What ideas for pontoon rests?

[guy48065]

For winter storage what does everyone like to place their tubes on? I see cinder blocks in use around my lake and the price is right--but that seems a little harsh & unstable for resting a round thin aluminum tube on. Some sort of stand with a nylon sling would be ideal if such a thing exists.

[GregF]

Typical here is concrete blocks with a 2x8 on top.
Getting them level is the trick, use a string line and the blocks go "holes up"

[mgarvie]

I have mine sitting on 4 6"x6"x6'.

[BoatCop]

What is this "winter" you speak of?

[curtiscapk]

What is this "winter" you speak of?

If I ever get to AZ you can arrest me.

[guy48065]

Typical here is concrete blocks with a 2x8 on top.
Getting them level is the trick, use a string line and the blocks go "holes up"

Nothing is level on the lakefront
With a bit of shovel work I could probably achieve L-R level but F-R will be on a gentle slope (sloped from the street right to the water's edge).

I have mine sitting on 4 6"x6"x6'.

In line and on either side of the tubes--or cross-ways?

[guy48065]

I've seen online plastic pods (set of 4) that resemble a stepstool but $90 for a set of contoured buckets seems a little steep.

[MH Hawker]

Mine sits on the trailer for four months.

[guy48065]

A thought--What about setting it down on 4 old tires? Enough "squish" to conform to the radius of the tubes, won't scratch, won't dent, won't slide, costs nothing.

[ronb]

I have seen lots of pontoons locally that sign on tires for extended periods.
-ron

[tuned]

My marina guy says that anything hard is a total no-no. Unless you have the rests PERFECTLY aligned, you put unequal stresses on your tubes. He has seen them bent that way.
He never sets a boat down on anything other than old tires, which are strong, but have enough give to equalize the weight.

[Bamaman]

I've seen them on many dealership lots sitting on big styrofoam chunks--ex-floating dock floatation. They're about 2-3 feet off the ground that way, and styrofoam doesn't scratch the toons.