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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
Tong,
I used to take a 24' Crest pontoon boat out of Ft. Myers Beach. If the wind is down I didn't hesitate to take it around the island or over to Sanibel Island. The furthest I took it off shore was probably four miles or so, there was enough privacy out there. :-) One of the problem with a pontoon is that if the waves and wind kick up a bit, it can be a wet ride, much wetter than the 23' Maxxum (mono hull) my father in law now has. Paul "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
How much more buoyancy do you get when that wave hits the front of
the boat? Not much! There is very little added lift to get the bow up over the wave. Without the added lift the bow will just submarine through the wave. Exactly right but you can open the doors and let the water out :-) They don't "swamp" and sink. If you take the wave at an angle they will not submarine much, but blue water comes over the rail on the second wave. In the Estero River I get wakes as bad as the waves in the gulf on all but the worst days. |
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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
JIMinMA
Thank you for the reply. Confidence isn't the problem as I had all but decided to take the pontoon onto the gulf before I posted to this group. I was just wondering if I was being over-confident. I have seen in some of the posts that there are factors that I didn't account for, such as bow lift from the on coming waves. I also assumed that a GPS and a cell phone would be enough, but the VHF radio is something that I didn't think of. Structural integrity is not a problem as this pontoon is only 2 years old. I have been a lake boater for years using tri-hulls v-bottom and pontoons. I am glad I posted this question, as for the most part it has given me other thing to consider. When we were in the Keys, we rented a pontoon that was only 16 ft and had a 35 horse motor. We went about 4 miles out on the Atlantic side with no problems. Naturally I assumed bigger is better and safer. Thank you for your input ".JIMinMA." wrote in message ... Peeps have taken lesser craft onto the Gulf and survived. You seem to be a highly intelligent individual. However, it appears that you lack the confidence to make this important decision on your own. Tell us a little about yourself and your boat so that we can give you some informed advice. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
Thanks Boaters All.
Sorry I posted the large binary, I was wanting everyone to see the boat I was going to take to the gulf. Thanks for all the responses that I received to my question. It has made me aware of some issues that I didn't even consider. Now I will be even more aware of various situations and the environment in which I'll be boating. Again Thanks to all that responded to my post TS "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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Now I will be even more
aware of various situations and the environment in which I'll be boating. What area are you in? |
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Western Oklahoma
"Greg" wrote in message ... Now I will be even more aware of various situations and the environment in which I'll be boating. What area are you in? |
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You are the dimwit. You post a 760K post in a non-binary group. You an
unskilled computer person? As to kiddie porn, most likely you. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... if you notice dim wit I cut the post down. if anyone is so ignorant that the make issue of the size of the file I sent probably isn't worth my time to get advise from. it is apparent that you don't have answers worth listening to. you must not have the knowledge or the brains to give an informed answer anyway. Calif bill must be short for Calif idiot. I have met people like you and I must say they mostly are unskilled laborers working as CALIF PRODUCE PICKERS and use library computers to respond. I didn't mean to interrupt you from the usual kiddy porn, folks like you spend 18 hours a day trolling through Does anyone else have the intelligence to answer the question? Thanks TongSlinger "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... Anybody ignorant enough to post a 760KB in a non-binary group is too ignorant to have a boat. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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Bill,
Never mind what you said, I have had several responses from intelligence people that were quite helpful. I forgive this futile effort to keep this flame going. I don't believe in killfiles so I will just ignore you from this point on. Thank you for your jaded advise. TS "Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net... You are the dimwit. You post a 760K post in a non-binary group. You an unskilled computer person? As to kiddie porn, most likely you. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... if you notice dim wit I cut the post down. if anyone is so ignorant that the make issue of the size of the file I sent probably isn't worth my time to get advise from. it is apparent that you don't have answers worth listening to. you must not have the knowledge or the brains to give an informed answer anyway. Calif bill must be short for Calif idiot. I have met people like you and I must say they mostly are unskilled laborers working as CALIF PRODUCE PICKERS and use library computers to respond. I didn't mean to interrupt you from the usual kiddy porn, folks like you spend 18 hours a day trolling through Does anyone else have the intelligence to answer the question? Thanks TongSlinger "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... Anybody ignorant enough to post a 760KB in a non-binary group is too ignorant to have a boat. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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Just replying to a piece of ****, who accuses people of kiddie porn!
"TongSlinger" wrote in message t... Bill, Never mind what you said, I have had several responses from intelligence people that were quite helpful. I forgive this futile effort to keep this flame going. I don't believe in killfiles so I will just ignore you from this point on. Thank you for your jaded advise. TS "Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net... You are the dimwit. You post a 760K post in a non-binary group. You an unskilled computer person? As to kiddie porn, most likely you. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... if you notice dim wit I cut the post down. if anyone is so ignorant that the make issue of the size of the file I sent probably isn't worth my time to get advise from. it is apparent that you don't have answers worth listening to. you must not have the knowledge or the brains to give an informed answer anyway. Calif bill must be short for Calif idiot. I have met people like you and I must say they mostly are unskilled laborers working as CALIF PRODUCE PICKERS and use library computers to respond. I didn't mean to interrupt you from the usual kiddy porn, folks like you spend 18 hours a day trolling through Does anyone else have the intelligence to answer the question? Thanks TongSlinger "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... Anybody ignorant enough to post a 760KB in a non-binary group is too ignorant to have a boat. "TongSlinger" wrote in message t... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
"TongSlinger" wrote in message et...
I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch Calm weather, no problem. Watch the forecast carefully. Also, don't let some of the resident fools here bother you. Some get a big kick out of being assholes. |
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