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The Great Pontoon Restoration of 2018

The Great Pontoon Restoration of 2018

5/13/2018 - 5/19/2018

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Thinking about it for 2 years, the boys finally, in like 3-4 day restored
the boat, and made it sea-worthy (mostly).


They did all of the following in 1 week:

- removed the deck carpet and glue (probably the longest single activity)
- designed in 3D CAD a new cedar structure, in bar style
- redecked the boat with simulated wood planks to the design
- rewired the controls (this was hours too, because sort of starting from scratch)
- roofed the boat with a cedar canopy
- tested the engine in a big bucket of water
- bartered for trailer use, installed a neighbor's pier
(their trailer didn't pan out, since their boats wiring had been eaten and they couldn't launch)
- borrow another trailer
- launch and test (Danny had to hold the choke on engine for a while)
- maiden voyage, with associated cookout

Built by: Kevin, Danny, and Zach S
Also contributing were Tommy, Brendan, Tripp, and Zach M


One of its main voyages
CLA 90th Anniversary (2018)




6y Brian Not shown (yet) is the mess of wires that the wiring harness was and how it had to be reverse-engineered, since they had disassembled it and reassembled differently it. Yes, they took pictures of it 2 days before, and then when needed, Zach S remorsefully said something like "I deleted them"... why... "because I like to keep my phone clean"... "oops".





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Working

Launching

Maiden Excursion


The boat coming out for the season



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