My custom Jon Boat Modification Project

[Hunter18606]

Started rebuilding my first boat last week. thanks for the ideas.

[NCfishingNC]

Where do u get the electrical panel

[pheeny69]

Damn vid... made me reconsider getting the vhull. Had a question... is boat as rough as they say on lakes that's the thing stopping from getting the jon boat.

[born4bassin]

just materials, without jon boat and motors and such, how much did the materials cost ie. carpet, wood, metal

[kevininspects]

Nice...have done a little, but gives me good ideas...just worry about the added weight. part of the allure of the jon boat is the light weight....still....well done!

[frogbassin247]

NICE!! This gave me ideas for my 10 ft Jon boat!!

[jstrunck]

How do you like the 5HP B&S Air Cooled Outboard Engine? Thinking about buying a 10-12ft. Jon Boat with 5HP B&S on it.

Thanks for posting!

John

[polerigger]

Love the boat wish I had one like it!!!

[royalsfanen]

Absolutely amazing boat! Excellent job with the use of space all around!

[TheWingnut4life]

I loved the video! The boat looks amazing! I was just wondering how you attached the wood to the boat? And was it hard making the floors and deck?

[tonyh8su]

catfishin' cadillac... good job buddy!

[paulmen01]

Dude, you had a lot of time on your hands!

[radik315]

Can I Ask where do you get those seat plates and pole type things i rely like those there easy to take out? thanks,

[SuperWhatashame]

looks like a great boat

[HughMungus2k9]

you should see what ive done with mine.. the guy i bought it from didnt belive it was the same boat... custom trolling motor tilt steering wheel, 50hp, cd/fm/ipod, 8 speakers.. floor, 3 cubbies and three swivel seats with a deck in the front and back.. just a great boat..damn I love it! 14ft, 4 ft wide v hull bout 20'' deep.. vid comin soon!

[BigBuckDown211]

is that 10 foot?

[TheToxiicgogglezz]

dam man this is nice, want ing to do the same with my 16' john boat. Nice vid man great job

[tatepreece33]

how did you secure the decks to the boat

[Yggmsa]

Cool ride man!!

[jonboatinsane]

Where did you get the depth finder?

[survivalpodcasting]

@jonboatinsane - A place called "Sports Authority" I don't know if they are making them any more though.

[cbaze19]

Fantastic Job man! I have a 12 ft Jon Boat that I'm thinking about doing some customizations on. Probably won't turn out that well though! Awesome job.

[dj44ups]

what kind of motor is that.

[unc1293]

wow. amazing job man..i just turned 18 and have been trying to find a good jon boat to fix up like this, looks kinda complicated too haha but good job

[genepool121]

Great video man!!

[BassAssasin44]

how thick of plywood is that for the floorboards and box top things. Trying to build a casting deck for my john boat but I'm afraid it might break it from to much weight. Great video, beautiful boat!

[bassnager]

How much did that trailer cost?

[jdwoods100]

dude thats tight thanks for the good ideas

[cved10]

nice job

[johnrmistrot]

i love your boat!!! do you have plans you can send me?

[survivalpodcasting]

@johnrmistrot - I did this on the fly, there were never any "plans", I just did it and adapted as I went.

[TroyTylerProductions]

I really like this boat i have a boat that size its not a jon boat but i love it. then my dad has a 1989 150 skeeter bass booat

[irchris420]

great stuff. this gives me more confidence to get that ol boat and customize it!!! i just needed some more ideas. thanx!!

[john8466]

Doesn't the weight from all of the added wood restrict your overall carrying capacity? I put my 14 ft jon out in the lake last week for the first time, 2 guys and I felt like the weight of 1 more guy would have sank us. Really wobbly too, does the wood stabilize the boat at all?

[ATVKid32]

what was the total cost

[SillyWizard]

Great job!

[DCgolf013]

hey there i just purchase the same boat as you did. I am wanting to install a deck but not sure how to secure to boat. did you just screw into the ribs or build off the seats?

[Adrenalin4x4]

nice work thx for the vid

[URanInTheUglyForest]

Great layout. I am currently rebuilding a late 60's Sea King v-hull. I may incorporate some of your ideas.

[aspinall06]

As Ron White would say: Gettin pretty cocky about his large "deck"..... my deck only fist 1 person on it....

[wedobelive]

man that thing is awesome any pointer i am about to modify my 14ftr

[mariner10rpr]

how many people will it plane with? whats the max hp? nice vid you done a real good job 

[survivalpodcasting]

@mariner10rpr - It is a 5HP and planing isn't an issue given top speed is about 9MPH, the boat is safe for two adults, that is its design and limitation.

[bcamp2291]

very nice, i thought about doing the decks on my boat i purchased recently. Thanks for giving me some extra thoughts

[floridabodis]

nice boat. how much money do you have put into this?

[908whwy90]

You did a nice job. My jon boat is a little smaller but I got some neat ideas on how it can be improved . Thanks for the time and effort and sharing.

JBH

[Bond007starcraft]

Hey great video. I found it very helpful , I just finished rebuilding my 14' starcraft thanks to your video it turned out way better than i ever thought it could! I hope to have a video posted soon

[aviomaster]

Nice boat ... and much much better than original Jon Boat ...

[TATERTOTSROCK78]

Nice boat good job on the mods

[robbollio]

Pretty sweet! Im thinking about carpeting my 14 foot aluminum. I like how you got the rear over the gas tank. I got a nice idea from what you have on here. Thanks for sharing!

[sploosh56]

Looks great man!

[Bassman018]

Wow! Amazing job!. I am looking to build something like this. Perfect functionality, And well ballanced/ lightweight. I love the storage setup. What kind of motors are you running on it. Would just a trolling motor suffice, Or is an outboard necessary?

[swampertkamm85]

how much is that motor

[jcr190775]

Hi, great work done... congratulations... a question: This outboard motor, the Briggs & Stratton, How is it performance with this boat with all the desks installed and you driving it? I mean Can it move the boat in a good way? Thanks.

[Macbrand]

Great vid mate. Some excellent ideas. Thanks.

[TheBassBros]

nice man. i will use your creativness in my own boat. keep it up

[Y0B0YCHRIS]

i've seen ALOT of modified jon boats and this 1 by far is the nicest. i see youve done alot of work and it looks great. great job

[yfz450owner]

how fast does that motor push the boat

[GLoomis11]

very good video man,,take a look at my boat but resolution sucks,,i will post a better one another time

[monstermetal27]

im doing my 12ft starcraft where did you get the handles for you storage compartments

[redfishruler1]

you can get them at bass pro shops or west marine

[sploosh56]

that is awesome

[breedam]

last thing you need is a bigger engine. nice boat

[megabarra]

really helpful....nice boat!

[randyland420]

nice job gives me some ideas

[Motorfordtoyota]

really nice boat, yep its five o' clock some where

[F4FPhantomII]

Look good I tried going to the link you provided but it no longer works do you have another one?

[headache515]

Nicely done! I plan on modding my 12 footer into something like this, something more comfortable for spending a day on the water fishing.

[sailinpeace]

question is how did it do in the water....seems like you added a fair amount of weight to the boat...watch out for the wake of some idiot coming over the sides....let me know how it did in sea trials

[knifeman127]

camo is the best for jon boats great job on the boat man

[ricky52881]

Nice job man.

[jonboatfisher]

SWEEEEEEEEEEET video ok this is about my 50th time watching this video lol. But it is way worth my time they give me so many ideas. My jon boat that i got is set up like yours. If your middle bench seat was taken out and it was a big open deck it would be just like mine except mine has gray carpet and it has a 2001 25hp johnson. I cant wait for spring to come so i can get it out and go fishing and enjoy the wildlife and water. But once again this is a sweet video and keep it up. Great ideas!!!!!

[Catfishingonthejames]

Great job! I plan on getting a jon boat eventually and I'll put a couple of your ideas to use.

[fishingboy1212]

totally worth my time

pretty cool

[Piggers1992]

Way to turn a humble jon boat into quite the nice fishing machine without spending a lot of money, very nice job

[tunerguy95]

He sounds like he's knolageable in a lot of things, you did well.

[MWnocoast]

so how much do you thing modding a jon boat will run.. im thinking on doing one :) and nice music.

[jonboatfisher]

Hey i really like you video and i have watched it so many time. I think you should make another video and post it. Maybe of you fishing or running the boat or an overview on the water? I dont know but you really should do another video of your boat. Hope to see one soon. :-)

[AdeptAngling]

Creative in Every Aspect!! Great job! And Nice Boat!!!!

[jonboatfisher]

I have a 25hp evinrude that keeps missing and jumping out of geat at full speed only not at half or less. If anybody knows the cause or a way to fix it please comment and let me know.

[EducatedSwampRat]

How much did you spend on this?

[NICKBARKER42]

Great video. I dont know how many times i've watched this video for ideas. They are great little boats. Great job on the boat. By the way what is ""academy"" or something like that, that you got lots of those parts from like the live well water pump and the 12 volt cigarette lighter. Please comment and let me know. Once again great job on the boat.

[fender776]

Nicely done.

[buttlord123]

well done mate

[rednecknate08]

nice job is your boat a landea or a smokercraft or what?

[kbleuel]

Thank you for posting this. I have a 14' and I really want to modify it. I am not real good at wood working but your video got me motivated. I

hope it turns out as good as yours.

[Flicker1810]

Awesome!!! I just bought a little project jon and i came on youtube looking for some ideas.I got exactly what I was looking for from your video. I will def have to use the bow build. Thats awesome! Thanks for posting this video!!!!

[mikeandike61]

nice dude. I just finished doing the same kind of thing. not as much as you did but i am very satisfyed with the way mine turned out

[kfussell95]

hay nice boat mine is a 1984 sea king 12' wide bow she needs some work to with seats and flooring any tips on a cheap fix up

[Bigmanghs03]

I have a 1968 Polarkraft Big Jon and it looks almost exactly like yours!! great job man!! Love these little boats!

[deerhunt55point]

nice boat

[o887salt]

kick ass man,the beer is in the mail

[dirtydodger]

very cool. how long did this take and how much did it set you back?

[salazar2460]

hey nice job what color is the paint and where did u get it??

[metal20002001]

GREAT JOB!!! I'm currently doing research on how to mod my aluminum boat and your video helped me greatly, I hope you don't mind but I'm going to steal some of your great ideas. Thanks for the wonderful video.

[ricky52881]

like what you did with the boat. Very nice job.

[phattrout]

How does all the weight of the wood affect it? My jon is rated for like 350lbs and is low in the water with just me and my buddy. All that plywood, both motors, gas and the battery must add over 100lbs. Do you fish with 2 people a lot?

Great job though. I just bought a jon boat clamp today so as to put a seat on it, but now I'm thinking about returning it and getting busy on some customization.

Thanks for this inspiration.

[xboxdude360]

I also have a boat like that one. mines pretty standard though 1 eletric motor. Used for lakes.

[Sashacola]

Great job! It's amazing what you can do with a simple small aluminum boat. I just bought a brand new (2008) 12'1" aluminum (Crestliner) v-haul with a Yamaha 4 hp outboard. I was going to buy a brand new 14' 9.9 hp outboard but with current gas prices just getting to work every day, I was forced to cut back on how much I could spend on a boat, especially since I wanted to pay in cash (no payments). Your video inspired me to do some special work on my new boat. Thanks for some great ideas.

[mcdonaldsfan]

How much did this cost you?

Looks awesome

[xcoastie]

Very nice job on the boat and video. It is amazing what a few beers and some free time can accomplish. I hope to do something similar in a few years as a winter father/son project.

Thanks for the video

[metallicaminion]

nice boat i saw it on tff first and there is a BIG difference i was gonna do the same with my jon boat but went ahead and bought a regular bass boat

[bigyac16]

genius! I will attempt this someday.

[tin2win]

Looks good but doesn't it drive you nuts having the seats so low? I fished a day on a 12 with seats like that for a 4 hr shift once and it was torture on the sides of my legs.

[jjspirko]

No not really the seats are actually pretty high because in the back you are putting your feet where the mid decks are, in the front it is really base to face rear and you are also seated quite high then. It is about like sitting in a typical office chair.

I often pull the front seat as I fish alone and just chill out on the front deck taking a snooze drift fishing etc. If you were sitting in front facing front it would get old I am sure.

[zezimawanabefriends]

@jjspirko nice boat man i just bought me a 16fot johnboat with a troling motor and an center concel with a trailer for 200$ and im hopin to turn it into somthing as nice as yours

[D3V017]

damn turned a basic boat into a pretty damn nice boat. lookin to do the same kinda thing with mine. Great job man!

[jjspirko]

Thanks a buch man I appreciate your kind words.

[jjspirko]

Um I meant "bunch"

[MrSnowboardnzx]

@jjspirko , hey you wanna come do mine?

[banhtrang99]

@jjspirko is your motor still working? I have one but it vibrate quite a bit what do you do to make the vibration go away?

[jjspirko]

See pricing answer above. Thanks for the kind words and the comment.

[jeremyj1709]

Very nice... Great job.Looks very good. IM getting ready to start on my boat this weekend. May have to write you to ask some questions on how you did yours. How much did you end up spending?

[jjspirko]

I am not totally sure what I spent as I did not keep real good track but I would say under five hundred dollars minus the motors which I already had. If you have any questions just ask I am glad to help where I can.

[muzzyguy16]

hey man great video im shortfish on tinboats.

[jjspirko]

Thanks for the comment I will keep an eye out for you on the forum over there.

[jimmyt2005]

Agreed great job. So how is that Briggs motor, I have a 12 foot Jon and have been thinking about getting one. How well does it push you boat with all the weight and all on it.

[jjspirko]

That is the number one question I seem to get. To me the Briggs is a great motor. I would rather have a 10-15 HP on the boat just for the speed factor and I fish some lakes where I like to cover quite bit of water. That is a limiting factor but if you are going to go with a 5HP of any kind then the Briggs will do what any of them do, it uses very little gas, always starts and runs like a champ. It is a bit noisy but at 40% of any other 5HP it is a small exchange to make.

[dataworkforce]

Nice video man, and your web page is really cool lots of details and ideas. Thanks for taking the time to document all this. When can we see some footage of it out on the lake.

[jjspirko]

You are more then welcome it was a lot of fun, thanks for the comment.