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Pontoon boats. Aluminum tube? or Steel?
I've been getting realy interested in a pontoon boat. WOW! are they
expensive!, but the used market, especially in off-season isn't too bad. I've been looking for at 25-28 ft. pontoons, and jsut passed a fairly nice Tracker for $4800.00 (Not the dollar late, but the day short. OK, now theres an equally nice 28 ft STEEL pontoon boat with a 75 horse Evinrude (The previous Tracker had a 35 horse Chrysler) for about a thousand less. The steel, I know would be heavier, and probably lose some handling capacity. I suppose what I'm actually asking is a STEEL pontoon boat actually worth it? or should I forget the cost and go strictly ALUMINUM tube construction? I imagine I'm answering my own quesiton, by seeing aluminum pontoon boats are far outnumbering steel. Another thing I'd like to know, is why arn't pontoon tubes made from durable PVC construction? weight? cost? environmental? just curious. THANKS! Tim |
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Pontoon boats. Aluminum tube? or Steel?
wrote in message ps.com... I've been getting realy interested in a pontoon boat. WOW! are they expensive!, but the used market, especially in off-season isn't too bad. I've been looking for at 25-28 ft. pontoons, and jsut passed a fairly nice Tracker for $4800.00 (Not the dollar late, but the day short. OK, now theres an equally nice 28 ft STEEL pontoon boat with a 75 horse Evinrude (The previous Tracker had a 35 horse Chrysler) for about a thousand less. The steel, I know would be heavier, and probably lose some handling capacity. I suppose what I'm actually asking is a STEEL pontoon boat actually worth it? or should I forget the cost and go strictly ALUMINUM tube construction? I imagine I'm answering my own quesiton, by seeing aluminum pontoon boats are far outnumbering steel. Another thing I'd like to know, is why arn't pontoon tubes made from durable PVC construction? weight? cost? environmental? just curious. THANKS! Tim I remember my Dad's old steel pontoon boat well. We could usually get 'er sanded down and painted by early August or late July. That gave us til October to use her until she had to come out for the Winter. They rust as bad as my old cars unless they make them in Stainless, now. There's an old steel pontoon boat sitting in the vacant lot next to me. Owner told me that he just managed to ground her before she sank, one day. My aluminum pontoon boat is twenty years old and I just power wash her when I take her out and nothing but tune the engine before putting her back in, in the Spring. Mine isn't but I see that most current pontoons seem to be foam filled for extra safety. Around here, the old boats become nice docks...have one myself. Tom G. |
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