That’s a good idea! I have thought of borescoping the tubes to inspect the condition of the foam. If it doesn’t appear waterlogged (I don’t know what dry or waterlogged foam looks like but I’ll get it figured out) the bilge pumps would be perfect. The boat will never be on the water for more...
That is pretty cool. I had a guy come up to me in a hurry after tying down once. I thought he was seeing if I (or the plane) was ok after the landing I’m sure he witnessed. He just wanted to talk about the plane. I always wanted to go to Oshkosh but never made it. Beautiful Pacer!
HogHeadSena I’m sorry for hijacking your thread. I’m new to forums but I’m sure that is frowned upon. I’ll try and move this over to a build thread for my project. Keep me posted on your progress!
The way I understand it is there is a channel of sorts that a flat piece if aluminum is slid in on the top of the tubes. My shop is drifted in so when I can get to it I’ll have a look to confirm (some idiot left the tractor inside the shop before the storm and now I have nothing to dig out with...
Thanks ahicks and captmellow for the insight, I’m gonnna need a lot as this project progresses. I already wish I held out for a pontoon with larger round tubes. I should tell you I’m new to boats and all that is involved with them. This project is definitely in the crawl phase and I’m still...
An older thread by TurboM700 has some great info on the I/0 conversion (I especially like the engine pod design) I’m going for something similar but with a 3rd toon that will transition into the engine pod as smooth as I can make it.
I’d be interested to see your progress as I’m starting a similar project. I have a 1984 Lowe Sunbird 24’ with a 60hp Yamaha. It has u-shaped tubes. I’m planning on adding a third tube, lifting strakes and a Mercruiser 260. Thus far I have the i/o and the pontoon but haven’t sourced my third tube...
