Allright..

I was reading an article in "Outdoor Living" about how to build your own jon boat at home. I'm currently interested in building a jon boat, just to get me around creeks and small lakes for fishing for carp and whatnot. Can anyone please send me the needed materials and article, or give me the best, cheapest way, or "method" to build one?

-Chris

 

Check out www.bateau.com or www.glen-l.com. Both sites have all the info. you're looking for.

 

Here is a link or two of interest:



http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/wi73c.htm

http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/wi73b.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/jon_jr/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/jonsboat/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/campjon/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/polepunt/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/ozarkian/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/riverrunner/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/harmonica/index.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/shanteuse/index.htm



...and finally, this guy used to have plans posted to
his site but maybe not any more:

http://www.geocities.com/aaawelder/index.html

 

Forgot a couple:

http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=Utility/JonBoat



Also, check-out the book, "Rivers to Run," here:

http://www.srncpdesigns.com/extra_stuff/larryd/index.php?src=books

 

...and finally:

http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2002/02/10.htm

 

Well, since I haven't quite beat this
horse dead yet, will add that this
book contains instructions for
building a 16' johnboat in addition
to instructions for some other boats
as well:

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/books_cds/jim_m/bfb.htm

 

Rescue an aluminum boat instead.You won't believe the headaches and stress you will avoid having an aluminum boat to deal with rather than a wooden homebuilt.You want to float,right?Every time,all the time,with no heavy maintenance.Get a 50's wide body aluminum boat,polish the thing,use the tin based bottom paint(still legal in 38 States)and enjoy owning a classic.Wooden Jon boats end up piled on the shore.No pride is taken with them,unless they are Core Sound duck blinds.

 

I would be carefull in buying older riveted aluminum boats, as
they often are virtually impossible to get water-tight. Once
rivets start to loosen-up and the boat begins to leak, rather
than make proper repairs the tendency is to coat the boat
with roofing tar, epoxy, or (the latest thing) liquid pick-up
truck bedliner (which I would never put on my truck, much less
a boat). Treating the "symptoms" instead of treating
the '"illness" is what this amounts to, and it always results
in a "dead' boat. Once several rivets in a seam let-go, it
will be virtually impossible to get that seam tight again.

I have tried.

On several boats.

I do agree that a polished aluminum boat can be beautiful; I
currently have a 1956 Crestliner "double cockpit" that I
have run with a 1940 Johnson PO and a 1949 Evinrude Speedi-twin,
and am currently "refurbishing" a 1954 Evinrude 25 hp for it
(because I am getting tired of not having neutral or reverse.)

It shines like chrome due to Mother's Mag Wheel polish and
lots of rubbing.

Hanging from the rafters directly over it is a 1946 Feathercraft
double-cockpit awaiting it's turn.

 

Just another two cents worth check out www.spirainternational.com ........Dan