pontoon powered by sea doo ( jet ski )

[ericrunner]

Just purchased a 26 feet pontoon . The plan is to use a sea doo 155hp or 215hp to push the pontoon . Half of the sea doo will be under the sun deck , regular control steering and throttle of the pontoon will be adapted . The idea is not having to drag the sea doo and im not planning on going 50mph . When in the middle of the lake we could disconnect the sea doo . The sea doo will be floating on his own , we tested a bit with a 650cc 2 stroke it seamed to work well

[tinhorn]

Why not? Some outfit was selling boat hulls designed to be powered by a "plug-in" PWC.

[Ike]

This is nort a pontoon boat but it uses the same concept.
http://www.shuttlecraft.com/

[mydauphin]

I was just thinking same thing last night. Might not be must fuel efficient since jet drive design for certain speed/weight combination. Keep it light. Jet drives on Seadoo's wont have same push power as the Hp might indicate compared to propped engine. You could even setup some kind of remote steering and throttle.

[ericrunner]

Originally Posted by mydauphin

I was just thinking same thing last night. Might not be must fuel efficient since jet drive design for certain speed/weight combination. Keep it light. Jet drives on Seadoo's wont have same push power as the Hp might indicate compared to propped engine. You could even setup some kind of remote steering and throttle.

i will be using the steering system that's on the pontoon , the seadoo will be hidden under the sun deck . The sun deck will open for parking . Some people told me the turbine will miss water , the turbine will spin and just make bubbles ......... i have towed a very fat pontoon with a 650 2 stroke seemed to work just fine

[ericrunner]

anymore advice !?

[WestVanHan]

I go up the coast to way off places and have a 215 Hp 3 pass. Bombardier on deck.

I've towed a 48' sailboat and barely knew it was there,also towed an old 50' fishing boat trawler 3 miles into a cove without much drama...luckily the usual 5 knot tides were slack.

Maybe just tow the pontoon around instead??

[ericrunner]

the snow is gone , i'm putting this project in high gear !!!

So far the see-doo is mounted with gizmo's ...detachable .Pilot console ,seats and railing are done . Doing the floor today

I thoth i had a plan but better idea came along



I'm using uhmw ''white'' for the 12x8 hard top and side (railing ) 1/8 . The table will convert into a big bed also made with uhmw 1/2 . The canvas will roll up on to the hard top , the cost is cheaper and no view obstruction.The front sun deck ,mattress are split in half so they can be remove for the dancers

We named it Da Boob Cruise

[Squidly-Diddly]

I'd like a jetski docking station on a sailing yacht(mono or multi hull).

It could be both highspeed tender and aux/backup or primary power.

I would be lot easier to swap out for a new one than a built in inboard motor.

But I haven't seen or figured out a nice way to include this into the stern of a mono without major inpact on the rest of the boat.

[ericrunner]

Eucalyptus wood , white construction glue and PL glue + nails . I gave 1 coat top/under of sherwin williams deck scape before installing , then 2 coats



8x12 hard top

[ericrunner]

console in progress

plug for the lap top

[ericrunner]

Electrical system

[ericrunner]

I can fit the pontoon and sea doo or my rock crawler

[ericrunner]

cooking pot 20$
Drain and hardware 25$

[ericrunner]

i present you the Pon-Doo