Seeking manuals for pontoon where manufacturer went out of business

[copelandg]

Looking for a source for owners/shop/parts manuals for Crest Pontoon boat by Maurell 25-25.

Any ideas on a source...? New owners of this company do not have any info.

 

[spoilsofwar]

Boats don't generally have "manuals" the way cars do. When they do have them, they're all safety disclaimers and specifications, but nothing useful for repairs or maintenance. Crest didn't make anything on the boat except the tubes, deck, furniture, and fence. The rest is made by other companies.

Get the shop manual for whatever outboard is on the boat.

 

[Silvertip]

Although a packet of manuals (basic instruction sheets) likely came with the pontoon, they were for things like the radio, depth finder, or other accessories and were limited to just those items. The sheets were prepared by the accessory manufacturer, not the boat builder. If you want engine information you need the factory service manual or operators manual for that particular engine. Chances are the boat manufacturer never had documentation for the electrical system. If they did it would have been an engineering drawing (a schematic or wiring diagram) but it was very likely never published. What, specifically are you looking for?

 

[copelandg]

Thanks guys...

Well my son has just bought a nice old pontoon but with some issues. The things he has specifically mentioned was getting the faucet working...finding parts for that...I was thinking an owners manual would help identify the manufacturer and maybe parts diagrams. If we could determine a brand might help hunt up the right parts.

 

[bruceb58]

Post a picture of the faucet. You will have way better luck having one of us identify it.

 

[Silvertip]

Owners manuals rarely contained technical drawings such as wiring and plumbing diagrams. If they existed, factory service manuals is what you should be looking for. However, most stuff on boats is very generic and you don't need exact replacement parts to repair a problem. Any shop that sells marine plumbing and electrical stuff will have what you need. The parts you need will likely have a manufacturers name and model number on them. Most of those parts are not made by the pontoon manufacturer. The boat manufacturer buys them from the part manufacturer.