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Sincerely, Larry in North Central Ohio. I think you would be better advised to start from scratch. Abandon the pontoon boat idea and build a houseboat from one of the many plans that are available. There is every possibility that you will have a better boat, a safer boat, a better all around experience, if you do it the traditional way.

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Good luck with your project!!! Houseboaat File size: BusmanAug 23, That's exactly what I How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To was looking to. I'm planning to install a gallon fresh water tank with a toilet How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To and holding tanks under the floor.

My walls with be framed with 1" X 1" aluminum tubing, packed with 1" bead board styrofoam with fiberglass youseboat on the outside and paneling on the inside. Same idea for the roof, but I may try to make it strong enough to support people walking on it.

I may change my mind about the whole idea. Thanks for the pictures. I would be careful about making the roof to heavy, to support people up.

I How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To did it on mine, in a small area, which I reinforced to carry weight, which worked well, but it really makes the boat unstable, even with 2 people up there, probably not hokseboat How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To to capsize it, but still not much fun. If you do opt to do this, confine it to a certin housebowt, otherwise the roof will be very heavy.

My boat was framed with 2x3's sides and roof on 2ft centers. It would hold my weight, but flexed alot. You will find the front hoouseboat to be much more confortable, most times. I made a mistake How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To cutting the roof off flush to the sides, I would put in a drip edge next time, to keep the rain from sheeting down the sides.

I used styrofoam for insulation, and it worked fine, but the ants love the stuff, so make sure it is sealed in. Another How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To thought was to raise the cabin a few inches off the deck, I mounted the cabin right on the plywood deck of the pontoons, and it was always getting the carpet wet, in How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To rough water, I finally put a coat of elastomeric sealer over the whole floor.

BusmanAug 24, Cacafuego, that's good. You need to paint ponton flames. Did you use elastomeric sealer on How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To the roof? Do you have some kind of access to the back and the motor? SamSamAug 27, Housenoat member can anyone help with this posting?

Hello I just joined because I discovered this How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat To forum concerning this homemade pontton houseboat. Busman post is too old wont let me post, also member has requested no e-mail contact This is an older post, however I was wanting to contact How To Build Your Own Pontoon How To Build Your Own Pontoon Houseboat Online Houseboat To this person so I could as him some questions about this boat, can someone help me please?

William Here is the old link I found that I am interested in. WilliamconradSep 4, Welcome to the forum William. Have merged your post into the relevant thread and will also pass your email address and message along to.

Welcome to the forum. Boat Design Net ModeratorSep 4, New Member responce Thank you, I received Dons e-mail just now, and have asked the questions I was interested in.

Thank you very much William. For the Moderator Would you give busman my e-mail address how to build your own pontoon houseboat to ask him to contact me.

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