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Blanco River
Building a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.14
Well the boat is finally finished and ready for a motor and then it’s off to the water! Overall the project was very satisfying as this is my 5th boat. As I said in the beginning of this series, there is nothing as satisfying a being in your own boat that you built with your…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.13
Things are wrapping up quickly on the interior and I am beginning the priming and painting inside the hull. I am using Kirby Boat Paint for this boat. Their oil based enamel is hands-down the absolute best paint that I have ever used! It flows off the paintbrush like a dream and dries extremely hard.…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt. 12
Now on to the gunwales! Therese are the rub rails at the top edges of the boat. They serve several important purposes. I built these out of large 1 1/4″ material as they need to be strong. Large and stiff gunwales will add tremendous strength to the hull and will help keep it from twisting…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.8
In this installment I have nearly finished the outside of the hull. I have gave the hull bottom it’s final coat of epoxy. This makes a total of five coats of epoxy on the outside of the hull. The last coat of epoxy is mixed with a powdered graphite to add abrasion resistance to the…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.7
It’s been a while since I have updated the progress of my boat. Rainy weather has played havoc with my building schedule. The past couple of weeks I have been glassing and fairing the hull. I used 6oz. cloth over the entire hull exterior. I also used double layers of 4″ tape along all edges…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.6
Today the boat is assembled! I finally got a break in the weather and managed to make some decent progress the past few days. When it is cool outside it can take a full 12 hrs or more for the epoxy glue to dry. This slows down progress considerably. I glued the side panels together…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat..pt.5
Still making good progress the past few days. At the moment I am in the process of fiberglassing and encapsulating the frames with epoxy. This is slow and tedious work, but it is much easier to do this while the frames are still flat on the work bench. It takes 24hrs. for the epoxy to…
Read MoreBuilding a Wooden Jon Boat…pt.4
Today I am making some progress. I am currently waiting on an order of epoxy to arrive, so while doing that and twiddling my thumbs, I decided to build the strongback frame outside to get the boat ready to assemble. I should have prepared a little better and ordered my supplies in advance so I…
Read MoreBuilding a wooden jon boat.. pt.2 Setting up shop
Since this boat is 16ft. in length, you don’t need much building space. This boat has been built in single car garages all over the country. Many people build their boats outside in the backyard. I recommend buying a full set of plans from DuckWorks boat building supply. They have the plans both in instant…
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