Hey all,
Here are photos of my 1986 Sun Tracker, 28' Party Barge, before and afters. I am new to the pontoon boat world and have questions about different aspects of the boat. I will not address all questions in the post alone but here is the first one.
I noticed in the "after" photo that my boat sits really low. I have a 1996 Mercury 100hp motor and a 12gal gas tank on each side of the motor. I also have a "house" battery and "Start" Battery in the same area. This boat is rated for 19 people or 3200lbs but I am pretty sure the tubes shouldn't submerge more than half way down?? Correct? The tubes are 21.5" diameter which is also weird to me because the only thing I can find about Sun Tracker pontoons is that they use nothing less than 24' diameter tubes. However, they are a true sealed 3 chamber tubes that Sun Tracker uses and it has the "M" brackets that are also Sun Tracker.
I have been trying to figure out how to get this beast to float higher with adding a third tube but have seen so many do's and dont's and my head is spinning. I will look for a photo of the Stern to add to these. Thanks for any and all advice!!
Regards, Travis
Low Rider
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Re: Low Rider
21" tubes are not large enough to support the weight , back in the 80's a lot of mfg's used 21" tubes then in the 90's early 2000's they went to 23" now the standard for most is 25" toons, I bet when the boat was new it came with a 50HP because of the weight issue on the smaller toons
Good Luck
Don
Good Luck
Don
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Re: Low Rider
Welcome from Broken Arrow. Where you located and also what lake do you tend to gravitate to?
Broken Arrow Ok
2014 G3 Suncatcher
115 Yamaha 4 stroke
Paradise Cove Marina on Ft. Gibson Lake
2014 G3 Suncatcher
115 Yamaha 4 stroke
Paradise Cove Marina on Ft. Gibson Lake
Re: Low Rider
Welcome from the State of Jefferson
You are pretty low in the water there,,,, my first thought is a third toon,,, or just put helium in the tubes,,,,,
You are pretty low in the water there,,,, my first thought is a third toon,,, or just put helium in the tubes,,,,,
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2001 Sun Tracker 30' Party Hut
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2001 Sun Tracker 30' Party Hut
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