besserspat
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Hi,
I have refinished an old Princecraft 14ft aluminum fishing boat recently to go with my good ol' 1954 johnson seahorse 10.
I got rid of the dented and rotten floors and bench seats, and went with new wood and aluminum brackets , as you see in the pictures the thing looks good.
But until my 1954 motor was up and running (bad clutch dog) , I went fishing up north and I used my mariner 20hp on the newly finished boat. 20hp being the maximum allowed for this boat.
I find the motor being to big for this boat but more importantly ,the boat bottom was bouncing SO much ! boom boom boom over the chops and the boat started to take water (no too much but enough) through some rivets.
I had to ride so slow , my girlfriend was with me and we were worried that the boat would literally fold itself up like a taco...
Now I have two solutions to replace the whimpy brackets I have made under the bench seats with plywood sections and for the floors I have two ideas :
Idea #1:
Using a good stiff plywood that would cover most of the stringers (4x8) and use strips of foam to fill the space in between stringers.But how thick the plywood should be?
Idea #2:
Using Western Cedar planks (5\4 x 6" x10') , that would go from the transom to the bow , I think it would look great with the wood benches and its virtually maintenance free. I would use either wood strips (1x6) to fill the gap in between the stringers or foam (1" thick) like for the plywood idea..
I carry this boat everywhere , I wanted to make it as light as possible but now I pay the price for making a boat too light but also too whimpy! This boat goes on the top of my truck , and the lighter the better. So what kind of wood planks or plywood thickness would you guys recommend ?
I have to admit I lean toward cedar planks but I want to hear from you guys who know better than me !
here is a picture of my boat.
Cheers
Peter
I have refinished an old Princecraft 14ft aluminum fishing boat recently to go with my good ol' 1954 johnson seahorse 10.
I got rid of the dented and rotten floors and bench seats, and went with new wood and aluminum brackets , as you see in the pictures the thing looks good.
But until my 1954 motor was up and running (bad clutch dog) , I went fishing up north and I used my mariner 20hp on the newly finished boat. 20hp being the maximum allowed for this boat.
I find the motor being to big for this boat but more importantly ,the boat bottom was bouncing SO much ! boom boom boom over the chops and the boat started to take water (no too much but enough) through some rivets.
I had to ride so slow , my girlfriend was with me and we were worried that the boat would literally fold itself up like a taco...
Now I have two solutions to replace the whimpy brackets I have made under the bench seats with plywood sections and for the floors I have two ideas :
Idea #1:
Using a good stiff plywood that would cover most of the stringers (4x8) and use strips of foam to fill the space in between stringers.But how thick the plywood should be?
Idea #2:
Using Western Cedar planks (5\4 x 6" x10') , that would go from the transom to the bow , I think it would look great with the wood benches and its virtually maintenance free. I would use either wood strips (1x6) to fill the gap in between the stringers or foam (1" thick) like for the plywood idea..
I carry this boat everywhere , I wanted to make it as light as possible but now I pay the price for making a boat too light but also too whimpy! This boat goes on the top of my truck , and the lighter the better. So what kind of wood planks or plywood thickness would you guys recommend ?
I have to admit I lean toward cedar planks but I want to hear from you guys who know better than me !
here is a picture of my boat.
Cheers
Peter
