Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

willy13 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:50 am

…………….. Its clear manufacturer have decided that lifting strakes are the best option. While they all claim to have a the best design, most are some sort of angles aluminum welded to the side of the pontoon.

And there's a reason they call them lifting strakes and not planing strakes.

jadeboy wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:00 am

Buy the 250

+1

"I've got too much horsepower" - said nobody ever!

But I also understand budgets, so do what best suits your needs.

That's one of those terms that there doesn't really seem to be a standard answer for. I've always believed it did include the motor. The only true way to get an accurate weight of your rig is to weigh it. You can do so at just about any truck stop or any other suitable scales you can find nearby. If...

On my lake, it seems like more pontooners leave their fenders hanging than other types of boaters. It drives me crazy. To me it's a rookie mistake and looks really tacky. The only thing worse is leaving the boarding ladder down while cruising! So for those of you who disagree with me and leave your ...

I hate to say it, but I don't think you can get there. First, consider you probably will void the warranty if you exceed the max recommended horsepower. (and probably so will any of the other changes you are contemplating) Adding any kind of third toon is going to add weight, so I'm guessing any pot...

Oldchuck- I also find it odd that the board doesn't sort posts with the newest replies being at the top of the topics list. It seems like most other boards do sort that way. I just click on the unread posts link and that gives me everything I need. The first time I did it, I had to "mark all as read...

I understand that one of the advantages of a Pontoon boat is it very simple constructed and that makes it easy to "customize", often times using non marine accessories. I'm not meaning to offend anyone, but it's still a boat and I think it should be treated like one. I'd recommend using vinyl floori...

You'll be fine with that charging setup. In fact, you'd be fine without any sort of charger during the winter. My boat is on Lake Anna and in the past three years, I've never had the batteries near a charger and they are fine. The only winter "prep" I do for the batteries is to make sure the master ...

Thanks. I'm here sharing this because the dealer just shrugged his shoulders and this is my first pontoons boat. For all I know, this could be common to pontoon boats. Thanks for the insight that this might not be normal. Also, I get the impression that Sylvan doesn't want to be contacted directly ...

As long as you haven't added gear that is causing the lean, I'd definitely get with my dealer and have him correct it. It should sit level.

Did the dealer add an options that could be contributing?

Give it some thought and decide if you'll really even use the changing station. My new boat had one, and I had the dealer remove everything before I took delivery. To me it was much more valuable as additional storage space than a changing room that would rarely if ever get used.

Very cool design. Well done!

Congratulations! Nothing is better than a brand new rig and it's the perfect time of year to get to know it well.

I'm not an attorney, and I didn't' stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I think you'll be fine. With that being said, I'd spend the few bucks and get it done correctly, but that's just because I'm a bit OCD and it would bother me. If you go to the local office, they'd probably re-issue it for free ...

BobL pretty much sums it up and I feel the same way. I'm also in a covered slip but my OB motor is pretty exposed to the elements and certainly gets rained on and "sunned on" during the morning hours. During the winter months when I may go a couple of months or more without taking the boat out, I co...