On May 8, 12:30*pm, wrote:
On May 8, 11:54*am, wrote:





On May 8, 10:39*am, wrote:

I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Hey Loog, here is my answer to the trailerable party boat... mine is
pretty dirty here, but you can see the potential.. It weighs less than
1000 lbs, gassed and loaded. I recently put a console steering and a
25 horse on it, I will try to dig up the performance vids. Could be
the perfect configuration for a big lake and a bunch of kids...

Oh yeah, here is the URL

http://yaimkool.com/

Scotty

I do like that boat! One thing, on my local lake, there are some big
ass boats and most of the people that have them don't have any sense,
they'll run by you with a huge wake, don't know what the right of way
is, etc. I get scared sometimes in my bass boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

These boats were originally made for commercial fishermen in the CT
River and Long Island Sound.. Mine is a copy of a smaller Brockway,
typical for the sound was 22-24 feet. The sides are real high, it will
not swamp easy. The big flat bottom and square chine keeps the sides
up above the wakes, the old men worked lobster and nets over the
sides. Anyway, if you are interested, I could talk you through a quick
build and you could have a shiny new one of these in your drive in a
couple of weeks for about 600 bucks sans engine... I'm just
sayin'

We just bought a grill for ours.. We can even throw the minibikes in
there and make a day of it... Mine does close to 20 mph loaded with a
25 horse and will go all day on 10 gallons of gas... I'm just
sayin'...

I will stop now ...

On May 8, 12:39*pm, wrote:
On May 8, 12:30*pm, wrote:





On May 8, 11:54*am, wrote:

On May 8, 10:39*am, wrote:

I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Hey Loog, here is my answer to the trailerable party boat... mine is
pretty dirty here, but you can see the potential.. It weighs less than
1000 lbs, gassed and loaded. I recently put a console steering and a
25 horse on it, I will try to dig up the performance vids. Could be
the perfect configuration for a big lake and a bunch of kids...

Oh yeah, here is the URL

http://yaimkool.com/

Scotty

I do like that boat! One thing, on my local lake, there are some big
ass boats and most of the people that have them don't have any sense,
they'll run by you with a huge wake, don't know what the right of way
is, etc. I get scared sometimes in my bass boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

These boats were originally made for commercial fishermen in the CT
River and Long Island Sound.. Mine is a copy of a smaller Brockway,
typical for the sound was 22-24 feet. The sides are real high, it will
not swamp easy. The big flat bottom and square chine keeps the sides
up above the wakes, the old men worked lobster and nets over the
sides. Anyway, if you are interested, I could talk you through a quick
build and you could have a shiny new one of these in your drive in a
couple of weeks for about 600 bucks sans engine... I'm just
sayin' *

We just bought a grill for ours.. We can even throw the minibikes in
there and make a day of it... Mine does close to 20 mph loaded with a
25 horse and will go all day on 10 gallons of gas... * *I'm just
sayin'...

I will stop now *...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've always thought building a boat would be a fun project. Let's talk!

On May 8, 3:30*pm, wrote:
On May 8, 12:39*pm, wrote:





On May 8, 12:30*pm, wrote:

On May 8, 11:54*am, wrote:

On May 8, 10:39*am, wrote:

I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Hey Loog, here is my answer to the trailerable party boat... mine is
pretty dirty here, but you can see the potential.. It weighs less than
1000 lbs, gassed and loaded. I recently put a console steering and a
25 horse on it, I will try to dig up the performance vids. Could be
the perfect configuration for a big lake and a bunch of kids...

Oh yeah, here is the URL

http://yaimkool.com/

Scotty

I do like that boat! One thing, on my local lake, there are some big
ass boats and most of the people that have them don't have any sense,
they'll run by you with a huge wake, don't know what the right of way
is, etc. I get scared sometimes in my bass boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

These boats were originally made for commercial fishermen in the CT
River and Long Island Sound.. Mine is a copy of a smaller Brockway,
typical for the sound was 22-24 feet. The sides are real high, it will
not swamp easy. The big flat bottom and square chine keeps the sides
up above the wakes, the old men worked lobster and nets over the
sides. Anyway, if you are interested, I could talk you through a quick
build and you could have a shiny new one of these in your drive in a
couple of weeks for about 600 bucks sans engine... I'm just
sayin' *

We just bought a grill for ours.. We can even throw the minibikes in
there and make a day of it... Mine does close to 20 mph loaded with a
25 horse and will go all day on 10 gallons of gas... * *I'm just
sayin'...

I will stop now *...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've always thought building a boat would be a fun project. Let's talk!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Send me the digits, I will give you a call...

wrote:
On May 8, 10:39 am, wrote:
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Hey Loog, here is my answer to the trailerable party boat... mine is
pretty dirty here, but you can see the potential.. It weighs less than
1000 lbs, gassed and loaded. I recently put a console steering and a
25 horse on it, I will try to dig up the performance vids. Could be
the perfect configuration for a big lake and a bunch of kids...

Oh yeah, here is the URL

http://yaimkool.com/

Scotty

That transom is higher than those on 20' boats I've seen here!


Very nice.

wrote in message ...
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Do not buy a trailer for a pontoon manufactured by MFI. I have one
and the design s*cks. The paint peels off and the tires rub the underside
of the fenders when I go over any sort of bump in the road. The spindles
have bent slightly upward as well. Poor design in my opinion.

Loading & unloading is a breeze.

db

On May 8, 5:22*pm, "D-unit" wrote:
wrote in ...
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

Do not buy a trailer for a pontoon manufactured by MFI. *I have one
and the design s*cks. *The paint peels off and the tires rub the underside
of the fenders when I go over any sort of bump in the road. *The spindles
have bent slightly upward as well. *Poor design in my opinion.

Loading & unloading is a breeze.

db

Thanks, I've cranial filed that information!

wrote:
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they
would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor,
ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to
act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat.

If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to
spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on
the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat.

If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and
coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat.

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...
wrote:
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they
would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor,
ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to act
as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat.

If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to
spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on
the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat.

If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and
coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat.

Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious
fisherman?

Jim wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
message ...
wrote:
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but
they would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor,
ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to
act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat.

If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people
to spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and
picnic on the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat.

If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline
and coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat.

Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious
fisherman?

To truly appreciate the advantages they offer an inland lake fisherman,
you really need to look at one. Everything about them are design to
meet the needs of an inland fisherman, from the placement of swivel
chairs designed for fishing, an open flat deck that allows one to easily
walk around the boat, the low freeboard to easily land the fish, low
draft so they will fish in very skinny water, the engine easily pulls of
the water so you don't hit the bottom when trolling in shallow water,
they include a mount for the trolling motor that will allow you to
easily control the rrolling motor with your foot from your fishing
chair, the storage is designed for storing fishing equipment, a built in
live well etc.

While you can pull water toys with a bass boat, it's reason for being it
fishing.

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
Jim wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...
wrote:
I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot
range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially
those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to
load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours
using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they
handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference
than a bass boat?

As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they
would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor,
ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to
act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat.

If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to
spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on
the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat.

If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and
coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat.

Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious
fisherman?

To truly appreciate the advantages they offer an inland lake fisherman,
you really need to look at one. Everything about them are design to meet
the needs of an inland fisherman, from the placement of swivel chairs
designed for fishing, an open flat deck that allows one to easily walk
around the boat, the low freeboard to easily land the fish, low draft so
they will fish in very skinny water, the engine easily pulls of the water
so you don't hit the bottom when trolling in shallow water, they include a
mount for the trolling motor that will allow you to easily control the
rrolling motor with your foot from your fishing chair, the storage is
designed for storing fishing equipment, a built in live well etc.

While you can pull water toys with a bass boat, it's reason for being it
fishing.



I guess you need to be a serious fisherman to see and appreciate the
features. I'm not, so I don't.