KathYR1985
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#2 Post by Bamby » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:14 pm
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#2 Post by Bamby » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:14 pm
Boating the Muskingum River
1972 35' Crest Pontoon Houseboat
2007 90 hp. Yamaha here
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Up at the Masthead
The mast had only a Windex, and a bracket for the wind wand at the top – no antenna or lights. This was a one-design day racing setup. We would rather have had a tricolor light and an anchor light but reasoned that we wouldn’t actually use them too much. However, the current VHF antenna was on the stern pulpit, and while that’s OK for local use, or as a spare, we did want to move it to the top of the mast for better range. We also wanted a light for the Windex.
A combination of sail repair tape and shrink wrap tape cover halyard exits that are no longer needed.
When we rigged our J/35 mast for the first time, several issues cropped up. Fortunately we found solutions for them all.
Maybe your mast is perfect, but ours certainly isn’t. I hadn’t been working on the mast more than twenty minutes before I almost put the entire project on indefinite hold. When backing out one of the machine screws from a spreader end plate, the head sheared right off. I had visions of needing to take the spreader back to Hall Spars and waiting for a new end to be welded onto the spreader – in the middle of the busy season. Fortunately, a cooler head prevailed - in the form of Louis Mariorenzi, my orthopedic surgeon and electrical wizard friend who was helping with the project. (Louis is a hoot; he arrives at projects like this so well equipped that I’m afraid I’ll be accused of sneaking a sub-contractor into the boatyard. Fortunately, he likes nice cars, so I guess I could always point to the vehicle holding all those tool boxes.) He was sure it could be drilled out and retapped, and he had the right, small, sharp, high-quality drill bits to do it. more
We wanted the light mounted behind the Windex, so we moved the Windex forward on its aluminum arm just enough to make room for the light behind it.
For those that are interested. . . .
Mine came with a sail. It will actually heel over in a stiff breeze. Not fun to put on trailer when it's windy! more
Don't know if this thread is still alive.
I don't think anyone posted an actual experience rigging a sail on a pontoon boat [links]
Looks like rdryer beat me to it, but I'll add my 2 cents anyway. Coming from the sailing perspective, I can safely say that you'll be quite surprised at the force that even a small "sail" pulls. I'd think hollow PVC would more than likely snap at the first stiff breeze. Now, if you filled it with concrete maybe, lol. here
Re: Anyone ever put a sail on a pontoon just for kicks?
simple idea that would be quick to "erect" and quick to remove. make 2 mounting brackets on both sides of the front. attach a tarp or something similar that would be slightly tight (with some give) when fully stretched to 2 PVC pipes. you could mount the 2 PVC pipes side by side with the tarp between them, then roll them up together when not using them… idk, lol
I would think that a 24ft toon should handle the motor without any problems.
Re: putting bigger motor on my pontoon
Silvertip hit the big one, if the boat isn't rated for that engine you really don't want to put it on, if it is then no problem, ya it will weigh alittle more but a 24 shoul dhandle that engine pretty easy, all toons are heavy at the back, it is just how they are.