I have an older steel shorestation 7ft wide 2800lbs. I've just finished scraping and priming it, and decided I want to really use it for my pontoon instead. But for that, I need it to be 9ft wide rather than 7ft.<br /><br />So it appears that the 4 main 2inch pipes can unbolt (although the carriage bolts will probably have to be cut away in this case due to rust) and wider pipes can be put in.<br /><br />On either end of a pipe, there is a flange:<br /><br />|------|<br /><br />The flanges on the top pipes are different than those on the bottom two.<br /><br />So, I would like to:<br />1) buy complete wider pipes for top and bottom that can just bolt in if they are available.<br />2) if not, does anyone know if the flange(s) are available, or standard in some way (another post said that most manufacturers use the same parts) - I could then weld these onto stock I get locally.<br />3) cut and reweld what I have - although this is the weakest and least favorite of my choices.<br /><br />Does anyone have any suggestions?<br /><br />Also, I have a post up from the last few days asking about paint, with no responses. What brands of enamel paint have you used with good results? Does a hardener help? (about $10 to treat a gallon)
