Floor Mods To Aluminum Boat

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.

Floor mods to aluminum boat.

Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. Carpeted plywood will rot pretty quickly plus get slimy fast. 3 4 is fine for thickness. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull.

To make the decks i added aluminum frame trusses to support the deck. Standard 1 8 6061 aluminum plate is over 3 4 pounds sq foot so the weight will add up fast. For patching holes in the aluminum or filling rivets use alumalloy or alumaweld. 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.

Anyone did anthing special with the flooring in an aluminum boat. 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. 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. I primed it with self etching primer and painted it with automotive paint.

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 remove the center bench and install a flat floor in the center of the boat. It s standard flooring for most jon boats when metal is used. Bobby armentrout jon boat mods.

Aluminum i beam type supports under the floor work great. I have a 14 72 wide across the top aluminum boat that i am going to put a floor in. 1 8 aluminum sheeting is 1 76 lb per square foot. I own a 14 deep v lund fishing boat 3 bench seats riveted on currently.

Adding a floor to a 14 lund aluminum boat. 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. Quackrstackr feb 28 2014. We bought the foamulate board at lowe s.

Looking for ideas different than a wood floor.