04-22-2014, 04:19 PM
DH:
You can do a search and look around for a used Hobie fish cat or Seacycle to salvage some usable hulls. Replacement hulls are available from Seacycle but would be expensive new: http://www.meyersboat.com/seacycle/seacy...yparts.htm
Building your own may be the cheapest route, if you have the time and boat building skills. The quickest would be capped large aluminum irrigation tube or perhaps capped large PVC if you can find at salvage. Large bamboo or drop tanks might also work. http://www.wikihow.com/Construct-an-Over...ntoon-Boat
If you do a google search under these materials, you will find U tube videos of boats made from these materials.
Pon
[quote dayhut]Ive got a framed inflatable pontoon and am toying with the idea of replacing the toons with rigid or hard foam types.
I dont require inflatability, since I live a few miles from the waters I fish and can slip whatever I like in the truck bed.
However, the only model Ive seen commercially is the Venture Outdoors 6T. Their toons are available separately, as replacements, according to them.
But Im wondering if there are other options available?[/quote]
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You can do a search and look around for a used Hobie fish cat or Seacycle to salvage some usable hulls. Replacement hulls are available from Seacycle but would be expensive new: http://www.meyersboat.com/seacycle/seacy...yparts.htm
Building your own may be the cheapest route, if you have the time and boat building skills. The quickest would be capped large aluminum irrigation tube or perhaps capped large PVC if you can find at salvage. Large bamboo or drop tanks might also work. http://www.wikihow.com/Construct-an-Over...ntoon-Boat
If you do a google search under these materials, you will find U tube videos of boats made from these materials.
Pon
[quote dayhut]Ive got a framed inflatable pontoon and am toying with the idea of replacing the toons with rigid or hard foam types.
I dont require inflatability, since I live a few miles from the waters I fish and can slip whatever I like in the truck bed.
However, the only model Ive seen commercially is the Venture Outdoors 6T. Their toons are available separately, as replacements, according to them.
But Im wondering if there are other options available?[/quote]
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