A Jon Boat Plan - Getting the Best Out of Your Boat Plans

Building a boat with a jon boat plan should be aare planning to build.
breeze if you have the suitable and clear cut plan* What are the materials you are considering to
in hand. I can never stress enough the importancebuild your boat with?
of having a plan beforehand. This is the first stepIt is easier and cheaper to build with wood if you
and one of the most critical factors thatare a first time builder but many other materials
determine the outcome of a project.like fiberglass and polyethylene are available as an
Planning, budgeting and the building process itself alloption.
hinges on the boat plans you have. Same is true* What is the level of you skill?
with jon boats as with any other type of boatsNot all boat blueprints and plans are created equal.
you may plan on building. Therefore, to get theOf course, if you are an experienced boat builder,
best out of a jon boat plan. you may want to askthis shouldn't concern you at all. However, if you
some pointed questions to choose the mostare just starting out, do look for a plan which has
suitable plans for you. Some of the questions youthe exact dimension of the boat, so no additional
may raise are:calculation is needed on your part.
* What is the size of the boat you are planning toAlso, I strongly suggest a stitch and glue boat
build?plans as it is definitely easier to implement. No
In most cases, a bigger jon boat doesn'tbeveling, or any other tricky adjustments needed.
necessarily mean a more difficult building process,And most importantly, see to it that the jon boat
although this would affect the cost of materialsplan has a step-by-step instruction with pictures
and of course, you'd need to choose a jon boatas it is definitely easier to follow when it's visually
that's scalable to the exact size of the boat youdemonstrated.