New to Pontooning.
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:19 pm
Hey guys:
I'm new to the whole boating thing. My late father in law did a full build of a pontoon from scratch stitching together parts and doing his own labor. It's a 20 footer, has the railings and the carpeting mounted along with a Evinrude 40 (not sure what year) engine, a 5 gallon tank, and a Bimini cover that doesn't have the support mounted. I took it to the shop to have the console mounted and the seating, and to get an estimate on what needs to be done to get the boat started.
They quoted me a price of $2400 and it includes rebuilding carburetor, new few lines and electrical that we need.
Here are some questions for y'all:
What is your estimates of what the motor is worth? Is it better to repair, sell and buy a larger one in the winter?
Is the 5 gallon tank large enough to do a full day on the river? Or is that way too small?
My Mother in Law already put $4000 into this boat. You think after the additional $2400 the boat is worth what we put into it?
I'm new to the whole boating thing. My late father in law did a full build of a pontoon from scratch stitching together parts and doing his own labor. It's a 20 footer, has the railings and the carpeting mounted along with a Evinrude 40 (not sure what year) engine, a 5 gallon tank, and a Bimini cover that doesn't have the support mounted. I took it to the shop to have the console mounted and the seating, and to get an estimate on what needs to be done to get the boat started.
They quoted me a price of $2400 and it includes rebuilding carburetor, new few lines and electrical that we need.
Here are some questions for y'all:
What is your estimates of what the motor is worth? Is it better to repair, sell and buy a larger one in the winter?
Is the 5 gallon tank large enough to do a full day on the river? Or is that way too small?
My Mother in Law already put $4000 into this boat. You think after the additional $2400 the boat is worth what we put into it?