Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

Before I ask my questions, here's the reason why. I have an older Harris 24' long. As was the style back then there is a large open space where the playpen ends and the front edge. I'm taking back that lost space by going foreward. I was going to buy a complete railing kit ($1800), but came up with a plan "B", taking what I have moving it forward and back filling with two 43 inch long straight railings that will match up all right.
This now may have opened a can of worms? I asked the company that's building the two piece's that if I shipped my other railings would they di-bond them? (Background info: my plan was in a year or so to replace metal skin with di-bond to give it an updated look)
The railing people claim that the radius of the older corners is sharper than todays boats, thus only metal skin can be used. Does anybody know if this is a fact? Are the corners sharper on older boats? Does not look so to me? Or are they blowing smoke up my who who to get the additional business. Welcome any help.

I was looking at some Benny pontoons at Disney this week and yes they do use larger radius bends.
Their rentals also have full length LED rope lights on the rails (outside) that change colors (red, blue, yellow, green). I suppose when you are in your own development district on a private lake you can make your own rules.

GregF wrote:I was looking at some Benny pontoons at Disney this week and yes they do use larger radius bends.
Their rentals also have full length LED rope lights on the rails (outside) that change colors (red, blue, yellow, green). I suppose when you are in your own development district on a private lake you can make your own rules.

I was just at Disney what park did you stay at? I seen the led lights on them also but I thought they where suntrackers

I've done a significant amount of railing/furniture shopping and measuring in the recent past; my experience is that the somewhat older pontoons (like my 1999 Lowe) have an 8" radius, and a lot of the newer pontoons have a 30" radius. Railing and furniture are available in either, but I found the 30" radius to be a lot harder to come by. Not as many shops stocking it yet.

There are many different radius railings. Yours could be 6, 7, or 8". Newer "Wide" radius boats use 30, 32, or 36". Just depends on what the manufacture used that year...

Mrtoler wrote:

GregF wrote:I was looking at some Benny pontoons at Disney this week and yes they do use larger radius bends.
Their rentals also have full length LED rope lights on the rails (outside) that change colors (red, blue, yellow, green). I suppose when you are in your own development district on a private lake you can make your own rules.

I was just at Disney what park did you stay at? I seen the led lights on them also but I thought they where suntrackers

I just looked at my pictures and you are right, they are trackers.

I was at the Grand Floridian and Shades of Green

Everybody thanks for the info, it looks like I may have to go to plan "c" what ever that is . I really thought I was getting the smoke treatment....thanks.