11 Foot Jon Boat to Bass Boat FULL MODIFICATION!!!
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- I took my new 11.5' Jon boat and did a full modification to turn it into a mini bass boat!! The main goals were to increase storage and implement 2 improved casting decks while keeping the weight down at the same time. I used aluminum to frame both decks, which kept weight down tremendously over your typical 2x4s.
I ended up with 5 different storage compartments, and added a recessed trolling motor foot pedal tray and gas struts as bonus features. I didn't add a live well or rod locker, since I don't ever plan to use this boat for any tournament purposes, but both would be possible with future upgrades if necessary. I used rivets to connect all aluminum framing and the rubbermaid tub to the frame, and used building "teks" to attach the plywood deck to the aluminum. Plywood used for the decks was 1/2", all water sealed, and 9/32" was used to separate the compartments. Outdoor carpet was added to all decking, including the divider pieces.
All in all, I'm EXTREMELY happy with the result! I haven't taken it on the water yet, but I think its very likely that it will be perfect for what I bought it for. I still need to install the trolling motor, obviously, which I plan to pick up form the Zark next week. And a bilge pump...never forget a bilge pump folks.
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Great job! Your “rant” about learning to fish before you get a bass boat, was spot on! I couldn’t agree more. Can’t wait to see you and Max out there catching slaunches !
I think this is a great direction to go . Lots of people don't have a nice big boat and just fish for fun, a little boat like this can get in most anywhere and won't break the bank! Keep it real !
Not gonna lie, that's sicker than any boat I will ever own
Haha man it's nothing special! See ya Friday 👍🏻
Milliken Fishing yessir 👊👊👊
lojo.fishing the kayaks you've had cost more than this boat buy the looks of them
Shocked Fishing haha good point
lojo.fishing
My parents bought me my first boat for my 15th birthday and I still had to pay them back😂 but it’s a nice little boat.
Excellent comment on starting kids in small boat . They learn to fish as well how to take care of it . Look awesome. Good luck on the maiden voyage . Cheers
Absolutely love this. I've been using a 12' aluminum boat that my uncle made and been looking for an upgrade and this is it!!!
I am boat builder at Intrepid powerboats, who builds the best offshore CC and Cuddy fishing boats on the market. A close second would be Contender and Yellowfin. The rigging on the Intrepids is insane. They make sure Every screw is in the same position before delivery. You did an effin awesome job. I would name it “sluanch sticker”. It just fits. Also. Use 2 inch pvc for a rigging tube in case you add things later. Just and idea but awesome job. I grew fishing on a John Boat and, while in salt water, I landed some 36 inch bull reds and doormat flounder with too many blue crabs to count. SLAUNCH STICKER ready for you and the little guy. GREAT JOB!!!
What you did to that jon boat is awesome. Makes me want to get a Jon boat to have me a little project like that. I`m glad i found your channel watching one of Flair videos. Keep up the good work and hopefully we`ll see you one day catching real Slaunches down in Texas with Flair.
Robert Garcia, just an FYI , it's not a Jon boat, it's a V-Hull.
I’m glad I found your you tube channel n kind of want to get one turn it in to a bass boat see if I can do it if get ready for some questions. Again you good with what ur doing keep it up my friend.
I adapted my Jon boat in a different way. I removed the center seat, and laid down a sheet of Aluminum, and installed a pedestal seat. On the sided I made storage to run from stern to bow, with rod holders on top. I run rivers in mine so I wanted the weight to be as low as possible. With a 9.9 Merc, 2 stroke, this 2 ft hull flies along, and with a bow mount electric, it's sweet, not pretty though. Yes it does go in the bed of my truck easily too. I must say this I do like what you've accomplished with your hull.
Dude! Don't cut yourself short!! That's an awesome job you done on that little boat. I'd love to fish out of it.
Your assessment of highschool kids getting bass boats without knowing how to fish is spot on! And while I wouldn't do this kind of project since I'm a kayak angler, this is pretty cool!! -Mike
Building a boat out like this with my daughter this summer. She's got bank fishing pretty good, time to learn this way on the water! Thanks for the content man
Can't wait to see a follow up video on how well that casting deck works. I have a boat about the same size I'm thinking about decking.
Great Video !!! Just for clarification 60 years ago they were called aluminum row boats 🙂They typically sold for $130 brand new for a 12 ' because they were rated and sold by the bend in the hull, not the length from bow to stern.
I've watched quite a few videos from MF, but this is definitely the one that made me subscribe. Your statement about not buying a $70K boat is what put me over the edge. Nice work. I'm inspired to make my own mods. Keep it up, my man.
Dude perfect timing, I just bought a little 11 foot aluminum boat just like that. Thanks for the vids man.
My son and I did the same thing to a tri haul. Fun project.
Love what you did with the boat man looks good that's also what I learned to fish in and I couldn't agree with you more about the high schoolers parents running out and buying them a brand new bass boat I fished a tournament on lake Guntersville here in Alabama Saturday and I bet there was 50 of them that showed up with 60 to 70k dollar boats but most of them only weighed in 1 fish so you definitely need to crawl before you walk.
BRIAN HILL so true bro
Been fishin banks for a long time, picked up a kayak, now lookin to get a jon boat and do something like that. Learned to find fish by google maps and walking miles to get to the fishing spot before I could drive. Completely agree with your little rant brother
That's great! I am thinking about adding a removable fore-deck to my vee-bottom boat. Something that laps the thwarts maybe. Thanks for the inspiration!
I do this stuff in January through March when fishing is really tough. Cool stuff.
Hell ya brother completely agree with at 13.00 -15.00 minutes. I'm in my early 20's a jonn boat is the perfect starter boat!
Nice job! One recommendation for the future is get Rhino Lining type covering and paint the inside of the boat. I did it on my 16 ft Starcraft on both the inside of the hull and top and bottom of the plywood. I did the same as you by treating the plywood as well. Or maybe I was just a bit OCD when I did mine! 😁😁😁. You've given me some great ideas to modify my modified boat as a boat owner is never done working on their boat's!
Great job!
Nice...I have some float tubes I made custom racks that hold Two ice chests and a third on tube and up to nine rods ...plus a lot of tackle.. I'm planning on a jon boat build this year 2023...your build is nice..
Dude the boat is friggin sweet! Can't wait to see it on the water.
Just reaffirming my name suggestion of “The Aluminator” ...really great job on making that Jon boat into a decent bass boat. Some suggestions: On the underside of your compartment lids you should attach some clips to hold bags of soft plastics. You can simply go to any office supply section and get a box of bull dog clips. Attach them to the underside of the compartment lid and you have a quick way to access the soft plastics you use the most. Another tip would be to get some battery operated, LED tap lights. You can put them on the underside of the compartment lids or on the inside of the hull to give you some hassle free lighting for those early morning or late night Fishing hours.
Love the boat and attitude toward making it and the appearance of the boat. Id love to have a boat like that haha.
slaunch hunter might be a good name
Jeez I remodeled mine too but yours looks way better, those hinges and bars to keep the compartments open are really nice!
Just wished I could have saw the boat more often!
I have a design for a two wheel trailer that hooks on to the transom for moving it once you get it off the bed of the truck to the water with out dragging it. You might find that you want the battery centered on the back.
Nice job!
The Slaunch Launch is very cool!.
Ben floatin', Ben Catchin' , Milliken them slobs, 😂 I dunno. I love the video though and thanks for your help in numerous other videos on techniques and baits and for all that you do for the industry. You da man man.
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Built 2 and the weight is getting there. Really didn’t need compartments. Can just throw in a tackle bag. If not be sure add drain holes in bottom of containers. Good luck
R.I.P. Mac Miller. Definitely dig the boat man. Gonna have to get after one for me and my mini me.
That things very cool. Good work
Its "THE SHRIEKER"....that's a pretty sweet looking boat!
Loved the tangent about rich kids with big boats
Very nice job I did my own 14ft. Alum . I got a good laugh about the gap for carpet around the hatches (learned the hard way myself) I bet you'll have a blast with it !!! Great DIY vid . I think t.b.n. goes into so much detail you miss the point .get some slaunches!!!!!
Thanks for the treat my friend and I have to tell you you did a outstanding job on that boat!I got to learn how to do my deck now while using aluminum angles and it's gonna be my first time using a rivet gun too.well good luck on your first test in the water and wishing you blessings in the future n keep posting video my friend! Blessings from edinburg tx!
Wow great job on the boat
Awesome job on LIL JON it looks pretty sick!!
badass! that boat needs a name!
Awesome build
You should put a live well in that little boat . Call it little Dixie.
Tiny Boat Nation!
May I suggest you show more of the boat than yourself??? Awesome boat, good job.
Name your boat "Killer Bass" cuz you did a killer job on making that Jon Boat look like a mini bass boat good job man keep it up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 "All Gas No Brakes" keep it fishing M F yeeaaahhhh 💪💪💪💪💪👊👊👊👊👊
Sweet ride for sure
You gotta get this thing out!
nice job awesome build for a little boat name it Millikens pride
Boat looks awesome
My dad got me 14 foot V-bottom boat that's 50 years old, made me sand it Down, paint it and weld the parts that needed to be welded on the trailer by myself. Then he helped me install the front deck. Only thing I would do is paint it.
Thanks for putting me onto this idea
Oars. Take it out as is and see if she floats straight. Oar power fishing is unbelievable. Row boats are so quiet and able to get shallow. At the end of the season you will have forearms like Popeyes. Like the modifications.
Can't wait to see a fishing vid in the new boat
Awesome gob. Sneaky Slaunch for the name.
Inspired now to get mine done. Thank you!
I have that exact boat.
You can have 3 ppl in it no issue.
Handles an outboard and the beatens like nothing great boat
Nice DIY job. maybe use some insulating spray foam under the plastic gray tray to supoprt the bottom just incase you slip and step inside the tray. It will even help with cool weather, those trays get brittle on the cold.
Milliken is the Realist!
I think you did a awesome job on the boat, if I lived near you I could have tig welded some of that framing for you.
Rivets are so cool
Respect for using nikes on my feet instrumental. 💪🏻
They sell small trailers at harbor freight, very affordable for the boat if you get tired of lifting it, just fyi...great vid bro
sweet job I'm not a high school kid but just got a small boat to learn to fish off a boat.
Using 2" PVC, PVC endcaps and "T"s, a threaded rod, and hard rubber spoked wheels, you can make a small "trailer" that can be bungee corded under the boat so it can be rolled to the water rather than carried or dragged. Attach the trailer before unload from the truck and it will roll off nicely as you lift the front. I use this for my canoe; positioned correctly you can balance the boat so even Max can pull it. Remember to take the boat off the trailer before launching -- LOL.
I would take that thing offshore for mackeral and probably die but I would die doing g what I love. Sick boat dude!!!
Wow buddy, I had no idea that you were so good with fabrication. That came out really nice. It looks really good!
Good job man. Looks good can't wait to see how it is on the water.
I’m 5 minutes in and we’ve seen the boat for all of 15 seconds and your face for the entire time... yer a good looking young man and I’ve enjoyed many of your vids but this one.. I couldn’t watch anymore.. lol less you more boat! Hahaha keep up the fun man
Staunch Destroyer!!
Home Depot new sponsor? Loving the boat!
I would think about putting the battery in the center of the boat . With it being so small your weight the trolling motor and all the boat would be more stable .
Nice little video.
Love the vid man, good info here. Nothing crazy but a cheaper, efficient little boat to get out on the water with and slay some hogs.
I wanna see you fish the job boat!!!! New challenge??? Online challenge??? Haha
Great job... love the boat. TY!
nice project
Man you are so right about parents giving these kids everything and them working for nothing basically i litteraly just turned 21 and bought my first john boat for 100 bucks man gotta little trolling motor on it and thats all i need to slay some monster bass
Don't use silicon for future reference....use 5250. It's marine grade and works wonders!
looking great
Good looking boats I use pallets and ply wood for my Jon boat it's a little have but works
I gotta decide to either do this or get a kayak. I'm leaning towards this but with a trailer.
Liked for the truth about free golden spoons ride. 👍🏻
Power Fishing Only 👀 for the boat
been thinkin bout doing this for a while now, figured id see if anyone else has recorded it... was extremely happy to see that you've done it lmao, didn't even know
Very nice project and great vids! Keep up all the good work mane!
Nice boat
Can't wait for a vid using it!
I think that boat should be named the slaunch machine. Cause we all know you CATCH THEM SLAUNCHESS
The boat looks great! Maybe less face time and more boat?
Looks great man
Great video: Maybe name this the "Small Lake Able n' Under Naked Trollin' Husker" (SLAUNCH) boat.
Great Modification and inspiring, and it Will Fish Great !,,,🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Nice vid. Fun, can't wait to see it in action.
Damn I really like this a lot.
Good job looks sick
I’m in the process now of finding a 14-16ft jon boat to take my boys out fishing in and teach them how to get going and eventually give them the thing. Don’t matter what your in as long as you have a pole in your hand and spend some time with the kids!