TOP 5 JON BOAT BUILD MATERIALS From Home Depot/ Lowe's PART 2 (In Store Walk Thru and Boat Demo)

In this video I venture out to Home Depot and Lowe's to do in store walk throughs in search of my personal TOP 5 JON BOAT BUILD MATERIALS. These are items I have confidence in, used in my #topgunjonboat build, and are also specific to my style of building (wood framing, ect.) I honestly could have made a Top 50 video but due to content and time constraints I will keep it simple and limit it to 5 materials. Obviously you will need a lot more than what is in this video series to complete a full jon boat build. I feel the items mentioned are a great starting point for anyone interested in beginning a boat build.
This PART 2 video picks up where PART 1 left off and I walk the aisles of Home Depot and Lowes. I show you the products I have selected and give you my product knowledge of said materials.
After each product category, I will do a demo of the product in my boat and how I implemented it in the build process.
Again, not an expert, just a serious hobbyist trying to pass on my journey of creative expression and fabrication in my jon boat build.
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As always, may your Tiny Boat Builds be great and thanks for watching!

[@trofazz]

Nicely done. Thanks for taking the time to make the videos. I rarely subscribe or like, but this series deserved it. Laymen terms, real world results....

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

That means a lot. THANK YOU. Greatly appreciate the kind words

[@12ernie]

Great video! Really helps a lot!

[@spudhut2246]

New to the channel, great information. Thanks!!

[@Ed100McNeal]

Man, this boat is good looking.

[@423alonso]

Great video I really appreciate you taking the time is a blessing to have some guidance I am in the middle of building a Tracker 10w for one person fishing and your videos are answering a ton of questions God bless....

[@pablorivera6879]

That deck looks amazing

[@darrellwampler6473]

Cool video! Thanks

[@greggiono8789]

Very informative,I'm glad I'm not the only one that has to go to both stores for a project.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

This video is why when people tell me "I only shop at Home Depot" i think they are doing it all wrong! If you've got multiple stores available, why not take advantage of it? Youd think HD/Lowes would have the same stuff, and they do for the most part, but when you get down to the details it's scary how different they can be!

[@Ed100McNeal]

What’s up Georgia Boy! I love the channel and this is a great video. I just bought a kit from the Tiny Boat Nation, but I’m going to use your method for the back section. I really appreciate your videos. Go Dawgs!

[@kentyler966]

Oil base is a key plus the gloss paints waterproof better. Yes you can get in gallons and save some money.

[@brantleybearden6597]

Great videos man whated to see if you can do a build on a catfishin rig

[@owenbame1131]

This is probably a stupid question, but could you use exterior grade plywood for the hull of a diy jon boat and possibly seal it with something?

[@naseerahmadnisar739]

your cool i just subscribed 😎

[@buckreynolds1779]

appreciate yaa

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Appreciate you. Thanks

[@Connor-tj4yt]

Hey man so I messed up and didn't take notice of the temperature factor for the fiberglass resin, its 55 degrees in the day and 30 at night and I have it outside. It's not setting right. So can I do the oil based paint and leave out the fiberglass and be fine?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I'd bake it with a heat gun. I've also taken a small amount of resin, added a ton of hardener, mixed quickly, then lightly coated over the tacky resin. This will cause a chemical reaction and all resin will set and harden quickly. Before I figured that out, I'd just sand it tacky w 60 grit and get it smooth but eat up sandpaper. All options. I wouldn't paint over it though. If your asking if you can do another part w no resin, just paint, totally up to you. It would not be completely impermeable like the resin but it could definitely get you by if you do plenty of coats. I did resin just because I knew it would be the best finished product and I've seen guys come back and say the oil based didn't hold up long term as well as they thought. Oil based alone will protect but will not make it waterproof as I did by submerging the hatch in water overnight w no issues.

[@kentyler966]

I was under the impression that you have the option to use resin or oil based paint but I never heard of using both?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I used the resin primarily to try and strength to the 11/32 plywood I used for hatches and decking. It also acts as a superior water sealer. I sanded resin coat smooth and painted in oil based paint to match my framing. Framing is not coated in resin, just paint. So the paint over resin is just for aesthetics.

[@Houser4545]

What did you use to paint the boat? What was the method you used? I.e. spray gun, spray paint in a can, or roll on. Can you do a quick walkthrough on that whole process?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Sanded entire interior and exterior with Dewalt sandpaper in 180 grit. On interior there was a lot of hand sanding around ribs, benches, channels. Prob had 20 hrs in prep. I removed paint for most part but so long as old paint was staying on I just sanded it. Not necessary to remove all old paint, just sand for new paint to stick. If old paint is flaking off then you would need to remove it. Once sanded Ickeaned it in mineral spirits, then sprayed it with a 50$ HUSKY paint gun I bought from Home Depot. I did 2 coats. The big deal was I used ALUMAHAWK aluminum boat paint. It is quite expensive but it gave me a better than factory finish. Sprayed on thick, leveled out nicely. The biggest advice I'd have is to spend a lot of time prepping it right then use a high quality paint. As far as video, I could probably do a walkthrough at some point but it really think a step by step would be more beneficial. Until then, hope this helps. There are pictures of the paint process on my Instagram and you can google ALUMAHAWK aluminum boat paint.

[@MrShon-40]

@Anthony Jones you never mentioned which screw you used to go into the rib?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I thought I answered you in another post? I don't recall, I've used 20 different size screws in multiple boats in the past 3 yrs. I literally have a "Screw Tote" . lol. There's no specific one, just use a screw that will grab the rib properly. drill correct size piolot hole, do not strip or overnighten, if all else fails, use rivets.

[@johnhaynes9133]

Do you use piano hinges? Or are your hatches just a tight fit with pull latches.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I made my own hinge system, I did some videos on it

[@cesarruiz968]

what did u use to paint the out side of the boat

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

ALUMAHAWK Aluminum Boat paint. I ordered it online. You should be able to find it under a google search. I actually show it and talk about it in one of my videos but not sure which one..

[@leroysmith9455]

Any issues with hooks getting stuck in the carpet?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Hooks definitely stick. Price you pay spending 50 bucks on a full boat to carpet as opposed to 500. I'm cool with it, they actually come out quite easy so long as you dont try and yank the hell out of them.

[@njsanna9709]

Can hooks get caught in this type of carpet? Liking the value of this carpet but not sure if hooks getting caught would be a problem.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Yes, they can. Come out easily though. The real question is do you want to be hookless and spend 200$ plus on carpet? If I'm spending that kinda $ then I'd not go with carpet at all and just buy SeaDek

[@njsanna9709]

@@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats Same thing I was thinking. Thanks for the follow up.

[@fishingmojados1121]

Green for me

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Green looks good! FireAnt used it on his last build.

[@paulmacaluso1465]

I’m a big guy do u think 2x2 framing is strong enough?

[@bro1ification]

If you frame it right and know how to distribute the weight with framing yes it can be just as strong.

[@MrWhiltetail]

I can't find the video "Why add foam to a john boat". Can you drop a link?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I think it's no longer available for some reason, sorry, this is an older video

[@jimcatx3090]

How much does that thing weight man 700 lbs I used plastic milk crates and put plywood on top light and strong and storage

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Pretty light bro. It's all 2x2 western redwood which is lighter than angled aluminum per linear ft. and 11/32 plywood for all decking and flooring. Lighter than almost any modded jon boat with the same amount of work in it besides a few guys running 1/16 aluminum or coosa board. Keeping weight down was incredibly important to me.

[@kylem2248]

Where did you get that flush seat mount?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

I explain the seat mount in my framing video. All mounts are fabricated to go under the decking to hide the entire mount besides the plug.

[@kylem2248]

Anthony Jones Oh so the mount is not originally made the way it is in the video? Where did you get the black plastic piece and how is it strong enough to support holding the mount to the frame?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

@@kylem2248 I think I'm on the same page now. The mount is aluminum, I painted it black w oil based paint . Besides that I mounted it to the framing and decked over it to hide it. Most guys bolt it on over the deck, i went under for a custom look. It's super strong, actually stronger than mounting it on an aluminum bench because a bench flexes and has foam underneath while my framing has no flex and is solid. Hope this helps. You can get the seat pedestal bracket pretty much anywhere, mine is made by Attwood.

[@kylem2248]

Anthony Jones Okay that makes sense now. Thanks!

[@ARob16x]

How long til the reveal?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

At this point if you've watched all the videos thus far, not much left to reveal. lol . Hopefully soon though

[@Psweezy14]

Has anyone ever brought up the metal bar going over the battery potentially causing a serious short? Not sure how you’re having it sit in there, but do be careful of that of course..

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

Yeah about 20 people...a lot of what I film is still work in progress. When the reveal video comes out, the boat will be done. The bar is a battery tie down which bolts in and holds the battery in place. It's actually plastidipped now but honestly the only way it would cause a short or make contact would be human error of me hitting a terminal unbolting it.

[@Psweezy14]

Anthony Jones I figured I wasn’t the only one, but had to ask.

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

@@Psweezy14 All good man. I actually was going to use the aluminum tie down as a template to make a real carbon fiber one but haven't had time to get that far...

[@tylerlayman8490]

What size boat is this?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

14 ft Grumman, pretty much a 1448

[@tylerlayman8490]

Anthony Jones ok sweet! Thank you, is there plenty of room in it?

[@AnthonyJonesBrigadeBoats]

@@tylerlayman8490 Yeah man. 14 x4 is pretty much the most common size boat to mod from what ive seen and is definitely comfortable for just one guy or two.

[@tylerlayman8490]

Anthony Jones sweet! Thanks for the help and nice vids!