Floor Mods To Aluminum Boat

Standard 1 8 6061 aluminum plate is over 3 4 pounds sq foot so the weight will add up fast.

Floor mods to aluminum boat.

Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. Looking for ideas different than a wood floor. I have a 14 72 wide across the top aluminum boat that i am going to put a floor in. I primed it with self etching primer and painted it with automotive paint.

3 4 is fine for thickness. To make the decks i added aluminum frame trusses to support the deck. 1 8 aluminum sheeting is 1 76 lb per square foot. The floor is more then able to take your weight but if you desire strips of 1 stock could be cut about 2 to 3 wide to provide you a wooden floor.

It is aluminum alloy sticks that melt with a propane torch kind of like brazing or soldering just be careful heating the riveted joints on aluminum boats. Adding a floor to a 14 lund aluminum boat. For patching holes in the aluminum or filling rivets use alumalloy or alumaweld. Aluminum i beam type supports under the floor work great.

March 4 2011 at 4 41 pm 1271111. Carpeted plywood will rot pretty quickly plus get slimy fast. After i have the floor installed i run a livewell along the side of the boat can be storage also too add more functionality and it adds structural support. You ll want these floor boards raised up so water can drain under and also removable so you can clean out fish guts and stuff.

It s standard flooring for most jon boats when metal is used. Bobby armentrout jon boat mods. 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. Since i used as inspiration one of the boats linked on your site i have taken some photos of my lowe 1448 mod v jon.

The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. I own a 14 deep v lund fishing boat 3 bench seats riveted on currently. The remove the center bench and install a flat floor in the center of the boat. Quackrstackr feb 28 2014.

1 2 marine grade plywood would be roughly the same weight per square foot.