newboat1925
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pontoon tube wall thickness: 1/8" (0.125") vs 3/16" (0.1875") vs 1/4" (0.250")
I'm a wannabe pontoon owner. Not sure how to go about deciding which wall thickness to go for. Is it based on salt/fresh water, the speed you'll be traveling at, if the bodies of water will be full of deadheads or not, or some other factor? Obviously cost is always factor, but let's ignore that for now. I'll account for cost later. I'm more interested in what makes the boat safer without paying too much more to get a little extra. If I want to take the boat out of the great lakes and around the east coast, is a thinner walled pontoon suitable for that? Is it suitable for the great lakes? Need help figuring this out. Thanks for reading.
I'm a wannabe pontoon owner. Not sure how to go about deciding which wall thickness to go for. Is it based on salt/fresh water, the speed you'll be traveling at, if the bodies of water will be full of deadheads or not, or some other factor? Obviously cost is always factor, but let's ignore that for now. I'll account for cost later. I'm more interested in what makes the boat safer without paying too much more to get a little extra. If I want to take the boat out of the great lakes and around the east coast, is a thinner walled pontoon suitable for that? Is it suitable for the great lakes? Need help figuring this out. Thanks for reading.