1989 Pontoon Boat Restoration - Story/Pictures

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Not mine.. Seen on Reddit

Not a project I would have took on but in the end he spent way less than buying a new boat. Just throw a bigger motor on that thing and you are set.

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issue with the whole "bigger motor and you're set" notion is... the toon size and construction.

those toons are the same as the ones you see completely submerged when 4 people are on a pontoon on the chain.

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We're happy with how it turned out. Next step is a bigger motor. The 30HP Mariner just isn't enough for the size of lake it's on now. We just me in it, it was GPSed at about 13-14MPH, but add in 4-5 other people and a cooler and it's only hitting about 8MPH. It's rated for up to a 75HP motor, which is what I think we're going to get... maybe next year!

75HP would be a hell of an upgrade.
 

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even with the 75hp. it's not going 20 with that load.

that outboard will be 10-12k new anyways.

Id hope he wouldn't buy a new outboard seeing he is a DIY guy.

My neighbor has a 85ish 28ft toon. Had a 50HP Yamaha on it. slow as dog shit. Ended up buying a new 90HP Merc Pretty sure he has 10K into the boat after rigging. Probably just should have put that money towards a new boat at that point because its still slow.
 
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