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Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:24 am
by lightpants
Drove from Lancaster, PA to Racine, Wisconsin and picked up a new center pontoon for my boat.
And it has a ski locker!
I am replacing my pontoon water glide.
I am interested to see how it effects my ride.
I will report back after I get it mounted.
And if anyone is looking for a pontoon water glide, I'm selling one!
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:58 am
by PlaynDoc
great looking add-on...
keep us posted with installation steps!
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:00 am
by badmoonrising
Nice Jim, see ya out on the bay this year.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:42 am
by lightpants
Looking forward to that Ed! I've got some boat construction to do now
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:35 pm
by tuned
Looks good Jim (coming from one former WG owner to another).
So what's next? Rebuild the blenders?
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:39 am
by joe20toon
Nice on the center pontoon. Can you comment on the Water Glide??
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:54 am
by lightpants
joe20toon wrote:Nice on the center pontoon. Can you comment on the Water Glide??
What do you want to know? I have had my water glide for about 10 years. I have been happy with it. It did what they said it would.
I like to tinker with things, and I have been wanting to see what a third pontoon with lifting strakes would change. I will post my results.
If anyone wants to try the water glide, let me know. I should have it removed this weekend.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:06 am
by rancherlee
looks nice, plan on mounting it flush up front or moving it back as far as possible?
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:23 pm
by lightpants
rancherlee wrote:looks nice, plan on mounting it flush up front or moving it back as far as possible?
I am planning on mounting it right before the motor pod. By my measurements it will be about 4 feet from the front of the boat.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:52 am
by hypnoj
following, interested to see how this turns out
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:28 am
by willy13
Do you have any updates?
I am curious, does your side pontoons have lifting strakes?
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:11 pm
by lightpants
willy13 wrote:Do you have any updates?
I am curious, does your side pontoons have lifting strakes?
No strakes on my other 2 pontoons.
I have the center toon installed, and I have the doors to my ski locker cut and installed as well.
I have to install my under-skin and I will be ready to float her! I decided to not cut my motor pod, and just move the third pontoon forward to clear the motor pod.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:16 pm
by willy13
Thanks for the pics.
The ski locker is a huge bonus and looks well done! Thumbs up!
I am excited to hear your performance results as I am considering a similar project.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:12 pm
by RcgTexas
Looks good!
Waiting to hear about results.
Re: Picked up the new center pontoon
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:41 am
by badmoonrising
Water temp on the Bohemia is at 81 Jim, lots of (.)(.) at the sandbar last 2 weekends.
