Adding A Floor To A Jon Boat

Inexpensive easy and effective.

Adding a floor to a jon boat.

Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck. 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 1648 has a thick 190 aluminum cockpit floor plus a big front deck with a lockable storage compartment. Don t be larry it s called a floor.

Popular materials for jon boat flooring mats include aluminum wood fiberglass rubber and plastic. Listed below are the materials needed for this project. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. The unitized stringer transom and hull provide rock solid construction and a smooth dry ride.

It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. 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. 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. We bought the foamulate board at lowe s.

For smaller boats like bass boats or jon boats i don t think this is a great enough reason alone for flotation foam. Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. 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.