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I am finally back from my sort of vacation,,,more driving than leisure transporting my parents motorhome back to Minnesota from Florida via Texas,,,I know, I took the long route. Anyway, I have definitely decided to build one of the folding jons in the video I posted earlier (post30 i think) I...

So, This is pretty close to exactly what I am shooting for, the folding jon boat in this video But made out of wood(ply) and fiberglass. It meets all the requirements I am looking for as far as portability, want to be able to just slide it into back of pickup. It is only going to be used with me...

No, didnt scare me away, just been traveling, will post details in just a bit.

I also apologize for taking it that way, I was sick and ornery that night, and right before leaving on vacation. I never mean to take the helpfulness here for granted!

It was not a "clueless" question, Im trying to decide what angle to make mine, I know what I like as far as looks, but was just seeking to get opinions from others on what they like pertaining to the things you mentioned, load, dry, ease of building. Though, ease of building doesn't matter much...

Umm, wow, have built several small boats, I was simply asking opinions because I see different plans with different angles, But thanks for being condescending. And yes, I am building a simple jon boat, sorry to start such a simple conversation amongst pros!

Looking for opinions, what is the best angle to have on the sides of a flat bottom jon boat and why?

Yeah thinking I might just go with the 1/4" on the sides and glass inside and out, but am going to go with the sandwich construction on the bottom with wood ribs inside the sandwich too. I think the foam sandwich bottom does give it better flotation and rigidity. I guess I could make it a 14'...

Aha! I believe I found exactly the idea to build, a 12 foot folding jon boat that the hinged front flips over onto the back for hauling. wood fit in the back of a pickup or on a small trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFA8OTjuoQ8

Yep, thought about it for a few days, and am just going to go back to my original plan to build a jon boat. But, it was fun to work on the design any way. Does anyone have a preference for good 12' jon boat plans, I will most likely not follow any plans completely as I will be building it with...

I suppose I could just go back to my original plans of just building a simple small 10' or 12' jon boat, punt, or Garvey, just kind of like the idea of a pontoon.

Thanks upchurchmr, The 60# per cubic foot isn't the weight of it, it's the displacement for the foam, not sure if the 60# pcfd is correct, but I saw several places where it said the displacement for the foam was 55-65# pcf so I went with the average of 60. Not sure if I am calculating total...

Thanks to whoever moved this thread, I wasn't paying attention when I started it

Not a bad idea there, but that would be defeating my purpose of wanting to build the hulls out of foam and get the exact length and style of attachment of the deck that I want, as well as the amount of displacement desired. Displacement is important in this design as I may want to make a small...