jon boat seat

[fishinfool]

i have a jon boat with two benches on front and back with those swivel seats on each bench, i need to put an elevated seat on the front bench, any tips for doing this? any of you done this on your jon boats? are the benches filled with foam on the inside?

[D.Taylor]

I put two decks in my jon boat. One goes past the front bench and the other over the back bench. I left the middle bench and an open area inbetween.

It is a 16 foot flat bottom I dont sit down when I bass fish and if im bobboer fishing good ole lawn chairs do the trick

[fishinfool]

how exactly did you put decks in your boat? i need a bigger flippin deck  :'(

[D.Taylor]

I built a wooden frame work using the support beams in the boat. Then i coverd it with a sheet ply wood 3/8 inch. i believe my front deck is 4 foot long as wide as the boat and as tall as the rail on the side. Ill get my digital camera this week ill try to post some pics.

It dont look the best crappy carpet layer lol

[Brett_F]

Fishinfool check your PM's

I can't post a pic my firewall here at work wont allow me to upload to myfishingpictures.com so ....

I have a '64 fiberglass john boat converted with a front deck made out of aluminum with a swivel seat

It works really well for me. I'll try to post a pic fromanother source but if not I can email it.

[hipster_dufus]

check out hydrilla gorilla,do a google

[Gatorbassman]

I think I have a Bell Pedestal on my 14ft Jon boat. It works great. Get some self-tapping screws to mount it to the bench and build a simple box to lift your trolling motor pedal up a little and you should be set. You will find that a Jon Boat is a lot more versatile than you think. Just use your imagination.