Pontoon Boat Repair

It's my friend's boat (party barge). There is a hole in one of the pontoons and some water is getting in. He doesn't want to just repair the hole. He heard of a friend who drilled a bigger hole and filled the pontoon with some kind of foam. Have you ever heard of this? What kind of store or business does it?

welder will make it good as new.

the foam is still a good idea, to keep it from filling with water if it gets busted again.

but even the best 2-part foams will get waterlogged given enough exposure to water.

you can buy it at west marine, in the store or online, or www.iboats.com

2008-09-10 15:50:54 by Buggs

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Hi.

I suppose the internet's the best for your needs right now - all the very best for the future my friend.

2007-07-02 06:36:38 by jamesahulett

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I've been to three dealers & a repair shop, guess what 4 different answers. By how deep I mean where should the prop be in relation to the waterline on the pontoons. I'm talking a 17 ft Sylvan with a 40 Horse Merc. Thx in advance & I'm giving a thumbs down to the jughead who tells me it should be under the water!!!

Since a pontoon boat does not need to plane,prop depth is not really important.I have been rigging boats for more than 35 years and I have just mounted the engine on its lowest setting.Also you won't need to Trim the engine during operation,just insure that you can tilt the engine when you are in shallow water.
Hope this helps.
Good luck and happy boating

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How or where can I get information on boat building and the
legality issues. I have access to large diamiter stanless pipe
and other materials, plus a large shop with facilities to do most
any comercial project. I could build a extra large pontoon style
craft that would float a 8x40 foot conex\container. I could put deck on either side to make overall dementions around
28x40. Building it, dissambling and houling to the coast, then reasembling would not be a problem. Usage would be limited to east coast close to shore and intercoastal waterwways.
Dock and bridge repair and underwater welding equipment
would be primary use.Should it be self powered or towed like a barge?Any related info helpfull. Thanks

dont know of anywhere to look for info on something like that.
will say, if you are using it for mainly stationary platform, and building it yourself, be better, id say, being a barge. if you add engines or propulsion system of some form to a pontoon style craft, the design will have to incorporate a mounting platform etc for this engine. then your going to need fuel tanks, your going to need some form of control system. your going to need to figure out how you want to do it, most likely outboard id say, but then you need an outboard mounting plate and figure out how to get it situated so it would work efficiently, pontoon boat that size, would be very non hydrodynamic and would require a large amount of power to propel. so a large engine would be required. with a container that size on it, i dont think an outboard would be up to the task, you wouldneed to go diesel inboard. then you have engine bays, load bearers, various fire extinguishing systems, stern drive would neen to be mounted, ad on a pontoon, this is difficult without careful design of some form of pod between the sponsons. unless you went twin engines in each sponson, then your getting even more cost and more design. id just go tow, if the only time it moves is to and from a job site.
legality? i wouldnt know, BUT, if it was being used as a commercial craft, im sure the coast guard will require it registered, and thus, inspected and meet the standards of a commercial craft, usually safety systems and so forth.
im sure also it would be very hard to get a craft like that insured. iknow my boat is custom made and getting insurance for that is hard, and thats n ot used for commercial use. and that was built using modern day standards, to code.
also on coastal waters, materials would be something needing careful concideration. you have access to stainless but bare in mind, in salt water, it would have to be marine or hospital grade stainless. regular stainless wont last long at all in salt water.
i think its an ambitious project, especially to carry a load that size, and id sit down and do some serious math on it and design before you weld together a platform. weight distribution going to be key. thats abig load and a high load thats going to be sitting high int he water with very little draft. going to be unstable, even on a pontoon design. hafta design it so the weight is well distributed so as not to sit the bow too low or make it too side to side.
sure it be possible, just probably pretty expensive if safety is a concern.

2007-11-22 02:32:00 by fishwater

Where in alabama can I go and get my pontoon boats logs repaired or replaced?

Go to a boat yard or marina or marine store in your area and you should be able to find someone there who can point you in the right direction. Best of luck with it.

2008-02-13 20:43:08 by jessacola