Where to buy new tubes.

[Bubba1235]

I've looked on the internet (Google) for new tubes but can't seem to find anyone that sells them. Anyone have a suggestion?

 

[Jeep Man]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

Hey Bubba,
I've been pricing around for the last year and have found a few places. Where are you located? I might be able to help.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

Why can't you go to the original manufacturer?

Different people use different spacing on the crossmembers so you would need to watch that, a new tube won't do you any good if the spacing isn't right.

Also we just did an inventory at work and some of the sheet prices are pretty astronomical, $204 for a single sheet of 126x78x.090 and a boat would use 4 sheets + all the iother parts that go into a tube and labor so you are probably looking at close to $1200 per tube depending on the size you need.

You will probably have to go through a dealer who could order them from whoever supplies there boats but again getting someone elses tubes to fit your boat could be a real problem.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

Great Lakes Skipper has some up in Wisconsin and there's also a place down at Lake of the Ozarks that has some. Have to find the one at the lake, but here's the other..

http://www.greatlakesskipper.com/subsubcategories.cfm?CatID=751

 

[Jeep Man]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

Ther's a company in Smiths Falls, Ontario and they have a dealer in Wisconsin. I visited them last fall and they will sell the toons by themselves. Google "U FAB BOATS".
There was another guy near Cleveland that had a supply of factory seconds, but I can't locate his address. Maybe someone else on the forum has a line on him.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

I believe we keep all our seconds tubes still, some guy comes and gets them once or twice a year but I have no idea where he takes them.

Try an anonomous call to Bennington and see if they will sell you a set of scrap tubes, I would rather not get into the middle of it.

All it takes to scrap a tube is a dent or scratch that can't be fixxed so some of them are almost perfect, worth a shot but no gaurantees, the number is 574-264-6336.

 

[Rancherlee]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

You can contact the www.tandmmarine.com people, they make alot of there pontoon boats and they had a big sale on "scratch and dent" toons last year and are located in Northern Minnesota, I have a friend who bought 2 21' 23" diameter toons with minor dings in them for 300$ each there last year. "Greatlakesskipper" on Ebay also had a bunch of scratch n dent pontoons too and they are in southern Wisconsin.

 

[2nd chance]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

heres a place in warsaw In. phone # 574-265-5170 that has tubes starting @$ 750.00

 

[OldePharte]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

I saw two on craigslist. Either Kansas City or Columbia/Jeff City pages. I believe it was $500 for two.

 

[bailey40]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

HEY BUBBA, TRY "FRANKIES MARINE" in grove oklahoma... I picked up a 16ftr there to add as a 3rd log on my boat and they keep all diameters and lengths...

 

[boatmor]

Re: Where to buy new tubes.

Let me know what you want and I'll see if I can get them for you. 417-818-9317 SW Missouri