PONTOON Owners...Please chime in

PONTOON Owners...Please chime in (Read 1003 times)

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jjason

July 11, 2010, 07:08:38 PM

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Ronnie,

We just recieved a new contract at GD and I have to get rid of all the remaining materials left from the last contract. I believe I can get you all the foam you need.

This is water jet cut bricks about 2"X3"x6" long, and 12" disk shaped x 2" thick. This is not your ordinary foam that you can break in half. It is a Dense light weight compressed foam.

I will find out tommorow or tuesday if I can scrap it out and let you have it it you want it

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Big Story

July 11, 2010, 07:21:02 PM

Minnow

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chimin in
build her sturdy or
don't christen on maiden voyage

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RonnieD

July 11, 2010, 07:47:56 PM

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Quote from: Big Story on July 11, 2010, 07:21:02 PM

chimin in
build her sturdy or
don't christen on maiden voyage

Not to worry...This thing will be bullet-proof,LITERALLY! icon_cool

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stinky windripe

July 12, 2010, 08:06:19 AM

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Is there a way to grind up the foam, like they do with attic insulation
and then mix the ground foam with the liquid foam, like they do when
they use liquid foam in the wall insulation in homes?

RonnieD

July 12, 2010, 05:34:37 PM

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I'm guessing that could be done,but you'd have to be really FAST! That stuff starts reacting within seconds after you mix the two parts together.I'm planning on just layering the solid pieces & pouring the mix over each layer,a little at a time.

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RonnieD

July 20, 2010, 07:06:21 PM

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Finally settled on the frame design & materials...Gonna be 4" alum sq. tubing connected with 3" alum round tubing. icon_eek

Gonna be TOUGH!


� Last Edit: July 20, 2010, 07:10:30 PM by RonnieD �

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Southpaw

July 20, 2010, 08:15:40 PM

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Man, you can ram some trees with that thing. icon_eek

jjason

July 21, 2010, 07:08:15 AM

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Quote from: RonnieD on July 20, 2010, 07:06:21 PM

Finally settled on the frame design & materials...Gonna be 4" alum sq. tubing connected with 3" alum round tubing. icon_eek

Gonna be TOUGH!

What welding process are you going to apply? Tig or Mig?

Thats going to be a bunch of inches of bead icon_eek

Does look like a sturdy design

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DavidP

July 21, 2010, 08:32:24 AM

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Quote from: RonnieD on July 20, 2010, 07:06:21 PM

Finally settled on the frame design & materials...Gonna be 4" alum sq. tubing connected with 3" alum round tubing. icon_eek

Gonna be TOUGH!

I don't see that third log icon_question

RonnieD

July 21, 2010, 04:30:52 PM

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Our engineer friend is gonna do the welding with TIG machine.He uses a mixture of 2 gasses & a LOT of filler rods!...That third toon is still being argued...The engineer thinks it will create more drag across the water than what it would remove from the other floats.[ Huh?

] Wheather we add that or not,we still gonna have our rod box,live well,battery box,& gas tank in the center space below the deck...just wont reach the water. We now have a 115 Merc motor to push us around,& not gonna use the 85 we aquired first.

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Chase

July 21, 2010, 09:28:59 PM

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Your local supplier of no-roll weights!

Get ya some comfy lazy boys on there and you my friend are gonna have a cadillac fishing vessel! icon_lol

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lcclower

July 24, 2010, 08:35:11 PM

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Seriously consider hydraulic steering system,

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RonnieD

July 26, 2010, 04:29:57 PM

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Quote from: lcclower on July 24, 2010, 08:35:11 PM

Seriously consider hydraulic steering system,

Funny you should mention that...Our engineer has another engineer friend who has designed a jack plate device that has vertical lift,tilt & trim ,& STEERING all in one unit...Were trying to get a prototype for "field-testing" icon_cool

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RonnieD

July 28, 2010, 03:10:36 PM

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OK,New debate going on now...Is it better to have the motor mounted slightly forward into the deck ,where its weight is supported by the pontoons [old style],OR,like the newer ones that have the motor extended back behind the pontoons,with the motor's own little "boat" underneath to support it's weight? I would think the latter would help with getting the thing up on plane ...What can yall tell me about this?

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brent

August 10, 2010, 06:38:27 PM

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ronnie ditch the outboard. inboard the way to go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkYyQ3_qA4&feature=related

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