Dragger
03-03-2006, 09:55 PM
It all started like this. I always wanted the perfect catfish boat so I began to think about what that boat should be like.
I knew it had to have plenty of room on board where my family and I could enjoy It.So I thought about a pontoon boat so last April 2005 I began to look for and old toon that was sound enought to restore.I found what I was looking for in Marion N.C.so I borrowed a toon trailer and went and brought her home.When I got it home and began to look her over she was a sorry site to see. I began to wonder if I had lost my mind.Because all I had for 1500 dollars was two toons and a ragged old worn floor. Then I began to remove the old carpet.Once the carpet was gone I could see that the wood was in fair condition.Then I turned to the stained pontoon. I knew I had a hard job ahead of me cleaning the scum off the toons.With all this at hand I knew I had to have a trailer just so I could move it around while I was rebuilding it.So I began to build a pontoon trailer.I bought all the metal for the frame and axels.I also bought four new tires and rims and a trailer hitch.I still needed tail light wiring fenders.So I rounded up all the materials and began to built that dream.Soon the trailer was finished .Now it was time to restore the old toon the way I wanted it.First of all I remove the old stain from the toons and it began to look better to me.Next I loaded the toons on the new trailer now it was mobil. Next I sanded the floor to remove all of the old glue from the old carpet.Then I bought new outdoor carpet and glued it in place. Now things began to take shape. Next I built the Lady's a rest room . Next I built the canopy and a 27 gallon fuel tank and the tank enclosure.Next I built all the aluminum railing. It took a lot of time to weld it all together.Then I rivoted all the sheet metal in place. It took over 1200 rivots.Then I built rod holders all around the toon.Then I installed a 90 hp Mercury motor on board.This is not the whole story. Maybe I can finish it later. Project was finishened Feb 1st of 2006.I got some pics I will upload of start and finish product. I will have to do another tread to show all the pics.
Dragger :grin-big: :thumbsup:
I knew it had to have plenty of room on board where my family and I could enjoy It.So I thought about a pontoon boat so last April 2005 I began to look for and old toon that was sound enought to restore.I found what I was looking for in Marion N.C.so I borrowed a toon trailer and went and brought her home.When I got it home and began to look her over she was a sorry site to see. I began to wonder if I had lost my mind.Because all I had for 1500 dollars was two toons and a ragged old worn floor. Then I began to remove the old carpet.Once the carpet was gone I could see that the wood was in fair condition.Then I turned to the stained pontoon. I knew I had a hard job ahead of me cleaning the scum off the toons.With all this at hand I knew I had to have a trailer just so I could move it around while I was rebuilding it.So I began to build a pontoon trailer.I bought all the metal for the frame and axels.I also bought four new tires and rims and a trailer hitch.I still needed tail light wiring fenders.So I rounded up all the materials and began to built that dream.Soon the trailer was finished .Now it was time to restore the old toon the way I wanted it.First of all I remove the old stain from the toons and it began to look better to me.Next I loaded the toons on the new trailer now it was mobil. Next I sanded the floor to remove all of the old glue from the old carpet.Then I bought new outdoor carpet and glued it in place. Now things began to take shape. Next I built the Lady's a rest room . Next I built the canopy and a 27 gallon fuel tank and the tank enclosure.Next I built all the aluminum railing. It took a lot of time to weld it all together.Then I rivoted all the sheet metal in place. It took over 1200 rivots.Then I built rod holders all around the toon.Then I installed a 90 hp Mercury motor on board.This is not the whole story. Maybe I can finish it later. Project was finishened Feb 1st of 2006.I got some pics I will upload of start and finish product. I will have to do another tread to show all the pics.
Dragger :grin-big: :thumbsup: