Something is inside my pontoons.

[bjennings79]

I noticed something very large banging around inside the pontoons while picking them up to put back on the trailer. Just wondering what it could be. Maybe a ballast tank of some sort in case of a catastrophic leak? It doesn't seem to be moving around freely. It's like its attached to something and sounds metallic. Any ideas?

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Something is inside my pontoons.

I would think right off hand its a baffle plate that has came lose.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Something is inside my pontoons.

Again Hawker is on it, the only thing inside the tube is the baffles or should be, not up on how they build thier boats.

I can't imagine what else it could be but the baffles are normally welded all the way around so if one chamber is ruptured it will keep the others water tight so I don't know how it could come lose.

Just watch the tubes to make sure they don't start doing anything weird like buckling or bending, the only way to find out what it is is to open up the tube and you don't want to do that.

 

[bjennings79]

Re: Something is inside my pontoons.

Thanks, guys. I'm going to find a really small flashlight and see if I can look through my drain plugs and see it.

 

[Triphammer]

Re: Something is inside my pontoons.

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