Adding A Floor To A Jon Boat

For smaller boats like bass boats or jon boats i don t think this is a great enough reason alone for flotation foam.

Adding a floor to a jon boat.

Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you. Listed below are the materials needed for this project. Don t be larry it s called a floor. Inexpensive easy and effective.

The all welded tracker grizzly 1648 jon is a tough and versatile aluminum jon boat that can easily be adapted for fishing hunting or working. Unlike rotting wood and messy styrofoam this is a perfect alternati. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. The flooring creates a dead air space just above the hull s bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as fiberglass steel or aluminum.

If you have ever fished from an aluminum hull jon boat before you know just how much sound is amplified. Regardless of the flooring mats you choose for your jon boat the important part is that you re installing a necessary add on to your jon boat that ll ensure you and your crew are able to get around safely. I feel like this one most impacts small boaters on a day to day basis. Popular materials for jon boat flooring mats include aluminum wood fiberglass rubber and plastic.

Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck. It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. 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. The unitized stringer transom and hull provide rock solid construction and a smooth dry ride.