bansil
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2016
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Greetings,
Have been lurking and reading and finally posted today
The rivers of our country have been a dream of mine since I first started reading adventure books, 48 years later it is still a dream
I told my wife 16 years ago I had a dream to travel on the rivers when I turned 50...time flies
I was looking at getting a pontoon boat for the lakes around where we live (have 3 very close) and then use it for part of my river adventure
I am thinking about picking up a twin tube locally (very cheap) adding a third tube and extending transom and then build an alum tubing and clad 12' shelter w/deck for sun bathing, and extend the front of roof 10' (kind of like a covered carport with open sides and roof will not be load bearing, it will be hinged at roof so it can be lowered in front to create an "air foil" for towing)
All the searching on the Great loop keeps showing up cuddies/trawlers and sail boats
Why the pontoon "hate"?
Have been lurking and reading and finally posted today
The rivers of our country have been a dream of mine since I first started reading adventure books, 48 years later it is still a dream
I told my wife 16 years ago I had a dream to travel on the rivers when I turned 50...time flies
I was looking at getting a pontoon boat for the lakes around where we live (have 3 very close) and then use it for part of my river adventure
I am thinking about picking up a twin tube locally (very cheap) adding a third tube and extending transom and then build an alum tubing and clad 12' shelter w/deck for sun bathing, and extend the front of roof 10' (kind of like a covered carport with open sides and roof will not be load bearing, it will be hinged at roof so it can be lowered in front to create an "air foil" for towing)
All the searching on the Great loop keeps showing up cuddies/trawlers and sail boats
Why the pontoon "hate"?