Thinking on getting another pontoon
 

Another 28 foot pontoon. Much nicer than what I had for about the same money. 140 hp Mercury 2 stroke.

Looks like it might make a good lake camper...

Thinking on getting another pontoon
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:12:37 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Another 28 foot pontoon. Much nicer than what I had for about the same money. 140 hp Mercury 2 stroke.

Looks like it might make a good lake camper...

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They are good boats for smaller lakes and rivers. We have quite a few
around here and every once in awhile I'll see one headed for the Gulf.

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I was think it'd be great around here for that same thing Wayne. Lakes and rivers is all we have. And the Wabash river can be fun but can be shallow for even an 18 ft runabout with I/O. Lots of room on the thing for the creature comforts too!

Just lookin..

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:42:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wayne I don't think going out into the gulf would be that great of an idea, at least for any kind of distance . Not that the craft isn't sturdy, but if a storm popped up with considerable wind and waves I'd think that might make the pilot think it wasn't that great of an idea..,

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On the right day you can go out in just about anything but it's big
water and things can change quickly. I'm always amazed at how many
small, open boats we see fishing offshore. Those are the guys you end
up reading about once in a while when their luck runs out.

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:36:21 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

It's my understanding that Mr. Fretwell has left the group.

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Hopefully he'll be back if/when sanity is restored.

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On 3/27/15 2:36 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I was think it'd be great around here for that same thing Wayne. Lakes and rivers is all we have. And the Wabash river can be fun but can be shallow for even an 18 ft runabout with I/O. Lots of room on the thing for the creature comforts too!

Just lookin..

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Greg could probably speak to this better than I can but I'd think that
with a jack plate on the outboard you could probably run in less than
2 feet of water. The risk is getting stuck and not being able to get
off but there are some tricks to help with that. First trick is to
run aground *slowly* and don't try to power your way through the
shallow spot. :-)

It's my understanding that Mr. Fretwell has left the group.



Joined the Scientologists? :)

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That's what I was talking about Wayne. "When the luck runs out" I look at it like this that if you're on a small craft, if you can't see the shore you don't need to be out that far. At least that's my thoughts...

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On Friday, March 27, 2015 at 9:12:38 AM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
Another 28 foot pontoon. Much nicer than what I had for about the same money. 140 hp Mercury 2 stroke.

Looks like it might make a good lake camper...

I have a 25' Premier PTX Tri-toon with a 250 Yamaha I might let go for the right price. :)

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:34:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's what I was talking about Wayne. "When the luck runs out" I look at it like this that if you're on a small craft, if you can't see the shore you don't need to be out that far. At least that's my thoughts...

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Being out of site of land is mostly a psychological thing but it is an
indicator that you're out a ways. The highest number of on the water
fatalities however is in canoes and kayaks - and they are almost
always within sight of land. The most life threatening situation I've
ever been in was only a quarter of a mile off shore when I capsized a
sailing canoe in really cold water on Lake Ontario. You start to
become paralyzed by the cold very quickly and I barely made it out.

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:13:08 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/27/15 2:36 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I was think it'd be great around here for that same thing Wayne. Lakes and rivers is all we have. And the Wabash river can be fun but can be shallow for even an 18 ft runabout with I/O. Lots of room on the thing for the creature comforts too!

Just lookin..

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Greg could probably speak to this better than I can but I'd think that
with a jack plate on the outboard you could probably run in less than
2 feet of water. The risk is getting stuck and not being able to get
off but there are some tricks to help with that. First trick is to
run aground *slowly* and don't try to power your way through the
shallow spot. :-)

It's my understanding that Mr. Fretwell has left the group.



Joined the Scientologists? :)

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Is that really supposed to be funny?