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Greg
 
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Default pontoon on the gulf of mexico

They run 20' pontoons out to the artificial reefs (~4 miles) all the time
around here and we don't have any huge body count.
Just watch the weather and learn how to read it. Those people who say a storm
"just came up on them" weren't watching the clouds and didn't check the forcast
before they left the dock. The weather radar channel (25 on Comcast in SW Fla)
is a great resource.
Morning trips are generally safer than afternoon trips but YMMV.
Also inspect your boat often, looking for cracks and corrosion at all the
joints where the pontoons connect to the deck. If your boat holds together you
can deal with some pretty rough seas but you will be wet, both from inside and
outside of your pants.