pontoon restore

[fatkid]

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I would love to see some progress photos. Iam just about to start with my toon tear down and need some motivation.
Good luck with yours. I might look into mounting a fuel tank under the floor. That was a good idea.

 

[vergil]

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alright pics of progress sorry for so long with an up date but here she is, i will do before and after on this update as well and there will be more then post as you can only post 4 pics at a time, feel free to ask any ?s as well

 

[vergil]

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more pics of the sides, and the inside

 

[vergil]

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here is the console and front seats

 

[vergil]

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i think this is the rest of all the pics i have of the up date ill go through and check
and i am running a 77 75hp johnson stinger russell
and fatkid good luck on your rebuild, mine took a lot of time but in the end is was all worth it though i still have another set of seats to put it but in the end i have less then 2500 hundred in the boat and dont think i could come near a good used one for that and have a new deck, carpet, hardware, seats, console,bimini top, stereo etc.. the fat girl is loaded

ps. i will post better pics on a nicer day and when the fatgirl is completly finished

 

[vergil]

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one more set of pics

 

[vergil]

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found a few more photos

 

[5150abf]

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Turned out real nice Virgil, I;m sure you will hava slot of fun with that this summer.

How far did the boy get with the boat before you stopped him?

 

[vergil]

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i didnt have the heart to stop him, he would pull real hard for a min then turn around and look at it, then he would back up and give it a good jerk, and when he finally got the looose gravel spinning out from under his tire he would pedal really fast, this went on for 20 mins, (he was a determined little booger that day)
as far as the boat goes i aint quite done, i have some little nick nack stuff, and i think the ol lady has another set of seats coming, ill post pics when there in

 

[Russell48]

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Ya Fat Girl looking great over there Virg,, I am just now getting my floor down an got a half sheet left to put on er, I putting my alum gas tank 24 gallon's under the floor an my thinking about doing my live well the same way but not sure yet, But you done a fine job on ya toon an sure hope I get mine looking that good,,lol,

 

[Mr Crabbs]

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Loots like a classic old pontoon, you did a nice job. Absolutely can't beat the price.

 

[Smuggler's Blues]

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Wow what a great thread. I have been looking at pontoons lately and have to say looking at what you have done with that gets me thinking. My sisters neighbor has an old pontoon sitting in the driveway. I know the woman that owned it had passed away a few years back and the boat has been sitting there since I does have a cover on it however, I dont know too much about it yet. After seeing this I am thinking I may have to contact one of her children and see what is up with it.
Thanks Virgil you may have inspired another restore.

 

[vergil]

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quick update : took the fat girl out sunday w/ the kids to do some fishing and cruise around the lake, what fun though my youngest son dumped an entire tub of night crawers in the brand new carpet, (i can laugh at it now i guess that why we rebuilt it) still waiting on the last bench seat good luck to all rebuilding there ol toons cause there defintly worth rebuilding. smugglers blues we need before and after pics and good luck

 

[Smuggler's Blues]

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Thanks, I am waiting to hear back from the family to see what they want to do with it. If I can get it I will make sure to take lots of photos. Glad to hear you are having a good time already with yours.

 

[dahogman]

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Glad to see you didn't go with bed liner for the floor. I used to be a mod at a Pontoon website and have covered that topic many times. The bed liner has specific problems with application on plywood. If you were applying it to aluminium deck I would say go for it, but plywood is a no-no. Liner will bubble up from moisture under it.

 

[vergil]

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after taking it out on the lake on a hot day i am also glad i didnt go with the bedliner,
i was worried about using that advantech on the deck, but ran into a fellow on the lake (who restored an old lowe toon 5 years ago)
he had used untreated advantech and its lasted the 5 years and is still pretty solid, i guess if i was leaving it in the water that would be a whole diffenernt story ( i posted that for the ones of you redecking you toon with advantech)

hey russell how is your restore coming along?