thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

57chris

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I have a 16' catamaran sitting here, I took it apart to work on the hulls which are pretty much pontoons and now i'm thinking it would be fun to make something out of. I have two ideas, one is simply converting the old top frame into a deck, and the other is to build a new and longer deck for the pontoons. I have a 24v. trolling motor sitting in the garage that would push it nicely around the river where I live. Has anyone ever done anything like this, or seen one converted? Any input would be amusing, lol...here's a pic of what i've got.

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south texas

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Re: thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

A guy in Texas has a catamaran with twin outboards on it. He says it's "custom" built. I don't know if that means it was made from a sailboat or what. I bet it's pretty fast.

If you decide to go for it, post pics. I'm interested in how it turns out.
 

57chris

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Re: thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

Hey South Texas...you're probably my neighbor, i'm in Arroyo City. :cool:
 

Jeep Man

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Re: thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

Hey South Texas...you're probably my neighbor, i'm in Arroyo City. :cool:

Then why would you not put that info in your profile, where we ALL will know where you hail from......Sorry..pet peeve
 

Zeeter

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Re: thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

Those hulls will support no if any additional weight. They are deisigned to slice the water not provide bouyancy.
 

coastalcruiser

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Re: thinking of making a pontoon boat out of a catamaran

I would keep it myself, or sell it and get a pontoon. those are fast sailboats! these days who doesn't want to go fast for free?
 
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