Hi All,
just got home from buying this pontoon. Can't find any info on who made it? google search refers me to Harris Flote Boat, but even NADA doesn't show a Kayot under their name. Just curious as to how much it weighs.
It's a 20' boat, new seats and carpet. 40 hp suzuki.......not my first choice, but getting this boat at a 'seller needs money' price, I wasn't going to complain much, it looks really good. The single most important thing, the wife liked it!
We'll be using it mostly for 'throw a line with a float on it' type fishing. When we take the camper to the lake, we'll use it for some riding, and as a swimming platform. I might pick up a towable tube of some kind, but I do realize it's not really gonna give a good enough ride to keep anyone all that intersted, or is it?
I've owned several boats through the years, but this is my first pontoon. I've already experienced pulling it home, so I realize it's going to pull differently. Not a problem for me really, I've pulled just about every kind of trailer there is but a tanker. there are a few questions I have though:
the seller said that tilting the motor should be done with the pin on the motor, not the electric trim? that the electric trim was only for trailering it? Do you really worry much about trimming a motor this size on a pontoon? it's not like my bassboat where I trim it up after I get up on plane, is it? Also, the boat has the metal transom, he said he just always let the motor down all the way to trailer to and from the lake. All those years pulling boats and putting the transom saver under the motor to trailer it......is he right or do I need some type transom saver? I worry about pulling it lowered all the way. Should I just flip the tab up on the motor, and trim it down onto it?
any tips tricks for this pontoon newbie greatly appreciated! I only have the pic from his ad, if it stops raining this evening I'll get a few more to put up
just got home from buying this pontoon. Can't find any info on who made it? google search refers me to Harris Flote Boat, but even NADA doesn't show a Kayot under their name. Just curious as to how much it weighs.
It's a 20' boat, new seats and carpet. 40 hp suzuki.......not my first choice, but getting this boat at a 'seller needs money' price, I wasn't going to complain much, it looks really good. The single most important thing, the wife liked it!
We'll be using it mostly for 'throw a line with a float on it' type fishing. When we take the camper to the lake, we'll use it for some riding, and as a swimming platform. I might pick up a towable tube of some kind, but I do realize it's not really gonna give a good enough ride to keep anyone all that intersted, or is it?
I've owned several boats through the years, but this is my first pontoon. I've already experienced pulling it home, so I realize it's going to pull differently. Not a problem for me really, I've pulled just about every kind of trailer there is but a tanker. there are a few questions I have though:
the seller said that tilting the motor should be done with the pin on the motor, not the electric trim? that the electric trim was only for trailering it? Do you really worry much about trimming a motor this size on a pontoon? it's not like my bassboat where I trim it up after I get up on plane, is it? Also, the boat has the metal transom, he said he just always let the motor down all the way to trailer to and from the lake. All those years pulling boats and putting the transom saver under the motor to trailer it......is he right or do I need some type transom saver? I worry about pulling it lowered all the way. Should I just flip the tab up on the motor, and trim it down onto it?
any tips tricks for this pontoon newbie greatly appreciated! I only have the pic from his ad, if it stops raining this evening I'll get a few more to put up
