My New Pontoon (with pics) - Some questions

[mike]

Very Nice! Mine is about that old too!!

[dockholiday]

http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/in ... ngines.php

[GXPWeasel]

Pardon my ignorance, but what are the specs on your 3.0 Chevy? I'm used to hearing outboard motors referred to in HP, not displacement. I know we have a 75hp "Tracker by Mercury Marine" (is it really a Mercury?), but I couldn't tell you the displacement. The father-in-law has the manual that came with the boat.

His is an inboard/outboard, or Stern Drive. Those type of drives have car engines in them, hence his 3.0L chevy engine. I believe they are rated at about 130hp. if I remember correctly. This is what my parents old Bayliner Bow rider had in it.

[ROLAND]

Chambuzz... I agree with doc... 10 years old, your rig looks to be in fine shape. As for storing, I happened on an indoor storage place that charges 85 bucks a month. It's an actual boat and rv storage facility, they have several buildings, they remind me of the old hangers used for small planes.... parking spaces on both sides of the building.. since our boat is a 20 footer we were able to rent space in the "smaller" building where spaces are 12 x 30. Even in storeage we keep the play pen cover on it just to keep dust and pollen out. Again, congrats on the new boat.

[Russ]

Very nice boat! I hit about the same deal as you. I scored a really nice 2000 Party Barge 18' recently. Seats and interior are **immaculate**!! Looks like the same boat you have only short



Is yours an all aluminum floor too? I think that's the part of the boat I was most excited about We ordered one of the iBoats semi-custom fit covers. It does an OK job, but you need to mess with it to get it to fit OK and it's way too big. After this one is done I'll be getting a real custom cover made.

[Chambuzz]

Is yours an all aluminum floor too? I think that's the part of the boat I was most excited about

Yes, all aluminum floor! Only problem is, we have some water seeping through the carpet from below. I haven't been able to pinpoint the area where it's getting through, but I'll probably investigate further after we take the boat out of the water later this year.