03-21-2012, 11:16 PM
these pontoons are cylindrical in cross section, right? (referring to the inflatable single seat pontoon fishing boats)...
well, what if i took a wooden board 8 feet long, maybe 18-20 inches wide... and then using my bandsaw i could cut out semi-circular pieces of plywood to glue to that board for the length of it
then i could stretch canvas over this bore.. perhaps tacking it to the underside.. and when all stretched i can brush the resin into it.. let it harden, and then remove it
then i could make a flat top for it for the top of the pontoon, and maybe put doors in it for extra storage... maybe rod and tackle storage in one pontoon, extra storage in another
im sure you could find a couple electric motors to mount in the rear of each pontoon.. maybe with a jet-ski impeller....
to power these, you would have a throttle control to increase the amount of power going to the motors, and then a balance knob on a small control stick for steering by putting more power into one of the impellers to turn it
with this setup, youd have a single seat fishing boat with greater storage, and even electric trolling with no chance of getting seaweed caught in a propeller or smacking it on a rock... which would mean this setup could go into VERY shallow water
what do y'all think of this idea?
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well, what if i took a wooden board 8 feet long, maybe 18-20 inches wide... and then using my bandsaw i could cut out semi-circular pieces of plywood to glue to that board for the length of it
then i could stretch canvas over this bore.. perhaps tacking it to the underside.. and when all stretched i can brush the resin into it.. let it harden, and then remove it
then i could make a flat top for it for the top of the pontoon, and maybe put doors in it for extra storage... maybe rod and tackle storage in one pontoon, extra storage in another
im sure you could find a couple electric motors to mount in the rear of each pontoon.. maybe with a jet-ski impeller....
to power these, you would have a throttle control to increase the amount of power going to the motors, and then a balance knob on a small control stick for steering by putting more power into one of the impellers to turn it
with this setup, youd have a single seat fishing boat with greater storage, and even electric trolling with no chance of getting seaweed caught in a propeller or smacking it on a rock... which would mean this setup could go into VERY shallow water
what do y'all think of this idea?
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