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Launching/Loading a Pontoon question
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 394726" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>Clint, I had a 24' toon many years ago . . . and this is THE one boat</p><p>that is not advisable to handle alone. (in my opinion).</p><p>Trailering it up and down the road made me a nervous wreck.</p><p>There is so much sail area that small breezes and gusts of wind will make it </p><p>difficult at the least. An 18 wheeler zipping by you at 60mph will make your toes curl.</p><p>My brother currently has an 18 footer and experiences the same problems.</p><p><strong><em>BUT</em></strong> - once in the water, it is a fantastic platform for family fun.</p><p></p><p>If you can, pay attention to the ones that are at your boat launch and</p><p>on the water to get an idea of how they handle.</p><p></p><p>Question - have you ever been on one before ?</p><p>How far would you be trailering it from your house to the dock ?</p><p>Most toons are 8 feet wide, maybe a little more. I don't know how wide </p><p>your roads are up in your area, but, if the standard lanes are 10-12 feet wide,</p><p>that means you only have one or two feet on either side of your boat to wiggle waggle </p><p>from side to side without hitting anything.</p><p>There is a learning curve - in every aspect of the pontoon boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 394726, member: 13599"] Clint, I had a 24' toon many years ago . . . and this is THE one boat that is not advisable to handle alone. (in my opinion). Trailering it up and down the road made me a nervous wreck. There is so much sail area that small breezes and gusts of wind will make it difficult at the least. An 18 wheeler zipping by you at 60mph will make your toes curl. My brother currently has an 18 footer and experiences the same problems. [b][i]BUT[/i][/b] - once in the water, it is a fantastic platform for family fun. If you can, pay attention to the ones that are at your boat launch and on the water to get an idea of how they handle. Question - have you ever been on one before ? How far would you be trailering it from your house to the dock ? Most toons are 8 feet wide, maybe a little more. I don't know how wide your roads are up in your area, but, if the standard lanes are 10-12 feet wide, that means you only have one or two feet on either side of your boat to wiggle waggle from side to side without hitting anything. There is a learning curve - in every aspect of the pontoon boats. [/QUOTE]
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