02-28-2011, 07:18 PM
WELCOME SDB, glad you found and joined us here.
I am going to start off with you can mount a motor on anything pretty much.
Some issues to address. The Rockers on your pontoon are very extreme. Designed for white water. Because there is a small center portion of the pontoon in the water is limiting your Weight capacity so be sure not to exceed that.
Ron has a similar pontoon and will hopefully jump in with hands on experiences.
You will need to slide your frame as far forward on the pontoons as you can. Then make sure the battery is right behind the seat to put the weight center. Most batteries are going to be around 50+ lbs.
I personally don't trust PVC as much as many others here, so I wouldn't make a motor mount and battery holder out of it. I am the Aluminum girl. PVC can be effected by temp. But, several here use it.
The main thing will be to slide your frame forward to equal out the weight. Here is an example of what NOT to do:
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I am going to start off with you can mount a motor on anything pretty much.
Some issues to address. The Rockers on your pontoon are very extreme. Designed for white water. Because there is a small center portion of the pontoon in the water is limiting your Weight capacity so be sure not to exceed that.
Ron has a similar pontoon and will hopefully jump in with hands on experiences.
You will need to slide your frame as far forward on the pontoons as you can. Then make sure the battery is right behind the seat to put the weight center. Most batteries are going to be around 50+ lbs.
I personally don't trust PVC as much as many others here, so I wouldn't make a motor mount and battery holder out of it. I am the Aluminum girl. PVC can be effected by temp. But, several here use it.
The main thing will be to slide your frame forward to equal out the weight. Here is an example of what NOT to do:
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