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  1. junkman41

    spring cleaning

    hello, I plan on cleaning my pontoons this week, I have a gal. of toon brite, I plan to use. I never did this before so it will be new to me. and would like to have your experiences and input. I plan on useing a pressurewasher to clean off the toon-brite. will my toons be dull? and if so what...
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    removing winter cover

    Well today my wife and I removed the winter cover from the pontoon, boy what a surprise we found,Squirrels had found a home. they had pine cones everywhere you can think of. one thing I was thankful for they did not chew any wires. next week when I get back up to our camp, I will be sealing up...
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    hardtop

    I dont know if this is the right place to post this add from craigslist, but I read there have been some people looking for hardtops,and I found this one located in Ohio
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    adhisives

    hello and happy new year, I have a question, has anyone ever used some kind of adhisive to mount a transducer to the bottom rear of the logs? on a pontoon. I dont have a bracket on my log to mount them, and I dont want to drill any holes. if someone has used adhisive, what kind ( brand ) and...
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    tilt/trim

    hello, I have a question that i'm not sure of, I had a power tilt / trim put on my motor, do I still need to use the pin that goes through those bunch of holes to tilt the motor up, I have it in the bottom hole right now. I am wondering this because it seems like my motor can tuck way down under...
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    privacy curtian

    hello everyone, I was wondering how others have installed a privacy curtian around there port-a-potty on there pontoon ?, it is easy for me to use but the wife and guest are not to happy with no curtian. if you have any pictures of your setup, please post them thank you Jack
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    off to the lake

    well we are heading out to the lake this weekend, it will be the first time we take anyone with us. up to now it has been just me and the wife getting to know the pontoon and the lake, we plan on grilling on the water, fishing and just plain ole relaxation. thanks Jack
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    on the water

    well I got nthe pontoon out on the lake finaly, no more leaks in the toon, we had a great time, even though we didnt get any fish. here are some pictures .
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    water in the log

    I had to take my pontoon to the welder, Easter weekend I put it in the water for the first time since I got it last fall. after loading it back up on the trailer and lowering the hardtop and securing it to the trailer, I noticed a lot of water running out of the bottom front of the one log, I...
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    splashed

    hello all, I finally got my pontoon in the water this past weekend, this was the first time since I bought the toon. we just wanted to get to know the boat and how everything works and how ot handled. it did fine. or should I say we did fine. once I put the pontoon back up on the trailer and...
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    Lowering a hardtop

    hellp everyone, I have a question for you guys that have hardtops. it seems like it will take a lot of time removing the nuts & bolts from the supports for the hardtop. does anyone use clevis pins in the supports to replace the nuts and bolts that have to be removed to lower the top? or should I...
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    fish finder

    hello everyone, I have a question, or should I say i need some expert experience. I plan on buying a second fish finder for on my pontoon, the one I have my eye on is the Hummingbird 570 sonar, does anyone have this sonar or know of anyone that has it and if you or they like it, is it worth the...
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    Insurance question

    hello everyone, I am new to pontoons, this is my first one, I had small fishing boats in the past and present. I never had any kind of insurance on my fishing boats. should I have the Pontoon insured ?
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    cabin fever

    hello everyone, I been buying things for my barge, to get ready for fishing, over the winter, and sitting here reading threads posted, and learning. I was wondering how many others out there got cabin fever like I do. it has been a mild winter so far here in PA. but I had enough. Feb and March...
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    hardtop roof supports

    this past fall I was trying to lower my hardtop for the winter. and when I tried to get it to lay on the side rails I pulled the bolt through the support. does anyone have 4 of them .hey would be willing to sell or know where i might be able to get a set? or any suggestions on how to repair...
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    battery charger question

    hello everyone, I have question concerning charging my batterys. I plan on useing a second battery for trolling on my 24'er my question is what is the differance between a on-board charger and the dc charger? and what would you preferr? this is all new to me. i will be useing a 12 volt trolling...
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    trolling motor question

    hello and happy holidays to all. I plan on buyinng a new trolling motor for my 24' pontoon, I am pretty sure I will be purchasing a 12 volt one, not positive yet, my use for it will be trolling the shorelines for fishing. I am asking for your input on the wireless foot control vs the wired...
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    trolling motor size

    hello, I just got my 24' pontoon, I want to get a trolling motor over the winter, but I am not sure what size to get. some people told me 55Lb 12 volt with 52 inch shaft will work fine, others told me not to get anything less than 70 lb thrust 24 volt. I'm new to pontoons,
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    1986 sanpan hardtop

    I am new to this fourm, I just got a 1986 24' SanPan pontoon with a hard top, I ended up towing it home with the top up, the roof rails are mounted on the top of the side rails, my question is, can I lower the top down to transport the pontoon? and how do I do It? any pictures and guidence:)...
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