Making my boat wider!

How i made my 74 smoker craft 7 ft 3 in wide

[@bullshipcharters]

ive only got a 2 car garage and im constantly doing projects like what you are doing. every time im just like you. me and all my friends. mr welder, plazma cutter cherry picker hammer lol. i was forcefully retired by the va at 40 so i do it 10 hours a day. the neighbors come home every day and just assume fairies and magic dust did all the work. peeps have no idea how long it takes to do this stuff. example, it took me 45 hours to scrape prep prime and paint a cowling for a 225 yamaha. great video

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Your a legend. Keep up the hard work man.

[@carr869]

Nice build. Its amazing how much difference an extra foot of space can make. Thanks for sharing the build process with us.

[@guyh.4553]

Very nice. Very simple and clean. Nothing extravagant. I like it. That has to be one stable fishing platform!

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Guy H. Thankyou. Yes extremely stable. Feels like a rock. Hardly any tipping. And madd freeboard. Thanks for the comments dont forget to share

[@johnmccrea8106]

You are the only guy that I have seen who made his boat wider!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼!!!!!

[@billjamison2877]

Great job my friend!! I'd be sweating big time on that first cut and questioning my sanity for doing this. Again, great job!

[@joseph_beheeler]

You have inspired me to do the ssme to my 1432 fiberglass boat

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

You can do it!! Dont let anybody tell you you cant

[@edstimator1]

This is gonna be great. My hats off to you! You have brass ones and I am impressed and with you 100%

[@MrNinespot]

Fantastic ! Great job !! Your a first class fabricator .

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Thankyou so much. I appreciate the support! Make shur to share with your friends

[@jordanlittle5391]

@@CAPTAINWILLY hows it working out?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

@@jordanlittle5391 fantastic. Had it out last weekend. Headed out this sunday

[@therittzer7334]

"To show the power of flexseal, I sawed this boat in half!" Okay, got that out of my system now I'll actually watch the video. 😂

[@buckwild6552]

Isn’t funny when it comes to time to work on a boat no friends can be found, but when time to go fishing there is not enough room for all of them lol.

[@336outdoors9]

Buckwild 65 Amen! Run into this problem every time I go to the lake. It’s like my boat has a silent alarm on it for when I pull it out of the building every friend can sense that I’m headed out. But like you said if I’m working on the boat or cleaning it out they are no place to be found. But when it’s time to fish they are almost lined up wanting to go. Not to mention most of the time they don’t even offer to pitch in on gas for the truck and boat. That crap ain’t cheap. Then when all the fish is caught and the fun part is over and it comes time to clean the fish they hurry up and have to leave or be somewhere by a certain time lmao. Then again when it’s fish fry time guess who is standing there with a plate ready to eat lol 😂

[@19Dennis53]

Did you ever hear the Aesop's Fable called The Little Red Hen? This might just help you next time: www.enchantedlearning.com/stories/fairytale/littleredhen/story/

[@mr.mikesart7111]

Boats, houses, deer leases, cars, trucks......... Lol

[@russellcox9037]

I didn’t know it one of Aesop’s fables but I am familiar with the little red hen! I call my mom Hennie Pennie all the time!

[@jaredcolahan759]

I been saying this for years. glad to see some one do it.

[@TheSagerider]

Wow! That is what I call a renovation, thanks for sharing. :)

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

TheSagerider thanks man. Share it on your social media for me!

[@bigcity2085]

Captain,you could teach half the internet on how to make a 'how to' video. Crisp,clean, and to the point; not doting over endless minutia and simple basics.Just , here's how I got her done. Nice job !

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

BIG CITY. Thank you so much for the comment amd support. Kind words keeps this channel going.

[@willsmith1246]

nice. always wanted to do that to my jon boat. and merging with a jet ski. But family got bigger and free time got smaller. ended up just buying a bigger boat.

[@blacklisterd]

That was very cool. Well done. Hope you enjoy it.

[@ridermak4111]

Big deck ! Always a good thing. It reminds me of the first time I walked into a Cabela’s store. Outside the front door was a johnboat that had plenty of room for 12 people and gear. 😳 I had no clue such a thing existed. Pretty sure the trailer had 2 axles.

[@airecraft1]

That’s pretty cool, that was a nice size boat to start with now it’s great

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Thanks man. Dont forget to sub and share

[@airecraft1]

CAPTAIN WILLY'S FISHING ADVENTURES Will do buddy

[@sgrif392]

Love the Drop Integrity Test......CLEAR!

[@mr.mikesart7111]

I've been wanting a wider john for while. Just need to put some tackle storage decks in it now. Good job

[@oregon-castnblaster6664]

Whoa that was badass nice work, looks great

[@aquaticthumb5193]

My heart sunk as he made the cut. The end result was rewarding though.

[@yvesf5355]

Brilliant and very Brave ,lol good Job ,no wait Great Job ,,,

[@MrBowNaxe]

That was awesome! Amazing outcome. I'd have to agree with many below... where's all your fishing buddies when it's work time? Thanks for sharing.

[@carmelpule6954]

Very good design and work procedure and workmanship. Since I am used to open seas and prefer my boat to have some deadrise in its framing, I see this flat boat as somewhat a little uncomfortable in open waters and it should be restricted to inshore work. Now that it has been widened substantially well, one would have to keep an eye on the flexing at the central areas of the hull. Also I prefer boats to have a strong anti-twist construction and while the front and rear seat does provide some antitwisting components, along the hull, it is the bottom floors which would provide it once they are anchored at the diagonals. A man who knows when to use rivets rather than welding, is a good man.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Carmel Pule' yes. There is some flex even after the floor. But this is a river boat. I dont even take it in the bays and seldomly a large lake. Yes it beats the hell out if you. In even the slightest chop. But i can jam way into the creeks for smallmouth. Thankypu for the comment. Dont forget to sub and share. ;)

[@MrVictor8979]

This was a beast video and that boat was a nice basszillion beast . Nice I need one of those. Great job loco. Hard work pays off.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Victor Ruiz thanks man. Yah its a monster! Soon i will be posting a 6 month update video.. After i figure out whats wrong with my motor.. Lol. Thanks for the support. Dont forget to share with ya bros on social media!

[@brettswindell]

Very impressive - nice work. Thanks for posting.

[@kirkpowell6161]

Awesome job, great video!

[@artherrada8242]

Man you just gave me an idea I thought about it but now that it's about it but now that I see it I know it'll work you are an awesome guy man

[@336outdoors9]

That’s one huge jon boat! You could use that as a barge lol! I could load my truck onto that sucker! I like how it turned out... I would load it down with rod holders and make 1 heck of a striper/catfish rig out of her! Now being you have the welding skills build you a nice aluminum bait tank/live well to sit in the middle of the boat to where you can load and unload it when ever you need it.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Thanks man! Big changes are in mid stride. Check out my channel for further info.

[@microskiffadventures]

Awesome work man super cool looks amazing I just couldn't see myself using plywood after all that fabrication work I would have had to have gone with an aluminum deck

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

The boat ended up with an even lighter solution. It's on my channel.

[@microskiffadventures]

@@CAPTAINWILLY gotchya I'll have to check it out was on lunch when I watched the video 🤣 didn't have time to check out the rest of your videos I'll have to go take a look

[@christianescobar7541]

Damn bro great Job man looks real good. And the trailer part looks iffy but it works lol.

[@waynecasper5346]

Real nice job bud not many young people now days would do or tackle something like that and there’s a lot to what you said about taking your time and thinking out. But anyway great job and enjoy it to the fullest.

[@frogmanpipes9561]

From boat to barge. I approve.

[@jerryyanez5855]

One bad ass build brotha!!

[@variedaddepescacontony146]

OMG !!!! This boat is the dream of many fishermen, including myself

[@YooooouKnowwwww]

Great job

[@PerrynBecky]

I have a 14 ft V hull I'm thinking of doing this very thing to. It would be a flat bottom with curved sides if I can pull it off of course.

[@oscartrusty1855]

Man I really want to make my 12ft Aluminum boat to a 18ft , where can I go to have this done? Man that looks amazing

[@geraldkoch394]

That’s an awesome boat now

[@MrFinner666]

When it Dropped while trying to flip. I Hit Like!

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Haaaa. Thanks man. Dont forget to sub

[@timplemons3648]

LMAO when I was watching you try get that boat on the trailer. I was like don't this man have friends. Great build man I dug the video

[@336outdoors9]

Just cut it in half and smack some flex tape on it! She’ll be good to go! 👍🏻😂

[@nathanhoff4967]

I have a 25 ft cabin cruiser I've been tearing apart to both widen and lengthen. Glad you posted the first video I've found of someone actually widening a boat. Couple questions, why did you rivet and not weld the bottom, and did you epoxy the plywood? Great job. Looks great.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

I rivited the main sheet due to the thickness of the boat being .065 too thin to weld. Plywood is untreated its cheap and easy i replace it and the carpet biannualy

[@jeddiajones4570]

Nicely done with a very simple and effective concept. Now, the only question that remains, will it float? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

[@tamaralee4108]

A lot of advantages to adding beam!

[@jjr694]

that's awesome. I've never owned a jet leg on an outboard. Can you talk about the pros and cons? I hope to have a setup like yours with a jet leg like that.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

We call them outboard jet pumps. Pros.. Nothing hangs below the bottom of the boat. Can run in the puddles. Cons... Fuel economy is out the window. My 75 gets about 2 mpg. Also there is a 30% loss in power due to direct drive. A standard prop is like 3 to 1 er so.

[@richardfinney8617]

Totally loved the concept,. Not impressed with the structural load bearing? Pretty sure you might need a few more gussets? And the dash assy seems way forward for balance? But great build thank you for sharing.

[@LACAJUN420]

Love it besides the rivets def not a fan of them I would have opted to weld the whole boat and get rid of old rivets if I took it to the point you did but looks good def nice

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Thankyou. Yes that was an option. I'm glad I didn't weld it all together. The boat is so thin and flexible I'm shur every weld would be cracked by now. Iv had zero problems. Zero leaks. Its a regular rock polisher. And still use it every weekend.

[@kenaidog6974]

Maybe a three foot tunnel would make it go shallower and give more rigidity.

[@airingtonjesse6691]

ive thought about doing this but not that much probably like 5-6 inches also to make a false transome type deal to extent the boat 2 foot hows it holding up?

[@t-dog8528]

I'd have been impressed if it were a V hull, anyway though,, good job

[@stevesmith-fs1bj]

That is a sweet build!

[@jimhammond2307]

Pretty neat.

[@amdetalhes]

is it possible to widen a hull in V ? Have you seen any projects on you tube?

[@RustyNail5856]

great job.

[@hgsam7723]

Awesome video..

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

first last. Thanks

[@CCeja]

Do you do this for a side job?

[@joele.9965]

I'd love to do this to my 1648 mod v bowfishing boat. It would help a lot with all the weight in the boat. Also, I think if you added a rib in the center, it would help your turning, but I understand you don't want to put more holes in the boat.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

No center rib was done due to potential Airation. Could mabey get away with a partial rib. But ehh. V bottom would be a real challenge

[@rltackett6278]

Hey I’m thinking about adding two feet of width to my 1436 I have littles and I need a more stable boat for them by taking ribs from another boat I have access to is it possible to use the aluminum from that boat as well for the added width

[@haciendadad]

For the sake of more content, you should have a 6 month update. Also, I would have like to know what you used to cut it and I am curious on how to paint it, like what you had to do to prep the surface?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Joey Garcia. Thankyou man!. Yes next time im on the water i will do that! Yes and answer all the questions.

[@hillsidesavage1413]

What about a 10ft aluma craft Jon boat ? Would this help with weight capacity in stability?

[@ryan85208]

hands down coolest jon boat mod on youtube. Did you have any issues with leaking since doing it?

[@pickleme101]

Nice project

[@jimmiller4951]

Great build Man. Wondering why you didn't pour in urethane foam to stiffen her up. That would have made a lot of difference . Just saying

[@webincomeincome8767]

I agree. I would think closed cell foam in the bottom would have stiffened it up.

[@gettinitoutdoors6763]

Do you think this would work with a boat with a v in the front but still a flat bottom

[@charlesbruce4999]

How do you weld up the aluminum transom

[@OmFishing]

Great Job. Thank you for posting the video. I was wondering if you were going to weld the new aluminum sheets to the old aluminum. I am not a welder but I have been told that is harder than new to new metal.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Om Fishing.. Well i attempted to. But it proved very difficult due to the thickness of the original material being verythin.

[@brandonhobbs1769]

You didn’t weld the seams on the aluminum sheet? It’s held by rivets? And it didn’t leak? Just curious because I’m going to be doing this to my boat.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Nope i used a waterproff adhesive and aircraft rivets every inch. (Thats how the boat was originally manufactured) she dont leak a drop

[@Tysoncustomknives]

Nice work looking to do the same thing to my boat what did you use to seal the seams thanks

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Gorilla glue construction adhesive. Only one thats waterPROOF. there is another option and thays 3m5200 very spendy tho. 3 years later. Had it out today. Still no leaks

[@Tysoncustomknives]

Cool thanks did you put same thickness material back on it and did you use closed end riveted or the solid hammer style

[@mericanwit]

Wow nice

[@tomharrell1954]

Did it leak? I would have water tested before putting on floor! Nice work. I like it

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Nope never tested it. Still to this day. No leaks

[@richardc.5083]

badass build !!!

[@daleskidmore1685]

Are you going to play football on her? Great build, really made a difference. Thanks for sharing.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Dale Skidmore . thanks man. Yup tons of space!. Thanks for the comment dont forget to share

[@3dvorator]

At minutes 7:33 you can actually see the boat had a big twisting,now in a lake or big pond there are no tides to fight with,but,still the hull lost rigidity,where you cut in half the front frame,you would reiforce it,other than that very nice job buddy

[@davidzellers3537]

That is sweet! Odd layout but sweet

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

All about space. Thanks man

[@geraldkoch394]

I would ask how you did that but I have the Slightest on welding aluminum

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

I would have welded the whole project but due to the thickness of material there is too much flex and ot would crack. If the boat was made of thicker material totally could have welded it

[@B.r.i.a.n.1]

Cool project, thanks for sharing. Why the backwards seats though?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

There on swivel silly

[@ryb8176]

Thinking about doing this to my 16 foot welded jon boat with 48in bottom, widing it 1 foot and increasing side height 5 inches. On the ribing before you laid down your plate for the flooring. what did you use, square tubing or angle?

[@prestonoquinn7762]

That’s cool

[@bookerfritz5982]

How does the boat ride now that its wider? How is it with the console way upfront like that? I like it a lot. Good work!

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Booker Fritz. Boat rides way better. Only in the water 1.5in at rest. Crazy stable. Turning is a little more sluggish but not a big deal. The helm being up front is just personal preference. I like it out of the way. Not a big fan of tiller. And with 350lbs of engine i needed the weight up front. Thanks for the comment dont forget to sub and share

[@discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236]

Awesome project man

[@KCsNATIONs]

How did it hold up? Not doing that persay but about to completely rebuild my bow, have several cracks and am curious if it’ll hold up to the repair.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Been years now. Still no leaks

[@Marbelous5]

Was it a 2 person job to rivet the bottom ?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Yes. And the guy on the Inside got his ear damaged. Even with ear plugs

[@joe4282]

Have you ever changed a little v bottom boat to a boat with higher walls?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

That sounds fun. A gunnel extension. Totally doable

[@dannyreid1845]

Just out of curiosity why didn’t you widen more if your going through all that work? Also where can you buy the rivits

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Well. The real reason is that a friend of mine was always boasting about how wide his boat was so I went 1 inch wider just to spite him lol. I had to order them thru my local hardware store. There known as aircraft rivits

[@dannyreid1845]

@@CAPTAINWILLY I watched your other video with the boat finished it looks really good I would think it’s pretty sturdy

[@oakvillefarmer]

I’ve been wanting to do this for years but add a tunnel to run shallow.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

I can run in 2 inches. Only polish rocks every once in a while

[@jonhunter8725]

Did you secure a plywood using rivnuts?

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Used sheetmetal sqrews attaching into the ribs. Just making shur there not so long to go tru the bottom of the boat

[@vb9300]

where do you live and how much to widen a 1032 to a 1048?

[@justinchristofferson2571]

Love the finished product. Let me know if you wanna sell it.

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

justin christofferson ,everythings got its price man

[@rudyfisher7660]

On the average how much did it cost And how long Is it and how wide is it

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

I went over that in the end of the video

[@sstatic6093]

Im not sure if this was ask but what kind of welding did you do being that its an aluminum boat and everyone seems to to not have knowledge of how to weld an aluminum boat as far as sealing holes and cracks is doing something like seams cracks and holes as easy as making the boat wider? hope it makes sense

[@lukel4783]

Aluminum spool gun on a mig welder. It can also be done with tig welders and stick but stick welding aluminum is hard to do.

[@rickywright3894]

Wow! That's alot of room!

[@raul3577]

Next time you build a custom boat and no friends show up, then they want to go fishing charge them 10.00 per person for gas and food.

[@BaltazarSMZ]

Or when everyone starts to ask to help with their boat for next to nothing and bitch when you say no

[@maddog45auto66]

You got a hell of a good job on that I'm thinking about doing mine what thickness of aluminum did you put on the bottom if you don't mind me asking

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

1/8 inch

[@creepybunny255]

Dam dude, it was already effin huge!

[@TMFS4659]

What kind pf paint is that? Very nice!

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Polyurethane enamel. Also known as porch amd floor. Also known as industrial equipment paint.

[@zainuddinayob5624]

very impressive cap..

[@CAPTAINWILLY]

Thanks brother

[@ashmarmartijn7437]

Looking for a video like this u are the one NEO

[@lorenzoayala7025]

Yer the man brotha very nice !

[@batteries2857]

Did you not have to get it approved by the coast guard?