On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.


lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!

On Sep 10, 10:27*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The Brockway is the best of both worlds.. It is big enough to
comfortably BBQ, a couple of lawn chairs, and can go out in a little
rougher conditions than the pontoon in some cases.. I knew a chick
that had a nice pontoon boat down in Essex, and used to come up river
a lot, but any sign of weather sent her scurrying off home.. and she
was as much of a lifelong boater as any.. She said the pontoon was not
good in any waves..

Here it is... http://yaimkool.com/

Take out the center thwart, add some floatation and side seating, and
off you go..

On Sep 10, 10:27*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

They are the perfect striper fishing platform around here!

On Sep 10, 10:19*am, wrote:
On Sep 10, 10:27*am, John H. wrote:





On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

They are the perfect striper fishing platform around here!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've seen pontoons on Carlyle stand some pretty good chop. White caps?
er... I don't think so. But there is a fella that has made a curved
aluminuum plate that lips up between the toons and will sled over the
tall chops , so waves don't go flushing over the floor. I wish I had a
pic of it to post so all could get a good grasp of the idea.

Yeah, this v-4 will work on his pontoon quite well. I'm still looking
for a bargain 28'r myself.

Yes, great platform for fishing! Like fishing right off your own
portable dock.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:38:39 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Sep 10, 10:19*am, wrote:
On Sep 10, 10:27*am, John H. wrote:





On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

They are the perfect striper fishing platform around here!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've seen pontoons on Carlyle stand some pretty good chop. White caps?
er... I don't think so. But there is a fella that has made a curved
aluminuum plate that lips up between the toons and will sled over the
tall chops , so waves don't go flushing over the floor. I wish I had a
pic of it to post so all could get a good grasp of the idea.

Yeah, this v-4 will work on his pontoon quite well. I'm still looking
for a bargain 28'r myself.

Yes, great platform for fishing! Like fishing right off your own
portable dock.

Once we move to NC, I may give some thought to that.
--
John H.

On Sep 10, 3:56*pm, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:38:39 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 10:19*am, wrote:
On Sep 10, 10:27*am, John H. wrote:

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:56 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 10, 5:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:38:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Sep 9, 6:11*pm, John H wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2ex5m

Q: How many community organizers does it take to screw in a light
bulb? -

A: Nine. One to screw in the light bulb and eight to organize the
busloads of protestors to the nuclear plant that powers it.

lol!

LOL! I thought that was kind of cute.

BTW, But buddy just bought a 26 foot Harris at a bank repo. Man did he
get a good deal, too bad the 70 horse Johnson is ruined because
somebody ran some E-85 in it, but we're thinking of mounting that 115
hp Evinrude on it. The one with the barely used power head that I got
last year for a hundred bucks.

Schweeeeet!

Go for it. Sounds like a good deal. A 115 on a 26 footer doesn't seem like
overkill to me! Is this a pontoon boat or a real boat?

It's a pretty nice pontooon John that needs a bit of cleaning and some
general work work..
some people got it, abused it, blew it up then let the bank have it
back.

I'll tell you what, if I lived on a nice, quiet lake somewhere, I think I
could get used to a pontoon boat right quick. I'd have to keep the Key West
in reserve, but the idea of barbecuing my fish just minutes after it's
caught is very appealing.

Of course I'd have a BBQ on the boat!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

They are the perfect striper fishing platform around here!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've seen pontoons on Carlyle stand some pretty good chop. White caps?
er... I don't think so. But there is a fella that has made a curved
aluminuum plate that lips up between the toons and will sled over the
tall chops , so waves don't go flushing over the floor. I wish I had a
pic of it to post so all could get a good grasp of the idea.

Yeah, this v-4 will work on his pontoon quite well. I'm still looking
for a bargain 28'r myself.

Yes, great platform for fishing! *Like fishing right off your own
portable dock.

Once we move to NC, I may give some thought to that.
--
John H.

Seriously John, especially on still water I think you'd like it. Lots
of room to move around and especially great for family outings.

On Sep 10, 9:52*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:38:39 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

've seen pontoons on Carlyle stand some pretty good chop. White caps?
er... I don't think so. But there is a fella that has made a curved
aluminuum plate that lips up between the toons and will sled over the
tall chops , so waves don't go flushing over the floor. I wish I had a
pic of it to post so all could get a good grasp of the idea.

I saw a boston Whaler down in the keys (Grassy Key campground) that
they had cut off most of the bow rise and glassed in a flat deck to
use as a fish guts dumping boat. They had a horizontal fin across the
front for the same reason. This thing would hook a wave and go under
but the fin popped the bow back up.
I thought the same idea would work on a pontoon. I know I have been
caught out in mine and they do tend to *want to "dive and level off at
periscope depth" when the forward deck goes under. The ones with the
playpen all the way forward just crash into the sea and drown you. I
have seen the sheet metal blown out of the track. Usually what happens
is they pitch down so bad the prop comes out of the water and you pop
backwards. You can get around it by quartering the sea and
ballasting/motoring your boat to hold the fore most pontoon as high as
you can get it. It is still going to be a wet ride because when that
corner comes up it throws a bucket of water over everyone. You can get
back OK if you take it slow and easy, trying to work with the sea, and
not fight it too much.

Yes, the high wind waves can be troublesome. In those situations,
would a tri-toon be better?

On Sep 10, 11:35*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:53:47 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:





I saw a boston Whaler down in the keys (Grassy Key campground) that
they had cut off most of the bow rise and glassed in a flat deck to
use as a fish guts dumping boat. They had a horizontal fin across the
front for the same reason. This thing would hook a wave and go under
but the fin popped the bow back up.
I thought the same idea would work on a pontoon. I know I have been
caught out in mine and they do tend to *want to "dive and level off at
periscope depth" when the forward deck goes under. The ones with the
playpen all the way forward just crash into the sea and drown you. I
have seen the sheet metal blown out of the track. Usually what happens
is they pitch down so bad the prop comes out of the water and you pop
backwards. You can get around it by quartering the sea and
ballasting/motoring your boat to hold the fore most pontoon as high as
you can get it. It is still going to be a wet ride because when that
corner comes up it throws a bucket of water over everyone. You can get
back OK if you take it slow and easy, trying to work with the sea, and
not fight it too much.

Yes, the high wind waves can be troublesome. In those situations,
would a tri-toon be better?

I imagine they give you a bit more flotation up front but the problem
is when the deck goes under it becomes a dive plane.- Hide quoted text -

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That's what I was wondering if the center toon would help eliminate
that by giving better fotation to the bow.