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Old 03-16-2008, 01:40 PM
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what do you do with two 20' pontoons?
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Old 03-16-2008, 01:59 PM
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I would make a narrow dock on a mooring to tie up my boat and my dinghy. Just put some planks on top, add cleats and some bumpers. Then I could also detach and pole the dock to shore when needed. Maybe have a small motor mount for an electric and use the dock to get around a bit.

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sell them to someone with leaky messed up ones on their pontoon boat hehe
i got 575' lengths 38" diameter poly oilfield pipe,,,people buy them for "docks",,i would imagine they would make almost indestructible pontoons hehe
man they would HATE me on the "lake"
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A 10' x 10' square 'sharks free ocean swimming pool' to tow behind your boat, just hanging a protecting net in the inside.
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sell them to someone with leaky messed up ones on their pontoon boat hehe
i got 575' lengths 38" diameter poly oilfield pipe,,,people buy them for "docks",,i would imagine they would make almost indestructible pontoons hehe
man they would HATE me on the "lake"
I saw that stuff being used on the dredge William A. Thompson and thought that stuff might work for indestructible pontoons. How much does the stuff weigh? Can it be "welded" or something?
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:30 PM
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ya they "weld" them,,,i have a relative that owns a company that welds them,,$185.00 a pop,,and i cut them with a skill saw and someone to lay wedges behind ya.,,they weigh a little,,but buoyancy in water doesnt seem different from aluminum ones. and i wouldnt be skeered to hit rocks at 20knots,,,well not scared they'll break hehe
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sell them to someone with leaky messed up ones on their pontoon boat hehe
i got 575' lengths 38" diameter poly oilfield pipe,,,people buy them for "docks",,i would imagine they would make almost indestructible pontoons hehe
man they would HATE me on the "lake"
that is... WOW
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i got 575' lengths 38" diameter poly oilfield pipe,,
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that is... WOW
I guess so. You could make a 287' long pontoon boat with that!
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Old 03-17-2008, 05:33 PM
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hehehe...i got over 100 lengths of it,,,,have ya heard of the NEW MuchTrainPontoon ?hehe,,,ill cover the lake before i get the beast in gear hehe
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Sell them to our "floating Island" builder in the Phillipines...
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how much does that poly pipe sell for?
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i sell the used stuff for $12 a foot,,,i got all the way down to 4",,and thats just $2 a foot hehe
ill take a close up photo for you guys,,,,this stuff is THICK hehe
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