Although it s a fibreglass boat it will still require a plywood floor that will need to be reinforced with fibreglass matting.
Jon boat floor thickness.
With help the engine has now been moved to the back of the boat in preparation for the rebuild of the boat s interior.
Don t be larry it s called a floor.
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Popular choices for wooden jon boat flooring mats include oak and marine plywood.
The boat is currently a ghostly empty shell with nothing but a loose bmc 1 5 engine.
Aluminum floor and deck thickness post by leelatt 23 apr 2012 01 12 i m planning on starting my decking and flooring project on my tracker 1542 next weekend the only thing i haven t decided on is what thickness i need login to view the rest of this post.
It s going to be on the bottom of the boat.
Floors are a good thing and they don t have to be expensive or hard to do.
We have put many in duck boats with.
Get what ever thickness is closest to the rib depth of your boat provided strength of much thicker plywood with out the weight.
Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck.
So you may be interested in making a floor for you aluminum jon boat and you had the smart idea to do a little bit of research before you went out and did it.
I used 63 alumimum tread plate 4x8 foot sheet for the flooring in my jet jon boat with grate results no regreats at all i buy a 1 1 2 inch foam sheet from menards and put the foam between the ribs for suport i keep my jet boat light so she.
Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you.
It also doesn t need a lot of maintenance which frees your time up for more important things.