Jon Boat Cover

I build a wooden jon boat. The boat is 7 feet long, by 2 feet wide. The sides are 13 inches. If I just expoy the seams and then paint, will it float? I used 3/4 inch pine wood to build it, and used waterproof glue and brass screw to fasten it together. I was told this would be fine, because it will not be in the water all the time. I was planning on just using exterior house paint as by primer coat, and then cover that with a floor paint designed for bathroom use. I was told this would be fine, based the fact that it wouldn't be in the water all the time. Is this a good plan or was I mislead? I'm asking because some people say to expoy the whole boat. I want to use 3 to 4 hours, every other weekend. I only need the boat to hold up for one summer.

Taping the seams and filleting with thickend epoxy is the way to go for long life, as would a further three coats over the surface. However the painting idea you have above will probably give you your one season, and very cheaply. CPES and similar products are all right as far as they go but they are not waterproof and require over coating as above.

The epoxy will give you many years of life, at least a decade if done right, possibly twice that or more if the boat is stored right from experience. The painting with house paint will give you a year or two. So that is why you are getting told to use the epoxy products. It is your boat, and if you want to just paint it and use it then that is fine, and no you are not getting misled. There are a lot of ways of painting a boat. Often the same paint could be put on very differently by different painters, and none doing it wrong either.

2010-02-13 13:29:22 by Paul H

Roll-up Canvas adjustable height 14' long on an 18' boat. 8 safety pin quick removal with just a helper. Canvas rolls down nearly to boat ...

I'm trying to find the specific name for this.

On the sides, there's metal plates covering the foam inside the boat. It's supposed to make the boat unsinkable.

Does anyone know the specific name for this?
The panels seem to be blue, I don't have any pictures that could help..

Don't know the name, but just remember - if it floats, it can sink! The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable. Boston Whalers are said to be close to unsinkable, because of the amount of foam thats put into the hull and construction, and I know of at least 1 that sank.

2010-01-19 17:33:46 by yaaaadigg

Price: $49.99 $33.97

I am planning on building a flat-bottom boat about 12ft.max. (http://www.vintageprojects.com/boats/jon -boat.pdf) to use on a private pond.
I wanted to know what I can use to paint, cover or seal the wood that is economical, easy to use and purchase.
And does anyone recommend this boat?

for a few extra bucks the absolute best wood sealer is epoxy resin, and I just love the WEST brand....epoxy doesn't like sunlight so you'll have to paint over it but its worth it in the not so long run.....and if you don't want to use marine paint, porch and floor enamel works just fine

2008-01-18 08:32:56 by ryong128

Price: $44.99 $44.99

Double-stitched, double-ply construction at all seams
Includes web tabs sewn into the cover, rope for a snug fit and a handy mesh storage bag
Protect your boat at the dock or while in storage

Any personal experience would help. Thinking of covering plywood with it and using it on the inside of my jon boat

If applied correctly by instructions yes but a spray in is better and is worth the extra money plus it is done by someone who has done it many a time spend the extra money if you can afford it if not the Herculiner is a very good product.

2006-07-29 12:31:05 by Curious George

Ld be extremely grateful!! Even just a basic one! Please, I need to translate this into frenh for tomorrow. Yes it is French homework, but it's not my translating skill that is needed because I live in France, so I just needed to write the story. Which I have done. PLEASE??!!!!!! it's this:
"I'm cold" I murmered, for the sixth time. But jon didn't seem to mind. Then again, if you can endure sitting in a boat waiting for a fish to bite your fishing line, you can endure anything. I'd like to say that I came on this fishing trip for some quality time with my uncle but the truth is my parents were in hawaii for the weekend and all my friends were at a lady gaga concert. Honestly, how can anyone in the right mind go like that kind of music? Well, I had to admit, that concert seemed pretty exiting compared to this dreary trip. 
 "Hey Louis," Jon said, snapping me out of my daydreaming rather abruptly. "I think I got a bite!"
 "Great" I replied, not as convincingly as I'd have liked
 "Wow! I think this is a big one!" he persisted
I risked a glance over and noticed he was struggling a little. I dismissed it as he was getting a little bit old and weak. Don't tell him I said that, or, wrote it rather...
 "Louis, seriously can I get some help over here?". I didn't think he was going to drop this at all, so I went over and helped him. This, I would find out later, was a very big mistake.
For no sooner had I grabbed hold of the fishing rod, he grinned at me, and just before letting go, told me "good luck".
As soon as I grasped the fact he let go of the rod, I plunged head first into the water, spinning. Naturally, I panicked. My head was filled with numorous things - for example, what on earth could have pulled me overboard so easily in the middle of a lake? Then of course why had jon just let go? And what did he mean by good luck? But then, a more important thought fought it's way into my conciousness. I was human. I was underwater. Humans can't breath underwater. I panicked again, and the remaining air in my lungs escaped me. I'd heard once it would be hard to tell which way was up, but I looked around and saw light filtering throuh the water. I swam towards it as fast as I could and came up gasping for air. I was about to try swimming back to the boat when I realised it had gone. Which was strange because i'd only been under for a few seconds, and uncle jon's boat didn't have an outboard motor. I decided to swim to the shore and think what exactly happened back then.

 The boat was no-where in sight. Neither was the small lakeside cafe we'd stopped at before we went out onto, and in my case under the lake. I sat up so I could get a better view of things, and noticed a fishing hook with a line attached to it, the other end of the line was still in the water. I tugged on what was inevitably my uncle's fishing line, not sure what to expect and it simply came out of the water. I pulled it back to me sitting on the beach and something strange happened. The water began to ripple, but with a sandy colour. As I watched this sandy colour turn to a sort of brown colour, right before it began to, well, solidify. Just a few seconds later the lake had become a big patch of soil, and come to think of it, so had the sand. Right before my eyes, I saw grass begin to erupt from the fresh ground. Now, I knew this wasn't possible, but it seemed the events so far had pretty much shredded the laws of science, so I gasped as the grass grew really quickly so that it covered the area surrounded by forest - which strangely had stayed the same. Then a chimeny stack sprouted from the ground. Followed by some roof tiles, which were - I couldn't believe it - attatched to a house, which continued to rise from the ground until, standing before me was an expensive looking modern house. I heard some giggling behind me and turned to see two beautiful girls - around my age, came skipping past me. One of them stopped and turned to me, and sounded just like a good friend, said "Close your mouth Louis! You look like you've just seen a ghost!" and then skipped off to join the other girl and together they entered the house and closed the door behind them. I obediantly closed my mouth and, as you do, fainted.

When I woke up, I could hear car horns, a police siren and some people shouting. I sat up and found I'd been lying on a few layers of cardboard in a backstreet allyway. I got up and wondered in the direction of the street and the scene started to change again. Still half asleep, I didn't have enough energy to act shocked, so all I could manage was to look rather shocked and stifle a small gasp. And then I began to shiver. Partly because I was scared at what was happening to me, but mostly because the new scene was on top of a big, snow covered hill. I heard some creaking behind me and turned to see a frail old woman opening the door to a log cabin that wasn't there a few seconds ago. She invited me inside, and within a few minutes I was sit

You are certainly right that the assignment was not about your translating skill. The assignment was to write the story in French. You have made it ten times harder for yourself by writing it in English instead. The key words there are "for yourself." Not for someone on YA. It would probably be easier and faster if you would just rewrite it in French instead of trying to translate.

2009-09-28 12:33:49 by Mr. Brightside ツ