Adding A Floor To A Jon Boat

If you have ever fished from an aluminum hull jon boat before you know just how much sound is amplified.

Adding a floor to a jon boat.

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. Inexpensive easy and effective. I feel like this one most impacts small boaters on a day to day basis. We bought the foamulate board at lowe s.

The all welded tracker grizzly 1648 jon is a tough and versatile aluminum jon boat that can easily be adapted for fishing hunting or working. Listed below are the materials needed for this project. The 1648 has a thick 190 aluminum cockpit floor plus a big front deck with a lockable storage compartment. The unitized stringer transom and hull provide rock solid construction and a smooth dry ride.

It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. For smaller boats like bass boats or jon boats i don t think this is a great enough reason alone for flotation foam. Regardless of the flooring mats you choose for your jon boat the important part is that you re installing a necessary add on to your jon boat that ll ensure you and your crew are able to get around safely. Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck.

Don t be larry it s called a floor. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. Unlike rotting wood and messy styrofoam this is a perfect alternati. Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you.