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62 wood 
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 Topic: Pontoon boats, Am I getting old?Posted: January-25-2007 at 8:13am |
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"Dear Ann Landers,"
I cant believe it , but we've actually been thinking of getting a pontoon boat ..Is there any type of therapy that can get me out of these terrible thoughts, or should I just succumb to the fact there are times Id like to take more family and friends with us?? What would you do? Please advise????..... 
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 8:49am |
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Dear Old Fart,
Its ok, it happens to all of us. Why not? You will be in, on or around the water with family and friends. What else could matter. As long as the Skier is in tow behind it, go out and enjoy. Just put your davenport (that's "old fart" for couch) on it like those wacky PLBC kids and lie back and enjoy the day. Signed, Ann. |
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67nautique312
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 8:52am |
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Wood,
hell just call it a party barge instead of a pontoon.......That makes all the difference in the world.... I'm sure like those PLBC You could have fun on any kinda boat 
Paul, |
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 9:08am |
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yeah, try to justify it as a party barge, you could even play bingo on it lol eric
we need to start a topic... You know your getting old when...... 1. you hang a tennis ball in your garage so you know when to stop 2. you buy a pontoon boat 3........ |
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bkhallpass
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 9:31am |
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Steve - Yes, you're old.
Now what's that have to do with pontoon boats?  BKH
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The Lake
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 9:39am |
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Steve,
You're not old if you figure out a way to drop an inboard in it. Chuck |
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62 wood
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 9:41am |
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You know Chuck, I do have the urge to put my 300hp Crusader marine engine in it...or would that take points away from my "senior-factor"?...now if you'll excuse me ..I need to finish my bowl of prunes..
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 9:58am |
62, this is where it's going 
hey, at least pontoons are "wheelchair accessible" 
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Hollywood
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:11am |
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Randy...
Pontoons aren't so bad! |
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:30am |
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I call those white heads Q-tips, I know Florida's full of them, during all that confusion on the pontoon, a bingo game broke out
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PLBC
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:30am |
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Catch some nice waves from the side and granny is going overboard with the chair!
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:33am |
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Poor wood,I'm sorry I've seen this happen to other people they never recover,well one guy did but he spent all his time in the CC giving rides and skiing around the pontuna.getting old ain't for the timid go for it buddy,we won't laugh to long or hard...
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Riley
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:36am |
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Bad timing. I sold a 24 footer 2 years ago that I would have gladly traded even for you Skier.
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:47am |
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62 wood
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:53am |
Im not THAT old!!! ...the Skier is here to stay...or at least till I find my 'cuda SS ...
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Hollywood
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:55am |
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So will you be bringing the pontoon or the Skier to Green Lake?
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 10:59am |
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Randy,
THAT PICS FUNNY!.....where did you get it? Thats my wife and I last summer at Green Lake!!!
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 11:05am |
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Wood, don't feel bad. Mrs. Backfoot and I are actually talking about the same thing. Her reasoning is that I refuse to go slow enough in the American Skier to enjoy a nice leisurely cruise. I couldn't even argue.
I look at it like it saves the cost of a premature engine rebuild due to the excessive carbon buildup in the cylinders! Besides, you can bring lots of friends along as well as a grill. I'll just have to make sure that I have plenty of adult beverages along to quell the urge to be at barefoot speed!!!!
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 11:37am |
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Wood- Go for the pontooner/party barge.I've said this before..others agree
A ski boat and pontoon boat are the perfect combo. Just anchor the pontoon and ski from there all day long- that way you don't have to keep going back to the dock to pick up/ drop off/ refill cooler/ etc. |
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 12:02pm |
Amen, I think it's the perfect set up as well... 
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 12:08pm |
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As long as you don't have to "trade" the ski boat for a pontoon, it's the perfect addition for a perfect day on the lake !!
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eric lavine
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 12:30pm |
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Its like the fat chick and moped story, there fun to ride but you dont want to get caught riding on one
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 1:02pm |
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Wood, the party barge would be a great addition to any fleet. If your going you have to go big, find one with the hard deck roof and ladder access with a slide, throw the biggest possible OB on the back, a rockin stereo and of course the "Davenport" up front.
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Posted: January-25-2007 at 7:14pm |
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yeah you have to look at it that way, you can put more hot women on the pontuna, then the skier. It's all about beer,women, and fast boats. But I have to agree the pontuna would be a better dock then the actual dock. You can't get stuck fixing something that went wrong at the house if you don't go back to until dark.
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 10:41am |
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I agree about the party barge. A lot of my friends families have both a ski boat, and a party barge. They load up the barge with 4 coolers, a grill and people then go ancor the party barge by the rope swing so that there is something to do for people who dont ski. Then they have their ski/wakeboard boat pulling people all day long and they never return to the dock till dark.
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"I'm planning to bring my girl that rides on a trailer with me and leave my girl that complains about camping at home"
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:29am |
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We had our pontoon for sale one summer. I can't say how glad I am we didn't get rid of it.
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 11:45am |
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Pontoon boats are great. If I lived on a lake, I'd have one as a second boat. Great for fishing and relaxing. It's like a floating couch. Plenty of room for that stocked cooler too.
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62 wood
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:11pm |
Ken, Thats part of the whole thing..i dont live on the water either,so I need to rent a slip.. PLUS... I already have three other boats...but it looks like #4 will be coming... OK now that I know its ok to own a pontoon,Does anyone know of a "good deal" on one?....hoping to spend $2500-3000 range..? |
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 12:53pm |
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pontoon saloon. woohoo
 i would love to add one to my toybox.
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Posted: January-26-2007 at 5:56pm |
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A pontoon is a necessity for our vacations to the lake. Where we go, it is prohibited to install a slalom course. So, we bring a pontoon to carry the portable course to one of several possible bays (depending on the wind). We then set up the course using the pontoon and then the SN for skiing in the course. After our sets are finished, we have to retire to the pontoon to discuss the finer points of slalom technique and the many finer points that are lacking in our group. Of course this has to be done with the proper quota of Coronas and Bud Lights. And usually in a couple of hours we are a lot smarter and definitely have a higher opinion of our slalom abilities. So, for our group, the pontoon is indispensible; at least for a couple of weeks every year.
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