U. P.  Wooden Boat

Marquette, MI

10' 2" Jon Boat

The Jon Boat is a flat bottomed boat suitable for 1-2 people and gear.  Made from 3 sheets of 1/4" plywood.  Designed by boat designer Jim Michalak, Lebanon, IL.  Plans, study plans and information are available at www.duckworksmagazine.com or at www.apci.net/~michalak

Read the Book!

Jon Boat Plans

• Available at Munising Public Library, Munising, MI
• Best source book to read before building the Jon Boat
• Author:  Jim Michalak, 118 East Randle St., Lebanon, IL 62254
• Also available for purchase at www.amazon.com ISBN: 1-891369-29-6

• Jon Boat plans by Jim Michalak, large scaled plans easy to read aprox. 24" x 36" size
• The example Jon Boat built on this website is scaled down from Michalak's 12' plans to 10' 2"
• The Jon Boat plans by Jim Michalak are available online purchase at www.duckworksmagazine.com

Sides & Transom Attached

Attaching Chine

• Make all frames first
• 1/4" Exterior plywood
• 3/4" beveled pine frames
• Titebond II glue
• 3/4" Silicon bronze RS nails

• Chine logs from 3/4" x 1" with 11 degree bevel
• PL Premium adhesive
• Use #6 x 3/4" screws to hold chine in place
• Finish with 3/4" Silicon bronze RS nails

Attaching Gunwale

Finished Jon Boat

• Gunwales from two laminations of 3/4" x 1" with a 11 degree precut bevel on inner lamination
• PL Premium adhesive
• Use #6 x 3/4" screws to hold inner gunwale in place
• Finish nailing with Silicon bronze RS nails
• Saw gunwale flush to bow and transom

• All outside seams--chines, transom edges, bow, butt joints are sealed 3" fiberglass tape & epoxy
• Finish 2 coats Painter's Touch exterior latex primer, 3 topcoats of Painter's Touch exterior latex finish
• Sand between each coat
• Inside--3 coats of Marine spar varnish, first coat thinned 1:2

This page maintained by

Bill Lawrence

Marquette, MI

UPwoodenboat@yahoo.com

1-2-05