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Don,t know how deep you've inset your mounting hole on rail but can it be pop riveted with long shank aluminum pop rivets. I,d be afraid the thin plastic of those inserts would become brittle in cold temps .

Another option for holding your grassing is affixing it to plastic bird netting cut to cover areas you wish to cover. I run a stretch of 5/16" nylon bungee cord thru nylon pad eyes spaced about every 2' around perimeter of hull deck and another stretch across bow deck. Stretch a bit and tie a...

Never knew that book existed. Read & reread successful water fowling years ago and still have a printed copy of his little boats similar to pond bxs.

Cut down a 1236 jon that had a crushed transom years ago. Made it 10' and framed in a cockpit and front and rear decks with crown to them. Ribs & cockpit combing made from 3/4" marine plywood sign board that I had access to. Decked with 1/4" Fir Plywood. I did remove seats as they were riveted...

The J16 makes a good stand up & shoot Boat blind rig. Only problem is the hull doesn't like much rough water. Just to low sided & will wet you bad in a light chop. I've done a boat blind on a J14 years ago. Just wide enough when you stand to shoot down center line of boat hull doesn't rock. And...

Good decoy shelf and keeps your brushing grass out of the water to a degree when flipped down.

Years ago I switched to all Dianes bags after the Avery Goose bags I was using at the time started coming apart. Maybe the Chinese made decoy brand bags have gotten better over the years but Dianne's have been quality from the start. Still using bags from her that are at least 20 years old .

Jons aren,t really extreme rough water boats. They sit on top instead of in water and tend to be at the least a rough ride in waves . You,ll be fine up to about a 2 ft. sea than you better start learning how to read waves and approach. Head into and hand on the throttle to adjust speed , surf...

Yea, squash the PVC idea now. Doesn't hold up well in cold temps to rough use. EMT conduit is your best bet and easy to work with . Borrow or buy a conduit bender. Theres good tutorials on bending on u tube if your not familiar with bend measurements. A frames are super easy to build and stow...

I would think if you roll the blind down to sides of boat and bungee/strap it in place there's no damage. Your grassing just needs to be flexible to allow that. Salt grass, rafia, blind grass ,all would allow blind to be rolled.

Another option may be synthetic deck 5/4" boards. That stuffs pretty strong and you can even get in a duck boat friendly color.

I believe TDB use to sell replacement grassing rails for their boats. A black hard ,I believe synthetic type. Maybe you could adapt a set of their replacement's to your desired dimensions.

Thats all dependent on how high your seated in hull as you need room to clear combings of course but also your calf's and be at a comfortable height to use. Figure out your seating arrangement than with oars in hand see if there's any clearance issues with combings ,etc. I'm sure your aware of...

Might want to consider if you'll get water infiltration into floor at screw holes . Sealing after screwing should help.

Suzuki is only manufacturer still building their own small motors. Tohatzu builds Mercurys small motors and previously Yamahas

Some 15,s were built on 20 blocks and some on 9.9 blocks. Check that before buying. The Merc 15 2 stroke on my Ghenooe is on a 9.9 block which makes it only 2 lbs. heavier than the 10hp that its rated for. 72 lbs. Ran that motor on a A.A. Blackjack for a few years.

You need to be real careful on battery selection as most new 4 strokes require a high C.C.A. battery. Something you might not achieve with say a lawnmower , motorcycle or snow mobile battery as someone mentioned. Even my Tohatzu 25 requires high C.C.A. battery.

Consider which motor dealer you'd rather deal with. Maybe closest, best service, et. I,ve got a 25 Tohatsu on a 16' jon. Been a great motor. Suzuki's are good to. Also consider which is currently running best warranty deals .

I,ve only bought 1 motor thru my brothers commercial waterman's license. No tax was the only discount. The warranty restrictions are probably due to motor being used commercial , hence a harder life. Of course waterman benefits as using it as a write off on taxes.

Just bare in mind. Any bad habits you let him do now you,ll have to correct latter. Its a lot easier on the trainer to teach it right the first go a round.