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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
Jay, I conducted a survey of pontoon boat owners a couple of months ago. 33
owners responded. 17 keep their boats on trailers, the rest in docks or dry storage. Wow! Thanks for your effort in finding out how people use their pontoon boats. Seem like quite a number of people trailer their pontoon boats. Pontoon boats have maximum people versatility (lots of people and lots of activties) and minimal boating versatility (poor speed and maneuvarability, lack of seaworthiness for bad conditions). In recreational boating, they are truly a compromise, moreso than most boats. I see your point. If I get a pontoon boat, I will not want to bring it out near shore even when the weather is nice and the water is relatively calm because there will be some waves in the sea even if the weather is very nice. This limits the use of a pontoon boat in lakes, bay or in-shore. This means I need to decide whether I will ever want to bring the boat outside the bay... Jay Chan |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
I take my boat to the Keys and other places ...
Where did you go if you don't mind telling me? Did you go to Florida Bay and try fishing in the flats? How things went? We are primarily interested in diving the reefs but on calm days I have been offshore a ways (with other boats) looking for dolphin or whatever other blue water fish might show up. I have chased a few bonefish around in the Contents but I am not interested in just fishing to toss them back. A pontoon is a very stable dive platform. |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
Gfretwell wrote:
I take my boat to the Keys and other places ... Where did you go if you don't mind telling me? Did you go to Florida Bay and try fishing in the flats? How things went? We are primarily interested in diving the reefs but on calm days I have been offshore a ways (with other boats) looking for dolphin or whatever other blue water fish might show up. I have chased a few bonefish around in the Contents but I am not interested in just fishing to toss them back. A pontoon is a very stable dive platform. One of the delights of the Middle Keys is that even the smallest reasonable boat can get you out to the reef line. Heck, you can wave to friends on shore from the reefs. Great fishing, too. -- * * * email sent to will *never* get to me. |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
One of the delights of the Middle Keys is that even the smallest
reasonable boat can get you out to the reef line. Heck, you can wave to friends on shore from the reefs. Great fishing, too. Absolutely true. I just wish there weren't so many people who knew. |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
We are primarily interested in diving the reefs but on calm days I have been
offshore a ways (with other boats) looking for dolphin or whatever other blue water fish might show up. I have chased a few bonefish around in the Contents but I am not interested in just fishing to toss them back. A pontoon is a very stable dive platform. I am surprised to hear that you used your pontoon boat in the ocean side of the Keys. The reef must be very near shore in that part of the Keys, and the water got to be very calm at that day. Jay Chan |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
I am surprised to hear that you used your pontoon boat in the ocean side of the Keys. The reef must be very near shore in that part of the Keys, and the water got to be very calm at that day. I would rather be on my pontoon boat than a 16-18' bowrider in this water. |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
Jay Chan wrote:
We are primarily interested in diving the reefs but on calm days I have been offshore a ways (with other boats) looking for dolphin or whatever other blue water fish might show up. I have chased a few bonefish around in the Contents but I am not interested in just fishing to toss them back. A pontoon is a very stable dive platform. I am surprised to hear that you used your pontoon boat in the ocean side of the Keys. The reef must be very near shore in that part of the Keys, and the water got to be very calm at that day. Jay Chan Depends on where you are on the "ocean side" of the Keys. In some places, the reefs are almost within range of a frisbee toss. -- * * * email sent to will *never* get to me. |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
Depends on where you are on the "ocean side" of the Keys. In some
places, the reefs are almost within range of a frisbee toss. In the Big Pine area we like, the reefs are a tad over 3 miles out. The blue water is more like 7-8. You see ski boats tied up to the buoys at Looe Key |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
In the Big Pine area we like, the reefs are a tad over 3 miles out. The blue
water is more like 7-8. You see ski boats tied up to the buoys at Looe Key Is 3 miles away from shore considered as "very close"? I don't go near-shore or off-shore that often. Therefore, I don't have a point of reference as of how far is considered as too far to be safe for small boats. Jay Chan |
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Why So Few Pontoon Boat Ads?
"Jay Chan" wrote ...
Is 3 miles away from shore considered as "very close"? I don't go near-shore or off-shore that often. Therefore, I don't have a point of reference as of how far is considered as too far to be safe for small boats. Depends upon where you're at, I guess... If you're in an area where the reef provides a lot of protection from the seas / surf, then it's acceptable for a small boat... If there is no reef, that 3 miles can be a rough trip in even light to moderate seas... I have a 16 ft jet boat (actually probably 14 ft since the swim platform really shouldn't have been counted by the manufacturer) and with 2 ft seas, I can keep up a pretty good speed... Once it gets to 3 ft or more, I have to slow down to hull speed or it will beat me to death on those drops when the troughs are not evenly spaced... A 4 ft following sea can be kind of fun if you can get the speed matched right so that you can basically surf it into shore... A head sea will slow you down to a crawl unless you can go fast enough to be able to just skip over the tops of the waves (but this can be a painful ride when you encounter a rogue wave/trough)... |
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