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fishmor · #1 Post by **fishmor** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:40 pm

Finally!
I've had several boats over the years but never a pontoon and I have wanted one for over fifty years. I finally got one-28ft Plaz, 1975. I wanted one without furniture as I wanted to make it into a floating camp spot. I have only had it to the lake one time and had it set up as a floating patio so that a group could eat on it.
I had trouble launching it and had to have my son-in-law load it with his four wheel drive pickup as I couldn't back into the water far enough with my Toyota van. I have since fixed that as you can see in the pictures. I haven't got to try it yet but looks like it should work great.

Now I can go camping for a day or a month and never step foot on dry land. No more leaving the campsite unguarded in the daytime or leaving the boat ungaurded at night.

I have already done a lot of work on it and the more I do the more I appreciate how good the old boat is. I have refurbished a lot of old boats (made them into the best possible fishing machines). I would do one then sell it at a loss and buy another one and do it again. As you can see I love working on boats. I told my wife that if I never got this one wet is was still worth the money in the pleasure I would get from working on it.

I appreciate all comments and suggestions.

Now I get to do lots of experimenting-cooking-loafing- sleeping-shelter-loafing-storage-fishing-loafing. I need to practice my loafing as I want to get really good at it. LOL

Since I don't know how to post pics yet here is the pic site. http://picasaweb.google.com/shootmor/Pontoon

#2 Post by **HandymanHerb** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:13 pm

Glad you got what you want , I did the same on mine ditched the furnture and got pool furnture, now I can put it off for bare bones fishing or going after a gator and put the seats back in for a floating deck

fishmor · #3 Post by **fishmor** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:05 pm

I updated the web album to show some floating pics

#4 Post by **mike** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:49 am

congrats!

fishmor · #5 Post by **fishmor** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:05 am

The Voyager factory is close by and I have been through it twice. They said they would build me precisley what I would want. I like the people and they have a nice facility. I think the quality of their boats is very good. I have no idea why I have never had a pontoon as I have really wanted one for over fifty years and have had several other boats. Since I am new to tooning I will use my present one for learning and experimenting and then if and when I want to have one built I will know more about what I want.

#6 Post by **HandymanHerb** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:28 am

That's the way to do it, figure how your going to use it and what you end up doing most then you know more about what you want when you get one built to suit you