04-09-2010, 03:53 PM
[cool][#0000ff]You probably read my post about Hnaf having his toon come apart on our haul to shore. That was only his second trip in that toon. And it was a replacement for the first one that had similar problems. It was a Classic Accessories toon, like are sold under the Trout Unlimited labels.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Hnaf's father is a professional welder by trade. He looked at the original model and pronounced it to have inferior welds...I think the term was "cold welding" or something like that.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have heard of other weld failures on pontoons and almost invariably it happens on lightweight models that are made for first time tooners or those who buy on a budget. It is a good example of the old saying about getting what you pay for. "Good things are usually not cheap...and cheap things are usually not good."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sure you will get good input from some of the more serious tooners on the board.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Hnaf's father is a professional welder by trade. He looked at the original model and pronounced it to have inferior welds...I think the term was "cold welding" or something like that.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have heard of other weld failures on pontoons and almost invariably it happens on lightweight models that are made for first time tooners or those who buy on a budget. It is a good example of the old saying about getting what you pay for. "Good things are usually not cheap...and cheap things are usually not good."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sure you will get good input from some of the more serious tooners on the board.[/#0000ff]
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