Forum: Pontoon General

I'd like to install drain fittings on my logs. I have someone who has a portable welder (it's a big PIA to haul my boat through city streets), but...

I'm a newbie, and I'm trying to develop skill in piloting my boat in close quarters, docking, etc. That means being able to make precise adjustments...

In May, I purchased a Bennington 20 SLL with a Yamaha Vmax 115. It has just over 11 hours on it. Today, I noticed a vibration when the engine is...

Right now I am running a Humminbird Helix 5 Sonar GPS Chirp on my starboard toon. I would like to mount another Helix 5 Sonar GPS (but not...

I am planning on changing out my bench seat for a captains chair on my pontoon. Never really liked the bench seat. My question is, how are the...

2002 Princess craft 16' Had a 25HP Merc Just got a new 50HP Suzuki 4-stroke (i) Haven't even put any hours on it yet. The main place we boat is...

Anyone have info (dirt?) on Forest River's new one piece composite decking? I know it's only been out for a couple of years but if any issues...

I finally changed the oil and lower unit fluid in my Suzuki DF150. I had realllllly been dreading doing it and don’t really know why. Being in my...

I'm new to boating. I'm aware my boat key lanyard should be attached to an engine cut-off switch and also to my person. This suggests that every...

I'm a new boater. I've discovered that spiders are enthusiastic boaters. I'd like to keep them off my boat; however, I came across this in the...

Just got my first pontoon boat. It has a mooring cover. At our marina, I see most pontoons left w/o a cover unless the boat is not going to be used...

Based on online reviews, I purchased an ICOM IC-M93D VHF. The manual says the battery charges in "approximately 3 hours." It also reads: "WARNING!...

1999 suntracker 24 with 3.0 mercruiser steern drive bought new in barn for 12 years would like to add hydraulic steering serious problem from...

I can't read the rating on the tires, what would you suggest for tire pressure for a 23' pontoon on a random trailer ?

Driving behind a pontoon today I noticed his 150 Mercury propeller spinning in the breeze so fast it was invisible. We were both doing about 65-70...

They are done with outboards...And yes, it's hard to believe, but true... ...

I just got a Bennington 20 SLL. The boat has a privacy enclosure. When they delivered the boat and we inspected the privacy enclosure, they had to...

I just got my first boat, a Bennington 20 SLL. I’m told it’s considered bad form to keep fenders trailing in the water when underway. For me, the...

I was walking along our dock, and I noticed this apparently very well-kept Bennington with a large "puddle" in one area of the canvas. One would...

I just got a pontoon boat, my first boat, for use on Lake Murray, SC. I have no idea what cell phone coverage is like across the lake; so I'm...