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Nussy

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Well it's build #3. Here's my blank slate to start with 2-24' pontoons 18" in diameter. Found on Craigslist..a little beat up but it's really hard to find used pontoons....or even a trashed old pontoon boat.
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I plan to cut them in 1/2 and build two similar boats out of it. I figured I can learn on the first one and make some tweaks for the 2nd build and sell the first one. Here's the layout of how I plan cut them up.
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Then I'll basically take the 12 foot pontoons and build this. Current plan is 6 foot wide with a deck of 9' long. bow and stern trolling motor setup. I'm thinking 100" aluminum....but I do have some carpet to burn from my last build so we'll see how the budget goes.
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Open to suggestions. Stay tuned.
 
Howard said:
Man, you have to much time on your hands, LOL. Good luck and look foward to see your progress =D>

It's still winter here in WI. 14" of ice on the lake. 3" of snow today. At this rate I'll have both done before ice out :LOL2:
 
Nussy said:
Howard said:
Man, you have to much time on your hands, LOL. Good luck and look foward to see your progress =D>

It's still winter here in WI. 14" of ice on the lake. 3" of snow today. At this rate I'll have both done before ice out :LOL2:

Yea, this winter has been very painful in Mn. The garage is just getting warm enough to start winter projects, LOL.

Look forward to your progress.
 
Well I got the first set of pontoons back from my fab guy. Obviously, these are the front half of the 24 footers. I think they turned out pretty good, he said they were a nightmare....hoping the bill didn't double.....I'm supposed to get the other two this week
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About all I got done this weekend was I figured out how I'm going to lay everything out. New plan calls for the deck to be 6' x 8'. Found some aluminum decking that I really like only problem is it's 7 hours away....I really want to do it right since this boat will be sitting outside all the time. Guess I'll have to bite the bullet on the shipping.

I also polished the pontoons up a bit.

Before
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After
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Yesterday I cleaned up the tubes with a product call ZING. It's pretty nasty stuff(has hydrochloric acid), but it does a really nice job to make aluminum look almost new. Today I spent a couple hours and got the frame installed on boat #1 today. The guy I had cut the pontoons, still doesn't have the 2nd set welded up, so I'm stuck for now. I decided to go with 2" x 1" x 1/8" C Channel. I wanted do do Bassboy's hat design, but this was a little easier and cheaper since I could buy it stock and didn't have to find some one to cut it and bend it. I also ordered the decking this week. I decided to use a product called Last Deck https://www.lastdeck.com. It's powdercoated aluminum decking. It was a little pricey but I think it will be worth it since this boat will sit outside all the time. It should be here in a couple weeks. Here's a pic of where it stands today.

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ive been waitin for some pictures on this one, thank you! this looks awesome and cant wait to see more progress
 
one my realitives have a pontoon turned into a dock and cut a hole in the middle of it and droped a stainless steel tube from a washing machine in it and works great for a livewell would there be room for something like that
 
Looking good, I think if it was me, I would weld a end across the c channel on each side, I use to build crest pontoon boats 20 yrs ago, seems like we did this to strengthen the deck.
 
bailey86 said:
one my realitives have a pontoon turned into a dock and cut a hole in the middle of it and droped a stainless steel tube from a washing machine in it and works great for a livewell would there be room for something like that
I've been kicking around a few live well/storage ideas below the deck but I couldn't think of a good way to do it that didn't involve something custom due to the aluminum plank decking. I was also worried about how deep they could be and stay above the water line. I then thought about a box above deck toward the rear for life jackets, anchor, battery, etc.

Bugpac said:
Looking good, I think if it was me, I would weld a end across the c channel on each side, I use to build crest pontoon boats 20 yrs ago, seems like we did this to strengthen the deck.

I used stronger bracing than what Misty Harbor did on my 18 footer. I think it should be real solid, it's only 6 ft wide so the span between the pontoons isn't very far. I threw some plywood on to test the decking and it was really solid, it should stiffen up even more with the aluminum deck. Plus I plan to edge the top with 1"x3" angle(or possibly channel if it fits right) which would also firm it up a bit.
 
nussy i was looking around ebay and found these people
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/STANDARD-21-GALLON-BOAT-POLY-LIVEWELL-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5d2df3253aQQitemZ400202868026QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear i thought it wasn't a bad price
 
Nussy said:
I've been kicking around a few live well/storage ideas below the deck but I couldn't think of a good way to do it that didn't involve something custom due to the aluminum plank decking. I was also worried about how deep they could be and stay above the water line. I then thought about a box above deck toward the rear for life jackets, anchor, battery, etc.

At the Atlanta boat show the past few years (I didn't waste any money this year, given that there was nothing there), they have had a small fishing pontoon, with dimensions similar to yours. I don't remember if they were electric only, or had a gas outboard, but they had plenty of storage. What they did, was merely build up about a foot above the deck, and place hatches/livewells, etc in the space. It left a wide open platform, with storage underneath the casting decks, without interfering with the water line, and a slightly higher vantage point.

I believe the raised deck stopped a foot shy of the front, and the trolling motor was mounted on the lower section. The TM was a MK Powerdrive mounted dead center, which, when folded up, extended back into a cubby underneath the raised deck. I don't remember if the cubby had a lid which opened up for deploying, or if the motor had to be slid forward before being tilted down (which was probably why the Powerdrive was used, as it allows that, unlike a scissors style motor).
 
Scored these sweet pedestal seats off Craigslist today, $70 bucks for the pair.
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I'll pick up a few more things at Cabela's tomorrow for the build. Decking company said it should ship tomorrow...sounds like I have work ahead for the weekend.
 

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