03-21-2012, 05:41 PM
[quote jason41987]hey everyone.. im looking to find a new way of fishing on rivers and lakes... but dont really want to go for a full size boat.. wanted something a bit more portable, that can go more shallow so i was thinking of something like those inflatable pontoon botes for a single seat...
well, i was wondering what it would take to build one of these.. either with homemade inflatable pontoons, or plywood pontoons...
also, is there any reason why the seat is in between the pontoons with foot pegs?.. would it be possible to have a flat surface with a swivel seat?... and if so, how would you move it in the water?
ive heard of people converting weed eaters into small outboards for small boats such as these, would that be a possibility as well?..
anyway, im just looking into my different options for now.. but id like to keep it relatively low cost[/quote]
Not sure how one would go about building a pontoon out of wood, but anything is possible and it certainly wouldn't be easily portable (weight)
Seats are between the pontoons and foot pegs so one can row, which is the intended purpose of a pontoon over a tube.
You can probably make a motor with imagination, but then again, it is a motor and you will have to license the pontoon.
Maybe you could look at one of those inflatable rafts.
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well, i was wondering what it would take to build one of these.. either with homemade inflatable pontoons, or plywood pontoons...
also, is there any reason why the seat is in between the pontoons with foot pegs?.. would it be possible to have a flat surface with a swivel seat?... and if so, how would you move it in the water?
ive heard of people converting weed eaters into small outboards for small boats such as these, would that be a possibility as well?..
anyway, im just looking into my different options for now.. but id like to keep it relatively low cost[/quote]
Not sure how one would go about building a pontoon out of wood, but anything is possible and it certainly wouldn't be easily portable (weight)
Seats are between the pontoons and foot pegs so one can row, which is the intended purpose of a pontoon over a tube.
You can probably make a motor with imagination, but then again, it is a motor and you will have to license the pontoon.
Maybe you could look at one of those inflatable rafts.
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