch on the primary to disconnect it before connecting the backup battery, or even better use both batteries in parallel all the time do decrease the total workload and allow the batteries to last longer. i would buy a cheap battery percentage meter so you can see when you are at 50% charge and know its time to start heading home.
Yea some other guy brought that to my attention too! I think I’m going to add a switch like you guys suggested in the near future. Thanks 😊
Bearings turn slower with bigger tires.
But at 9:03 "spin and spit on the outside of the bearing cases"
It should never get outside. If grease comes out, like was all over your old wheels, you need new grease seals.
Good to know thanks!
Wow thanks for sharing, really nice project! Thanks for sharing!
But wow were those voids in the marine plywood? Seemed like pretty shitty quality?
Did you use epoxy to fiberglass the wood?
Thanks Dejay! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. We actually didn’t notice any major voids in the plywood. We did however use some wood filler along the edges before building but it was needed minimally. We used Bondo fiberglass resin with liquid hardener. About a gallon of it at Home Depot for the entire project
@@PureFishermenTV Oh, from what I've read only epoxy will really make the plywood waterproof. Bondo is polyester so there is stuff evaporating (styrol) that leaves microscopic pores and you will get water intrusion over time.
So better keep it dry so it can dry out when it's not in the water! :)
Dejay Rezme ahh I will have to look into that, I havnt heard of that one yet! Thanks for sharing. I don’t plan on forgetting the drain plug anymore, so it shouldn’t get very wet any longer lol but at least we doubled up with marine and fiberglass for now 😅
@@PureFishermenTV "I don’t plan on forgetting the drain plug anymore" Ah, how many times have I said that!! At least 4 times I remembered just prior to putting the boat in the water. Three times I totally forgot and one of those times the boat almost sank. If I hadn't of had a bilge pump it would gone down. Now I made up a little list and made a bunch of copies on my printer. Before I pull out of the driveway I check off each item. No more issues.
Why mount the trolling motor on the front if u don’t have an actual motor yet? Is it not as effective on the back? Or is it more of a future proof thing?
because it has a foot pedal for steering and the transducer is integrated inside this particular trolling motor so you are standing right on top of of everything its scanning
Vinnie G. Oh nice!!
Where did you buy the carpet from?
Home depot
Bit late to this but just so you are aware, it's very dangerous to wire batteries in parallel if they are not going to be discharged at the same rate. If you discharge the main battery and turn on the second battery, there is a potential difference between the two batteries, thus charge will flow into the dead battery. Batteries have fairly low internal resistance, this will cause very high currents which leads to a lot of heat and potentially an explosion.
What’s the length of the trolling motor
45"
It's really cool but I honestly you would have been better for fabricating an aluminum deck like I got on my Jon and it's lighter to
You are correct. That's what I wanted to do at first but I was on a limited budget and we do not have the skill nor the tools to weld aluminum. Maybe next time!
what width is the bottom
I think the bottom flat part measures close to 3.5’
You look like zac effron
What size of this boat?
14'
Привет, смотрю шпангоуты приклепаны и всего одна клепка между зиговками, я бы поставил хотя бы две клепки. Я сам делаю такие лодки, у нас в россии отказываются от клепок,поэтому все на сварку.
Where in Michigan are you from
Oakland county
Vinnie G. Never fished up there
YO BROTHER WHATS THE WIDTH ON THAT BOAT
What kind of paint did you use on the outside?
Aluma hawk - grey
This is a perfectly cromulent way to do plywood. I'm in the middle of redoing my pontoon deck and can add a little bit. There are certain kinds of pressure treatments that will corrode aluminum when in contact with it, like ACQ or AC2. Also "Pressure treated" plywood from a big box store probably something like CCX. CCX, CDX or pick your **"X" variant, "Pressure treated" plywood won't last outside without some kind of additional protection, It will de-laminate and warp after a year or two. To get true outdoor use plywood you need to buy CCA treated plywood, (about $115 a sheet). Pontoon restoration places (eg pontoonstuff.com) also sell plywood in 102" lengths or 8' 6", since 102" being the maximum legal width for most roadways.
In theory doing this to small Jon boats is great but in reality it adds too much weight to the front of the boat.. the boats are super slow and heavy afterwards... And the flotation effect is all messed up with the weight in the front of the small Jon boats.. I know I've tried.. after that I tore up the wood and put in .125 aluminum deck.. much lighter much stiffer and last forever
Hey Josh, thanks for commenting. You are correct about the extra weight and initially we discussed doing an all-aluminum frame & deck, but we did not have the tools or experience to weld aluminum and I did not have a budget for that. We did, however, do a water test of the weight distribution of the boat as I stood at the bow on a piece of plywood - it was a bit front heavy at first and that’s why we ultimately decided to put dual batteries at the stern and one day a small gas motor will help even more. Personally, I fish smaller ponds and lakes and don’t need to get around super fast. This boat is actually very stable when fishing alone or with a buddy. I even had three people on it a few times. No one has fallen in…yet! haha
That's not marine grade plywood. Marine (or AB) has zero voids between ply's.
Good to know, thanks.
Is it 14 or 12 foot?
14
Alex Jones is cool too
Yes!
While beautify done. You have added alot of weight. This decreases how many can get in the boat. Remember, your boat has to float.
Unless you are making a submarine?
You are correct about the added weight. However I usually only take one other person and it floats fantastic. I’ve actually had three people on it at once and we fished comfortably. I think this would only be an issue on busier/bigger bodies of water with bigger waves, which I have no intentions of doing on this boat
12v would be in series. parallel would give you 24v.
Thanks
@@PureFishermenTV just ment for other viewers. not tryin to pick you apart. loved the boat man
Brody Leduc completely understand dude. Thanks again for checking it out
you are completely wrong.. parallel two 12v batteries gives 12v & 2x AH. series gives 24V.
Incorrect. Two batteries in parallel gives you 12v with the both of the rated amps added together. Source, E.E student.
Dude get an education on batteries wow
Where can I get one?
7th grade science class
RUclips
Google
Library
Battery store
Alright I’ll check those out