14 ft Jon Boat to Bass Boat

This is my jon boat to bass boat. Go watch the video before this to see the boat before the modifications. I will be posting more videos of the boat and me fishing later.

[@teejay9929]

This could actually be the video that started the whole idea of “tricking” out a jon boat...great job ...🇺🇸🤙🏼

[@NashMagnum]

Awesome work man. You're giving me ideas about what to do with my 12 foot row boat. Keep it up!

[@christophervalley7679]

Awesome video guy, been wanting to trick my Jon boat out but not sure how to go about it, now you've shown me what to do,, great job

[@mikejansen3274]

Awesome video and explanation. I'm purchasing a 1448 on Saturday and will likely use this to build my deck.

[@wisconsingrown]

its 2020 and everyones tryn to catch up with this kid.great job

[@Dylan-np2ns]

Nice video. Best for instructions ive seen. Im doing my own 12 foot deck using ur guidelines !

[@joelcooper4327]

Good JOB there my man! And don't be concerned with ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS! You did what you did and I'm sure it will last you as long as you need it to! By the time any wood warps or anything else goes bad with what you built, you'll be ready for another boat in the first place! Anyone with negative comments are the ones that have NEVER done a build in the first place! Rock on my man and enjoy your boat!!

[@JDSOutdoors]

Joel Cooper clearly you haven't built a boat or understand them either. While yes his boat does look good and he did a good job the wood he used will eat through the aluminum and it will do it fast. I've seen pressure treated wood eat through 1/8" of aluminum in 6 months. By the way I fix boats and build boats and several of them a year at that

[@jimdotdev]

JDS Outdoors so would you say just to use untreated plywood?

[@JDSOutdoors]

Yes then either replace it when it goes bad or seal it with an epoxy or fiberglass resin

[@jimdotdev]

JDS Outdoors thanks Looking for a similar setup for the the kids and myself and would like to set it up. Thanks for the tip

[@fishingmojados1121]

You clearly don't care that his damaging his boat

[@LushWisdum]

Easy to build & dont add too much weight excellent job.

[@mickberry9991]

Super job. Now why didn't I ever think of this. Young Man Sweet Job.

[@ju99al041ife]

Great idea guy. That's one more project for my to do list this year.

[@freddys1844]

Great video! I just did this to my jon boat and it came out really good. Thanks for posting this

[@shawnp8429]

Looks good but you do not need the insulation board, I did mine with 3/4 inch treated plywood 5 years ago and that is fine plus it leaves a big enough air gap to dry out quickly

[@PigPatrolTV]

Sick setup 👍🏻

[@josesoto7018]

Very nice setup👍🏽

[@deanhurdman8323]

Awesome DIY....if you can you should add a small detachable solar panel for your battery

[@markkeough9]

good job, just nauseated from the moving around.

[@cooperdog9956]

Good job! Thank you for sharing!

[@taylorcole8225]

Good job, sir! Fantastic work. Love the video. Keep it sideways next time, but other than that, good editing! God bless, friend.

[@alexblair9047]

Great awsome job young man way cool now one more thing make a door for live well they sell square bucks at home depot just an idea but very well planed congrats

[@retiredoldsarge5938]

Looks good but I really hope you used all stainless steel screws, fasteners, hangers etc. If you didn't you will have a rust problem after the firs t summer or couple times it rains. Also I hope you DID NOT use any treated lumber... That will ruin the ALUMINUM it contacts with. Also next build be sure and paint any wood with OIL BASED paint to make it last longer. But you did do a good job overall...

[@Livinoutdoors_]

CatFish 911 sorry but this is a noob question. Whats treated lumber ? What not to use and what to use ? I want to do something similar to my 1436 John boat. Please and thanks

[@retiredoldsarge5938]

treated lumber is lumber which has been weather treated. The weather treatment chemical causes Alum to corrode etc. It is bad for it.. Best to use regular light wood and paint it with a marine paint or a outdoor OIL based paint..

[@chuckburgess6592]

been thinking about retiring my flat bottom, called 'the HogTrough',and buying a fiberglass bass boat.may just customise ,the hogtrough, into the ,bass attacker,liked your video, and your idea about the front deck,

[@thediycrab2674]

Sweet build! I like it

[@fhuber7507]

Caution with treated wood and aluminum boats. Copper based wood treatment will attack the aluminum.

[@harrisontaht7580]

I love your weapons of bass destruction

[@chappy1531]

Great job! I like it. One complaint, you make a guy sea sick watching your video, good God man pan around a bit slower, a lot slower.

[@ryannarron4296]

Indeed, hold that camera still dude, I got sea sick watching the video

[@victorlozano6107]

Nice job bro👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@The-real-CrackerZack]

Good job. Gave me a few ideas, thanks.

[@Gunrunner4532]

Dude, that’s awesome! Great work.

[@caseybeal6884]

thanks for this bud it just what I needed to see. right to the point of what I needed in mind for my own mod

[@johnnagy1495]

Nice job. How much weight did it add?

[@mikeallen4200]

Nicely done. Best way to do it. To hell with Nitro and Tracker. I'm poor. lol

[@Jesusiscomingsoon613]

Looks pretty good man.

[@alberteller7286]

That was a very very nice books did a great job

[@Fo4lexess]

Nice job!

[@wildtrophyhunts300]

Great Job!

[@rexbaratheon5594]

Get you a decent cheap used power pole to stick on the back or the front and you can have it even more stable when you're trying to fish just a thought good luck fishing awesome job

[@67JD110]

Great job looks good

[@sdavis7916]

Nice work. You should pan your camera around a lot slower and if you use a phone to video, use it in landscape (horizontal) mode so it looks better in a PC. Thanks!

[@kennethcavalier6201]

Awesome job

[@derekh4943]

Enjoy your fishing

[@dougcoffey5047]

Looks good, job done well. I actually did something very similar to what you have done for gigging. I think it makes boats like yours and mine, the one I did more stable and provided a solid feel to it. Good video, a little touch up on your camera technics would make your video a bit stronger and a little easier to see your fine work......Good luck, catch a big one....Have a question for you. What is better than catching a big one???? Answer: Catching two big ones.....LOL

[@gwood701]

Nice work man :) your video gave me some good ideas

[@nopointbeing3395]

Great job! guy this is awesome.

[@saintathiest1606]

22 mph? or 22 kph ! I think I am sea sick , pass over a bucket ! dude is the fastest camera in the west.

[@fhuber7507]

22 is pretty good for a 1436 with a 15 hp. I get 29 mph by GPS with a 1448 and 25 hp. (Yamaha G3 {Alumacraft} 1436 is rated 15 hp, 1442LW and 1448LW are rated 25 hp)

[@guyh.4553]

Nice job but...NEVER EVER EVER use Oriented Strand Board (OSB)in any situation where it might get wet. You did all that great work just to have to redo it in 3 - 5 years after it gets wet. That type of board swells super easy.

[@TheoriginalPhilGood]

He used OSB as template / test cut; Read on-screen notes. Still, I would never ever Ever! use treated lumber next to aluminum.

[@thetexanist]

Great job!! I love it!!!

[@muskiemike6683]

Good job bud!

[@rileyrader1982]

Great Boat!! did you just drill directly through the wood into the metal for the framework. Great Video! Thanks

[@calebelmore5488]

looks great man! thanks for the video. im about to do the same to mine.

[@rafaelsolorio2622]

That is cool. Nice job

[@JJ-kz7sm]

Use aluminum for structure and 1/2 ply for deck.

[@jpoutdoors5941]

I am picking up a 1436 Topper today, I am looking to do the same thing on mine. Thank you for the video, Any problems with the treated wood and the aluminum as of yet? Looks great

[@kennyfnpowers707]

Aluminum is going to last longer than wood but wood is cheaper. The weight difference between the weight of the wood and aluminum is going to be a few pounds if you frame it right. IF you use wood remember to port the wood to you can lose some weight from the wood, if you dont do this then the weight will be a difference of about 20 - 50 pounds

[@shawnlockett4676]

Nice job kido!

[@jameshallfishing3377]

Nice work

[@workingmanslife5311]

Good job!

[@FatManChubz]

Good job buddy

[@markymark3075]

Nice one!

[@pbstorm6612]

Great job with the boat but one question about how much did it cost.

[@boastarr1095]

I really like your video! I definitely will be doing that to my 14ft jon boat. about how much did that cost?

[@juanmorales4083]

Nice video, I will be doing this to mine. One question what size is your boat?

[@rickybobby.88]

Yee Yee good video !

[@manueldsalinas2147]

Nice. I like it.

[@nogoodcops6557]

So how's the boat doing? Has the wood eaten through the aluminum like some said it would?

[@josephrodriguez3976]

Why does the foam help the boat does it help carry more weight or just for stability for the frame

[@coryCT]

Dude very cool

[@highhookfishing9135]

Nice job You carpeted the front and the platform separately ?

[@mrsuarez430]

good job dude 👍

[@iamremy-kl3xm]

Nice... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤙🏾

[@fredking3085]

Definetly using this setup. Great job. How long did it take to build?

[@TackleJunky81]

looks good man, I subbed

[@CjGrigsby]

can wait till i get mine done for hunitng

[@putemdownoutdoors3437]

Just bought a 14 footer setting the scissor blind up today and getting my burlap ready should be killing ducks by tomorrow lol

[@mrouterrim]

You don't worry about the removable floor popping out going down the road

[@mitchellforeman4217]

I'm sure by now that the treated wood has eaten all of the screws and prob most of the boat.

[@JamesWright1955]

good ideas but you do understand salt treated wood contributes to aluminum breakdown. ?

[@silverhorder1969]

I just wonder how those screws are holding up in that flimsy aluminum? It seems like there would be a better way of mounting that header board.

[@tiffanywall4178]

silverhorder1969 i would of glued it with subfloor glue.

[@damccoy2575]

Careful some treat wood chemicals will degrade aluminum.

[@hdfatboy69]

Nice!

[@dicksimmons5927]

GREAT job young man !! Please come do mine !!

[@franklinowens2147]

bro good job... how u put the trolling motor on the front???

[@richardcucutahenriquez6114]

Great video man. Looking to buy a 10’ and do the same.

[@16KingRanch]

Good video man doing the same to mine here soon

[@anthonylentine2471]

Hey man do you know what brand/model the jon boat was and the length? I'm trying to do the same thing! tight lines

[@m.b.8505]

Hey man! How did you cut out the storage latch? Jigsaw? I didn't see any starter drill holes on the deck/lid. Thanks!

[@mrdominominator2610]

How much did this cost including the motors, seats, batteries etc. I have a 14 foot boat too

[@michaelharris1616]

Real nice

[@bluegill2030]

Those 2" self tapping screws hold all that weight?

[@huntermetrejean9940]

Nice video man. In the beginning you said you werent go with wood all the way up to reduce weight. But at the end i see its carpeted. did you end up using wood on the very front too or did you just carpet that part and butt the wood up against it? cause its nice and flush. Just curious. im about to use your video as a guideline 👍

[@stupidman9774]

Its good but id only leveled the front floor, high deck and high chair equals alot of bodily leverage above center. Might be tossing your buddy in the drink by accident.

[@synthesizer301]

very nice tutorial vid folks : )

[@walkerhowell8802]

what type of brackets did u mount the 2×4's together with

[@drested1793]

how well have the self tapping screws held up? have they loosened up, broken or given out yet?

[@huntandfish1730]

Dre Sted -- that was my first thought, self tapping into 1/8” aluminum as a 90 degree support for a platform. WHEN, they back out due to vibration, they will wiggle around and increase the hole size. Better off using a bolt, but those benches are foam filled. It would have been better to run the supports over the benches.

[@aquateeen8406]

nice bro

[@TechBrewGamer]

link the the pink insulation? and link to the wood used for or the top portion? and link to the carpet material? can we find them online to compare to what can be locally purchased?

[@justinsain1026]

Drilling right into the bench holds pretty good? I'm thinking of doing the same to mine.

[@justinsain1026]

just finished the front of my boat the way you did. thanks for the video.

[@Labradorslobber]

Justin Hayes how did that wirj for you? How did it hold up? I’m debating the same thing.

[@scottkelly6088]

What is the first song that plays. I like it

[@ByrdAnthony33]

What did you use to secure the wood to the aluminum

[@jwc111684]

Do you plan on adding a Bilge pump?

[@ALEX-xd7ko]

So how did that die hard hold up ? . It was made by north star battery and they were junk . I have went through probably 15 before they gave up and just refunded me

[@budgetfisherman8798]

Just a warning but treaded wood will corrode aluminum

[@metalgrootvader6832]

is it what they use to treat it? Does it pit it or really eat it up?

[@budgetfisherman8798]

Metal Grootvader pits it

[@budgetfisherman8798]

Metal Grootvader *it pits it

[@metalgrootvader6832]

Thanks, SoG!

[@prestonsoccio3194]

Is that a Johnson Jet on the back or a Prop motor?