I am considering purchasing a new pontoon boat need help!!!!

[EMTclark]

I am looking at purchasing a new or used pontoon boat but I also have alot of other water toys and I have seen a few of these pontoon boats out there where they have eiter customize them or bought them and need info. I am looking for a pontoon boat with a large enought front deck that I can put 2 pwc's on the front deck with a hoist and still be able to carry about 6-10 people. If you know where. Can get one or have info on how I can build one or buy a junk frame and build one fro deck up please let me know thank you.

[jafo9]

alot of it depends on what skis you want to put on the front. i could probably put 2 stand ups on my bow or maybe an old xp. no way i could get even my kawasaki on my bow. i'm not even considering how the weight would affect the boat. i used to spend alot of time at pwctoday.com and i remember a few guys had taken a toon and totally stripped it to make a moving dock to hold a standup and gas cans. they would just pull the super jet up the back or side.

my guess is you would need to find a big older toon with 3 toons of the largest diameter you can find and strip it down and then reconfigure it to your liking. good luck and keep us in the loop with your project.

[TX0303]

Maybe this one? http://austin.craigslist.org/boa/1734133531.html
Not sure if it would hold the weight and people. I would be leary of using a lift for a heavy PWC. That's a lot of torque applied to the deck. Maybe a floating ramp and an electric winch?