Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

[jigngrub]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

You really need to seal the snot out of that plywood, top and bottom!!! That is an interior grade plywood and it will be hard to keep the plies together because it isn't made with the waterproof glue, it probably isn't going to last very long.

We use the exterior grade plywood for boat decks, it's made with the waterproof glue and will last a lot longer. The Aruco ACX (X stands for exterior) is only about $35 a sheet at Lowes.

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

yessir, I put 5 coats on bottom top and sides

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Exactly What plywood did you use. Was it the Arauco exterior. If not then JNG is correct it's not going to last very long. What brand of primer and paint did you use.

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

grip it primer and behr deck paint, it was exterior plywood, a/c 7 layer

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Ok, your previous post said Cabinet Grade and typically that is Interior grade as JNG said. You had me worried. If you maintain it well it should last several years. Important to not let water get to the plywood through chips in the paint and such.

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

What do you plan to cover that slippery painted deck with?

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Big thanks to silvertip for keeping me straight on the electrical layout, looks like we're gonna have 4 batteries running this lady. any how below is how it will all come from, not really sure where all the damn batteries are going to go, but we will get to that one at some point.

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

what gauge cables should be use to jump across terminals to create 24 volts or to parallel batteries?

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

alright well I've gotten much done, deck on, edge caps on, wiring the console, and steering cables replaced she looks a lot better

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Lookin' good!

... but the least little bit of fish slime on that painted deck is gonna be "Slicker'n Snot on a Glass Door Knob".

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

thanks jig, yeah, I thought so too, so put some sand in the last two coats, it's got a real nice grip you can't really see in the pics. t

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Hi dirtleg,

Just came aboard to check out your neat 'toon'...

You are doing a really nice job, gonna be one mean fishin machine...

Love the deck extensions...added quite a bit of real estate...gonna let you get right up on top of those sneaky Bass...

I see you got most of your wiring dilemna figured out...if I had caught you sooner, I was going to suggest the four battery set-up with the on-board chargers...that would seem to be the best of all worlds type set-up for your rig...It's gonna let you play long and hard, yet be real easy and simple when its time to put it to bed...plug it in and ready to go for the next time...

I'll be looking forward to you getting it wet and covered in Bass-goo...

Have Fun and Best regards,
GT1M

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

question regarding railing, have grinded and sanded down to the aluminum in every reachable spot and now it's time to paint them. I would like to paint them a dark color like green or black or blue to help hide all the holes that have been previously drilled into them however my boss/fishing partner/wife wants them to be white or silver, so I need to paint them. the concept of silver is growing on me however I know the aluminum will tarnish and won't stay looking nice since I've wirebrushed it to death. My thought is to fill the holes with spray foam, let it set up and trim the extra flat and then paint. now should I prime? should I use rustoleum? how would you go about this? thanks for the input!

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

If it were me, I'd wipe it down with acetone, prime with Rusoleum Bare Metal Primer and Spay it with rustoleum.

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

woodonglass, what do you think about the foam in the holes idea?

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Got the toon in the water on monday at cedar key!!! had some motor problems im sorting out but the weather was beautiful and the new layout was awesome!

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

On another note, just got this music up, if you like bawdy music give it a listen, this is why they call me Dirt Leg

http://soundcloud.com/michaeljmusic/dirtleg-2012-by-rob-cason

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

woodonglass, what do you think about the foam in the holes idea?

I'd fill the holes with JB Weld.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

Hey dirtleg,

That turned into a nice Fishin Toon! Great Job! Enjoy and git-r-full of fish slime&guts...

I like wood's idea of filling with JB Weld, sand, clean, then prime and paint...

Regards,
GT1M

PS- I like Dirtleg 2012 by Rob Cason..."hope the test comes up negative...hope she's gone by the mornin..."

 

[dirtleg]

Re: Rebuild of the 20 Ft Pontoon, Jolleen's Hole

thanks bro, we had a lot of fun recording it! working on the video now