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I have a jon boat with bench seats. Want to install sturdy seats. Have tried those sliding brackets with wing nuts. Too cumbersome. What's the best way to mount brackets to bench seat so I can attach seats? Aluminum is thin. Bolt down wood platform? Looking for ideas. Thanks.
I took my old green aluminum jon boat to an experience aluminum welder as sugguested earlier in this forum. To save some costs, I'm doing the preperation work. I've removed the wooden transom and knee brace. Along the seams, I've started to sand and strip the paint to give the welder room to...
I recently acquired a 14' RyanCraft aluminum jon boat. The rear end of the boat has been damaged by dragging the boat over rocks. The wood transom is rotted and needs to be replaced.
The seam where the bottom of the boat meets the transom leaks. There may be a crack in the tube that makes up...
