Godfrey Pontoon Boat

i have a 24 ft. Sweetwater pontoon boat (by godfrey marine) and i personally think that it sits kind of low on the water.
how can i make it sit higher up?
how can i tell if it has a leak in it?
and do i have to fill the silver tanks it floats on with air? if so how?

You don't need to fill the pontoons with air.

However you could have water in your pontoons.

Put the boat on a trailer and get it out of the water. Check the pontoons to see if there are drain plugs. If there are drain plugs remove them and to drain the water from the pontoons.

When reinstalling the pontoon drain plugs add some Teflon tape to the threads. This will help seal the plugs and make them easier to remove in the future. You can find Teflon tape in the plumbing department of your local home improvement store.

2009-08-27 13:03:45 by Dave Burchell

2010 SANPAN 2500 FE LUXURY PONTOON BOAT FROM FAMILY MARINE

I have a Volvo Penta 135hp inboard in a 24 foot '98 Godfrey Aqua-Patio pontoon boat. I lost the impeller and overheated the engine. Compression tests in #2 indicated head work was needed, so I did it. After machining the head, I still don't have good compression. The person doing the work suspects a cracked block.

1. Should we have known that before machining the head?

2. What option is best at this point and are these good prices (includes work done to this point)? His suggestions are:

-Short block for $3500 (saving my newly machined head) and a 6 mo warranty
-Long block for $4000 and an 18 mo warranty
-Brand new for $5000 (or more)
-Sell the boat as is for???

Thanks

t-Dub

The compression test should have been followed with a leak-down test, to correctly identify the compression loss. Your tech jumped the gun on this one. He should know that an overheat almost always causes piston and block damage.

3500 for a short block is way high. 4000 for a long block, installed and running, with warranty is better.

The boat really isn't worth much if it doesn't run .

2009-02-26 15:59:51 by T Dub