I see 'em out there all the time. Just watch the wind forecast. If it's
out of the North or West, and anything over 5-10 knots, stay home. If it's
out of the East, you can usually venture out to about 1/2-1 mile in almost
any wind conditions because the land blocks the waves. I've seen pontoons
out 5-8 miles in the right wind conditions...but almost always in the late
spring when conditions are favorable.





"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

good post thanks

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:42:00 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I see 'em out there all the time. Just watch the wind forecast. If it's
out of the North or West, and anything over 5-10 knots, stay home. If it's
out of the East, you can usually venture out to about 1/2-1 mile in almost
any wind conditions because the land blocks the waves. I've seen pontoons
out 5-8 miles in the right wind conditions...but almost always in the late
spring when conditions are favorable.





"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