what do you do with two 20' pontoons?

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  1. Knox
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    what would you do with two 20' pontoons?
     
  2. alan white
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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.

    Alan
     
  3. tinhorn
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    Party boat.
     
  4. Guillermo
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  5. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    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" ;)
     
  6. Guillermo
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    Guillermo Ingeniero Naval

    A 10' x 10' square 'sharks free ocean swimming pool' to tow behind your boat, just hanging a protecting net in the inside. :)
     
  7. SamSam
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    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?
     
  8. the1much
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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 ;)
     
  9. Knox
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    Knox Junior Member

    that is... WOW
     
  10. SamSam
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    I guess so. You could make a 287' long pontoon boat with that!
     
  11. the1much
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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 ;)
     
  12. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    Sell them to our "floating Island" builder in the Phillipines...
     
  13. SamSam
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    how much does that poly pipe sell for?
     

  14. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    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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