Re: converting to pontoon
Dewey, I presume you want to make your cabin cruiser into a deck boat. When you cut off the cabin, you may want to use the deep spot (under the cabin) as storage. If so you will need to have a hatch of some kind. I would think the permanent part of the deck should be plywood and fiberglass over foam. The hatch part of the deck could be pressure treated 5/4 lumber of maybe the plastic decking lumber. Dont forget to have a drain or pump into the storage area you create.<br /><br />I would check out aluminum and vinyl railings as used on house decks for your deckboat. They may be strong enough, and will be cheaper than marine railings. As a backup, threaded galvanized pipe could be used. This stuff weighs a lot, but they have those nice flanges that you could bolt to your deck, and allow the verticle pipes to screw in. I do not think PVC pipe is strong enough.
<br /><br />I'm still trying to work out BTW.<br /><br />Aldo