My Father-in-law drilled holes in the bottom at the back of the pontoons on his boat. Last weekend we tried to take the boat out but it seemed to sit too low in the water. He put screws in the holes with rubber washers to plug the holes. If the holes are not air tight will air be forced out of the screw holes when we put the boat in the water? When we unscrewed the screws it seemed to suck air in, is this possible? Any hints or knowledge shared would be greatly appreciated.
ThanksDrain Holes in Pontoons on a Pontoon Boat?
Pontoons are not only airtight, but also pressurized.
Pull all the plugs and have a qualified technician pressurize the toons, and seal with aluminum welds.
Why in God's name did your Father in law do this?
Being as polite as I can be, this is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Please don't let him near the boat in the future.Drain Holes in Pontoons on a Pontoon Boat?
when water starts getting into the pontoons there are leaks%26gt; If built with sealed compartments water get locked in between the cell%26gt; No water will be forced in%26gt; Pushing air out
So find the leaks %26amp; patch%26gt;Drain Holes in Pontoons on a Pontoon Boat?
why did your fatherinlaw do that is he stupid he better plug them up good before i go out with him on the water
Thursday, January 19, 2012
I want to buy 20 to 24 ft Used pontoon boat?
Looking for used pontoon boat 20 to 24 ft long ALUMINIUM reasonable order.Mainly to be used for bbq and fishing but also as pleasure craft trailer not necessary but advantage . Used on rivers around mid north coast so must be no wider than 2.5 mtr .Need motor from 15 hp upwards willing to travel to look at right vesselI want to buy 20 to 24 ft Used pontoon boat?
Go to www.craigslist.com look under boatsI want to buy 20 to 24 ft Used pontoon boat?
If I had one for you I would pass it along.
Here's the bad news: this forum is not used for buying and selling.
Sorry
Go to www.craigslist.com look under boatsI want to buy 20 to 24 ft Used pontoon boat?
If I had one for you I would pass it along.
Here's the bad news: this forum is not used for buying and selling.
Sorry
Should i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
can it get hurt in the water in the witner time? i didn't think so sense it was metal on the bottom but a lot of people are taking theirs out of the water and i just wanted to make sure.Should i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
does where ever you keep the boat ever freeze over? hen yes you MUST take the boat out. Solid ice can crush a boat; even worse, thin ice in big sheets can cut the hulls open like a giant knife would, especially if the ice moves ( like on a river)
besides, the bottom probably needs cleaning anyway, and if the boat is metal, especially aluminum, the less time in the water ands subject to electrolysis, the better.
There is no need to take it out of the water. Put stabilizer in the gas tank. Run it for a bit and it should be fine.Should i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
yea, you should if you live where the water freezes in the winter. But if where you live the water doesn't get too cold, you should be fine.
It is best to dry dock all boats over the winter if you live in cold areas of the world now if your in Florida that is another storyShould i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
Stabilize your fuel and run motor to get it through fuel system. Be sure and keep motor straight up and down so prop is under water. The lower unit will be less prone to freeze damage this way.
It will be fine.
If the water doesn't freeze, you may be OK, but if you get a "flash freeze" and ice forms, that ice will be like a hot knife through butter to those pontoons. There isn't much to a pontoon on a boat, and it doesn't take much to slice one open. Anyway, you should just eliminate all question and worry and just take it out of the water.
you will be fine as long as you properly winterize your motor and trim the lowere unit below the waters surface
If the water freezes yes%26gt;And the weight of the snow %26amp; ice can do damage to the hulls if frozen%26gt;
Ice can crush a metal hull. If others are outhauling, then I encourage you to do the same to prevent damage. good luck
if the lake freezes, then YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
does where ever you keep the boat ever freeze over? hen yes you MUST take the boat out. Solid ice can crush a boat; even worse, thin ice in big sheets can cut the hulls open like a giant knife would, especially if the ice moves ( like on a river)
besides, the bottom probably needs cleaning anyway, and if the boat is metal, especially aluminum, the less time in the water ands subject to electrolysis, the better.
There is no need to take it out of the water. Put stabilizer in the gas tank. Run it for a bit and it should be fine.Should i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
yea, you should if you live where the water freezes in the winter. But if where you live the water doesn't get too cold, you should be fine.
It is best to dry dock all boats over the winter if you live in cold areas of the world now if your in Florida that is another storyShould i take my pontoon boat out for the winter?
Stabilize your fuel and run motor to get it through fuel system. Be sure and keep motor straight up and down so prop is under water. The lower unit will be less prone to freeze damage this way.
It will be fine.
If the water doesn't freeze, you may be OK, but if you get a "flash freeze" and ice forms, that ice will be like a hot knife through butter to those pontoons. There isn't much to a pontoon on a boat, and it doesn't take much to slice one open. Anyway, you should just eliminate all question and worry and just take it out of the water.
you will be fine as long as you properly winterize your motor and trim the lowere unit below the waters surface
If the water freezes yes%26gt;And the weight of the snow %26amp; ice can do damage to the hulls if frozen%26gt;
Ice can crush a metal hull. If others are outhauling, then I encourage you to do the same to prevent damage. good luck
if the lake freezes, then YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Has it ever been done? If not, what do you recommend to somebody that wants to do it?Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
I seem to have read somewhere that it has been done, but I woud not recommend it. It might not be much fun.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Pontoon boats tend to be lightweight and draw very little water.
That said, a seventy or eighty foot wave would end the crossing very abruptly.
To the person who wants to do it, I would recommend taking out a large life insurance policy and naming me the beneficiary.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Maybe possible, but i doubt it, would take some BIG CAHONAAS. I would contact your local COAST GUARD first and take out large insurance policy and name (STUART) as Beneficary ! Better bring your A game !!!
PS. Dont forget life Jacket and fishn pole.
If Thor Heyerdahl did it in 1947 on Kon-Tiki, why it can be done now?p411
I seem to have read somewhere that it has been done, but I woud not recommend it. It might not be much fun.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Pontoon boats tend to be lightweight and draw very little water.
That said, a seventy or eighty foot wave would end the crossing very abruptly.
To the person who wants to do it, I would recommend taking out a large life insurance policy and naming me the beneficiary.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Maybe possible, but i doubt it, would take some BIG CAHONAAS. I would contact your local COAST GUARD first and take out large insurance policy and name (STUART) as Beneficary ! Better bring your A game !!!
PS. Dont forget life Jacket and fishn pole.
If Thor Heyerdahl did it in 1947 on Kon-Tiki, why it can be done now?
Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
Has it ever been done? If not, what do you recommend to somebody that wants to do it?Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
It has been done but I wouldn't want to try it. If I am going to be at sea for a transatlantic crossing I want it to be in a good solid sailboat.
May want to stick to a sail boat or a ship with bigger fuel tanks. If needed to ask this then it is not safe for you to do.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
I don't think anyone has, but my recommendation would be don't!
The seas can be very volatile, and change in an instant, and I don't see a pontoon boat withstanding a 20 - 30 foot wave.
Been done ....with pontoons made out of reeds even. Very wet.
Anything is possible with a plan for storms and waves.
Go 25 to 30 ft if possible.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
i'm scared already....we haven't even left the dock.
no!!!! are you crazy!!! think you'd like riding 20ft swells on a pontoon boat ??? you couldn't carry enough gas anyway.
Pontoons are not designed to cut through large swells in open waters. They are designed for lakes and other small water and mostly cruising at slower speeds. They are not "planing" hulls; they displace the water as they ride through it instead of riding on top of the water at higher speeds like traditional V-hulls do, therefore reducing friction, conserving gas mileage and allowing for higher speeds. That is the kind of boat you want to cross the ocean in!
Pontoons also generally have small fuel tanks as well which wouldn't allow for a long range of travel. The typical aluminum constuction is not designed to take the beating of large waves like a fiberglass boat would. They also typically do not have a cabin that would allow someone to take shelter from the elements.
If someone has crossed the ocean in a pontoon, that is insane and I'm sure it was a long and rough ride.
It has been done but I wouldn't want to try it. If I am going to be at sea for a transatlantic crossing I want it to be in a good solid sailboat.
May want to stick to a sail boat or a ship with bigger fuel tanks. If needed to ask this then it is not safe for you to do.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
I don't think anyone has, but my recommendation would be don't!
The seas can be very volatile, and change in an instant, and I don't see a pontoon boat withstanding a 20 - 30 foot wave.
Been done ....with pontoons made out of reeds even. Very wet.
Anything is possible with a plan for storms and waves.
Go 25 to 30 ft if possible.Transatlantic Crossing on a pontoon boat?
i'm scared already....we haven't even left the dock.
no!!!! are you crazy!!! think you'd like riding 20ft swells on a pontoon boat ??? you couldn't carry enough gas anyway.
Pontoons are not designed to cut through large swells in open waters. They are designed for lakes and other small water and mostly cruising at slower speeds. They are not "planing" hulls; they displace the water as they ride through it instead of riding on top of the water at higher speeds like traditional V-hulls do, therefore reducing friction, conserving gas mileage and allowing for higher speeds. That is the kind of boat you want to cross the ocean in!
Pontoons also generally have small fuel tanks as well which wouldn't allow for a long range of travel. The typical aluminum constuction is not designed to take the beating of large waves like a fiberglass boat would. They also typically do not have a cabin that would allow someone to take shelter from the elements.
If someone has crossed the ocean in a pontoon, that is insane and I'm sure it was a long and rough ride.
What is the best valued pontoon boat on the market?
DON'T BUY A SUNTRACKER!!!! the best "value" for pontoon boats today - would most likely be Godfrey's Tuscany Line, or their Sweetwater line. Both are great boats, with costs in comparison to Suntracker, with the same build and quality of top of the line pontoons.What is the best valued pontoon boat on the market?
SUNTRACKER by Tracker MarineWhat is the best valued pontoon boat on the market?
Have heard something good about Southland pontoon boats.
Here is a press release about them - http://www.yachtcouncil.com/boat-industr鈥?/a>
SUNTRACKER by Tracker MarineWhat is the best valued pontoon boat on the market?
Have heard something good about Southland pontoon boats.
Here is a press release about them - http://www.yachtcouncil.com/boat-industr鈥?/a>
How do we make our metal snaps work a little easier on our pontoon boat cover?
You can spray them with W-D 40 or use silicate powder on them, which is more durable than spary lubricate would be. You can find it in any home improvement store in the locks and door knob sections. It is primarily used to keep commercial locks working smoothly without creating any buildup inside the mechanism. It comes in a container that will "puff" out the powder in metered amounts. I know I used this on the Sun Tarp we installed on out boat and it made it so much easier to put up and take down.How do we make our metal snaps work a little easier on our pontoon boat cover?
I spray mine with WD-40.
I spray mine with WD-40.
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