Pontoon Boat Lights

I currently am using a green neon, 4' long light that floats straight down in the water for night crappie fishing. It doesn't work as well as white lights. I do have a couple of floating lights bought from Wal-Mart. What I would like is some way to attach or be attachable upon reaching the fishing area white lights around the boat that will be able to run off 12 volt batteries, i.e. car battery or marine battery. Does anyone currently have such a system or have any ideas?

hello!

what I've done with my lights (I use one green submergible and one white floating white spot -- have never really done any good at night, but I haven't given up yet), is to get a couple of those 12V accessory plug-in (cigarette lighter plugs), find 'em at walmart in the RV accessory section.

replace the clamps on the lights with 'em.

While you're in the RV section, pick up a couple of accessory sockets.

next, go over to automotive electrical and get you some 14-gauge automotive copper strand primary wiring, some crimp-on ring terminals, and a couple of toggle switches. Also a couple in-line fuse holders and some 2-amp fuses.

assembly is pretty straight-forward -- ring terminals on wire for the battery pos and one for battery neg. Wire from battery pos (add fuse holder close to the battery), to switch, to socket, then back to battery neg.

install the sockets & switches on your helm, or any convenient place on the boat.

if the lights are installed permanently, you can just omit the sockets & plugs and wire the lights directly to the switches.

But please don't leave out the fuses.

2008-07-04 11:23:09 by moncy014

I want to buy a pontoon boat ,but dont know what size I can get with my small truck. I want to get at least a 20 foot. I heard that they are light , can my truck tow this?
I also own a 6 cyl mercury mini van,will this pull it better?

Sure, why not? I have a 18 foot kayot that I use as a rental pontoon and I would tow it all around with my old 4 cyl. Trooper.

I have to admit I am a little surprised by the first answer you got. Pontoons are relatively light, and your little truck should have more than a 2000 lb. towing capacity. Check your tow weight, and compare that to a new 'toon.

2008-04-27 16:19:35 by jpcrash1

Price: $33.93

Materials are non-corrosive, including bases of glass-filled polymer and poles of highly anodized aluminum or sturdy black plastic.
Includes both vertical and horizontal mounts
Aluminum pole

I have a 24 foot pontoon boat. It is a 1988 Weere's brand.The aluminum on the railings are already painted a light tan and brown, and I would like to update the color some. The aluminum has a pitted look, not smooth to the touch, so I don't know about the sanding part. Any info would be great. Where do I start? Thanks.

you will have to sand then primer it

2006-12-29 08:50:16 by mastin_danes

Price: $10.99 $4.99

Perfect for boats, which vibrate and bounce due to rough water.
12 Volt receptacle
To remove the plug, just rotate it 20 degrees and pull out.

I have a 20 ft pontoon boat and my small SUV has a hard time pulling it. The boat is light enough but it acts like a big parachute. I seem to be able to find many old f150s (1980-1989) out there but I am not sure if they will do the job.

should be able to with out much problem. The old F150s had good horsepower and the weight of the boat on the tongue shoould be enough to hold the back end down. just make sure you remove or lower any awning type top from the pontoon as the air could catch and lift the boat.

2009-05-13 16:57:43 by SJP

My pontoon is a late 90's model and i put a used 50hp Johnson on it but got scammed so i'm going for a new engine. What HP motor should i get in an etek without weighing down the back of a pontoon boat to bad? And are these engines lighter than honda engines?

a 40hp Etec is heavier that a 40hp honda

here is an excellent forum discussion regarding comparison of a 40hp Etec with a 40hp honda

from the site it actually shows that the Etec is 35lbs heavier.

"When checking out any of the motors forget the competition just check out the performance reports on boats similar to yours.I think you will find the Etec 40 has a better hole shot,fewer less complicated service intervals.I believe no service required for 300 hrs or 3 years,also no breakin required.also an excellent warranty.Etec is heavier 240 to 205 "

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php? t=284756

more info

http://www.evinrude.com/en-CA/Engines/ET EC_INLINES/ETEC_40_INLINE

2010-06-04 11:13:30 by Dtrain