If you go back to page two my foam pontoon photos are posted there...gives a clear view of what I put under my boat. It worked well but I can...
EPS foam is available locally for me from a foam mfg.and working with the foam is no problem...just can't get the flotation in the right spot yet...
still looking for mor flotation in the bow. Still fussing around with my 3rd pontoon for my 13' gillgetter...thinking of splitting my 18 '...
foam 3rd pontoon So after several outings on the boat after mounting the 3rd center foam pontoon, I have some changes to make. First, the pontoon...
My plan is to mount the stick steering at the right side rear seat so I can still operate the throttle with my left hand via the extended tiller...
I have a 13' pontoon boat that is presently a tiller steer 15hp. Since I have limited deck space I've been thinking about installing a "stick...
Oh...my boat stays in the water all summer and if the foam is well sealed with epoxy resin the extended time in the water is no problem and since...
I used 1.5 lb per cu ft EPS foam for my pontoon...it floats 60 lbs per cu ft in fresh water...that is 60 lbs to totally submerse the cu ft block...
Mine weighs about 35 lbs including everything
Just a few notes on my eps foam pontoon. My boat is slow so there's not much stress on it or the new pontoon. I coated it twice with epoxy resin...
Here are a few pix of the foam pontoon in the early stages to give you more insight.
Keep in mind that my pontoon boat is mainly for fishing...only 13' long and only goes 9-10 mph w/ a 15 merc. My main concern was better flotation...
This project was very simple and cost about $250 for the foam block, epoxy resin and mounting hardware...works well and does just what the boat...
another pix
Sorry...wrong photo files...give me a minute...
just wanted to add my $.02...I have a 13' aluminum pontoon boat that needed more weight capacity in the very front since we use this boat for lake...
