freeisforme
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Mar 23, 2009
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I have the chance to buy an older pontoon boat, the title says its a 20' model but the deck measures only about 16'.
The pontoons extend about 18" fore and aft of the deck. Its rated for a 70hp motor, its got what I'm told is a blown 40hp on it now with no lower unit.
The deck is new, brand new 3/4" marine ply with fresh marine carpet.
What concerns me is that for one, both pontoons have been painted, the seller says they were coated in some sort of epoxy coating then painted silver. The pontoons are riveted, not welded and are more or less U shaped not round like most that I see.
The railing is all intact. There is also two access hatches that appear to have been added on top of both pontoons at the very rear, and both pontoons have welded on hose nipples as if they could have had bilge pumps inside I guess?
The pontoons are foam filled with white poly styrene. I see no sign of water but its sitting on a trailer and the temps are well below freezing. I can lift either corner off the trailer myself so my guess is that its not heavy with water.
I believe the brand is Playcraft but I didn't take notice at the time. The seller is asking very little, not much more than scrap value I guess, which gives me even more cause for concern.
The seller said there was some pitting on the bottom of the pontoons but nothing through, they soda blasted the pontoons and coated them with epoxy.
I guess I'm looking for some opinions here, I don't mind a project but if the pontoons are leaky, I'm not too sure I care to mess with it. The seller has expressed interest in swapping me for a 12' aluminum row boat and trailer I have even up. I value the boat and trailer around a grand or so I guess.
I don't use the 12' boat much these days, but I really had no intentions of selling it, but I think I'd use the pontoon, especially since it seems to be pretty light and should be easy to tow with a small truck. I'm just leery about them having to paint or coat the pontoons and how permanent was the repair?
The pontoons extend about 18" fore and aft of the deck. Its rated for a 70hp motor, its got what I'm told is a blown 40hp on it now with no lower unit.
The deck is new, brand new 3/4" marine ply with fresh marine carpet.
What concerns me is that for one, both pontoons have been painted, the seller says they were coated in some sort of epoxy coating then painted silver. The pontoons are riveted, not welded and are more or less U shaped not round like most that I see.
The railing is all intact. There is also two access hatches that appear to have been added on top of both pontoons at the very rear, and both pontoons have welded on hose nipples as if they could have had bilge pumps inside I guess?
The pontoons are foam filled with white poly styrene. I see no sign of water but its sitting on a trailer and the temps are well below freezing. I can lift either corner off the trailer myself so my guess is that its not heavy with water.
I believe the brand is Playcraft but I didn't take notice at the time. The seller is asking very little, not much more than scrap value I guess, which gives me even more cause for concern.
The seller said there was some pitting on the bottom of the pontoons but nothing through, they soda blasted the pontoons and coated them with epoxy.
I guess I'm looking for some opinions here, I don't mind a project but if the pontoons are leaky, I'm not too sure I care to mess with it. The seller has expressed interest in swapping me for a 12' aluminum row boat and trailer I have even up. I value the boat and trailer around a grand or so I guess.
I don't use the 12' boat much these days, but I really had no intentions of selling it, but I think I'd use the pontoon, especially since it seems to be pretty light and should be easy to tow with a small truck. I'm just leery about them having to paint or coat the pontoons and how permanent was the repair?
