My custom Jon Boat Modification Project

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See this video with full audio at video.yahoo.com This is a video that shows the modifications I made to my 1977 Sea King Jon Boat. The motor is a 5 HP Air Cooled Briggs & Stratton. Total project took about 6 days of work and quite a few beers. You can read a detailed write up on the project at.... jackspirko.com The Background Music is as follows 1. Southern Cross - The Jimmy Buffett Version. 2. Born Country - By Alabama 3. It's 5 O'clock Somewhere - Allan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett

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25 Responses to “My custom Jon Boat Modification Project”

  1. on 01 Feb 2009 at 7:54 am breedam

    last thing you need is a bigger engine. nice boat

  2. on 02 Jul 2009 at 10:32 pm sploosh56

    that is awesome

  3. on 02 Aug 2009 at 2:29 am monstermetal27

    im doing my 12ft starcraft where did you get the handles for you storage compartments

  4. on 10 Feb 2010 at 4:40 am GLoomis11

    very good video man,,take a look at my boat but resolution sucks,,i will post a better one another time

  5. on 14 Feb 2010 at 12:29 am redfishruler1

    you can get them at bass pro shops or west marine

  6. on 16 Feb 2010 at 7:33 pm yfz450owner

    how fast does that motor push the boat

  7. on 23 Feb 2010 at 1:41 pm Y0B0YCHRIS

    i’ve seen ALOT of modified jon boats and this 1 by far is the nicest. i see youve done alot of work and it looks great. great job

  8. on 23 Feb 2010 at 6:09 pm TheBassBros

    nice man. i will use your creativness in my own boat. keep it up

  9. on 26 Feb 2010 at 10:18 pm Macbrand

    Great vid mate. Some excellent ideas. Thanks.

  10. on 19 Mar 2010 at 5:04 pm jcr190775

    Hi, great work done… congratulations… a question: This outboard motor, the Briggs & Stratton, How is it performance with this boat with all the desks installed and you driving it? I mean Can it move the boat in a good way? Thanks.

  11. on 27 Mar 2010 at 6:58 pm swampertkamm85

    how much is that motor

  12. on 28 Mar 2010 at 5:25 pm Bassman018

    Wow! Amazing job!. I am looking to build something like this. Perfect functionality, And well ballanced/ lightweight. I love the storage setup. What kind of motors are you running on it. Would just a trolling motor suffice, Or is an outboard necessary?

  13. on 19 Apr 2010 at 6:29 pm sploosh56

    Looks great man!

  14. on 22 Apr 2010 at 1:44 pm robbollio

    Pretty sweet! Im thinking about carpeting my 14 foot aluminum. I like how you got the rear over the gas tank. I got a nice idea from what you have on here. Thanks for sharing!

  15. on 28 Apr 2010 at 3:34 pm zezimawanabefriends

    @jjspirko nice boat man i just bought me a 16fot johnboat with a troling motor and an center concel with a trailer for 200$ and im hopin to turn it into somthing as nice as yours

  16. on 28 Apr 2010 at 6:14 pm TATERTOTSROCK78

    Nice boat good job on the mods

  17. on 11 May 2010 at 9:51 pm aviomaster

    Nice boat … and much much better than original Jon Boat …

  18. on 14 May 2010 at 7:21 am Bond007starcraft

    Hey great video. I found it very helpful , I just finished rebuilding my 14′ starcraft thanks to your video it turned out way better than i ever thought it could! I hope to have a video posted soon

  19. on 29 May 2010 at 8:17 am 908whwy90

    You did a nice job. My jon boat is a little smaller but I got some neat ideas on how it can be improved . Thanks for the time and effort and sharing.

    JBH

  20. on 13 Jun 2010 at 11:22 am floridabodis

    nice boat. how much money do you have put into this?

  21. on 21 Jun 2010 at 8:30 pm bcamp2291

    very nice, i thought about doing the decks on my boat i purchased recently. Thanks for giving me some extra thoughts

  22. on 24 Jun 2010 at 11:13 am mariner10rpr

    how many people will it plane with? whats the max hp?
    nice vid you done a real good job

  23. on 24 Jun 2010 at 1:36 pm survivalpodcasting

    @mariner10rpr – It is a 5HP and planing isn’t an issue given top speed is about 9MPH, the boat is safe for two adults, that is its design and limitation.

  24. on 25 Jun 2010 at 2:44 pm wedobelive

    man that thing is awesome any pointer i am about to modify my 14ftr

  25. on 25 Jun 2010 at 10:24 pm aspinall06

    As Ron White would say: Gettin pretty cocky about his large “deck”….. my deck only fist 1 person on it….

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