Craigslist Pontoon Boat: Back In The Water

[@12591259]

Nice work! Great video series! Awesome you had your dad and son involved...priceless memories!

[@lakesideranch]

Congratulations Brandon on the successful water shakedown testing! You've worked long and hard to restore your boat and now it's reward time. Enjoy it with your family, much respect for all the work, filming, editing, and of course the narration. 5 stars sir! Work safe, enjoy your Labor day weekend there Doug@ the "ranch"

[@edbodell6912]

Nice job, little work saved you a lot of money. Turn out nice. Like the carpet

[@MrSubmariner13]

Awesome. Enjoyed watching. Now I'm stripping down my pontoon over winter. You made it look fun and I can't wait to get started. Thank you for sharing this project

[@michellewebber4302]

Great job brandon... the colorado looks gorgeous. always wanted to boat over there near parker..

[@thatguyjerid459]

Great job!!! I enjoy watching your pontoon boat transformation, reminds me of when I rebuilt mine, yours of course is much longer, looks amazing!

[@davidamaya6069]

Beautiful pontoon's!!!!!

[@Speakno12]

😆😉

[@jacobellis8135]

Lmao... that's great!

[@jimjordan5630]

Real craftsmanship went into making those I bet! But oh so beautiful!!

[@cap2c484]

Great project, been watching since you posted the first one on this boat. Glad to see you get it out on the water. Must be super satisfying knowing that you basically built it yourself. 👍👍

[@ntshdff]

Been a long informative series hope you have a lot of fun especially with all the hard work you and your family put into it

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

Beautiful family on the river! Love it!

[@Wolffman500]

Your a lucky man ! Great looking family . Happy sailing !

[@777visionquest]

Congratulations....you guys have lots of fun and make good family memories on the boat!

[@medjam74]

I would of used treated lumber for the deck, Great vid man Thanks !

[@robreynoso5515]

GREAT JOB BRANDON! IM SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL HAVE GREAT TIMES.🍾👍

[@artlife6210]

great first run..now get back out there man! Cheers and happy toonin'

[@ronbertka]

Totally awesome job 👏 Couple suggestions. Mag wheel polish for the pontoons. Also think about getting a used trolling motor for the bow, kind of a poor man's bow thruster. Help with current issues. Keep it just in water to avoid trailer

[@jeepanimal2943]

Looks Great. Seemed to go down the river just fine. Hate to say it, but polishing the inner pontoons will give you less water drag, and theoretically, help that little 40 horse. Great job. Keep 'em coming.

[@anthonystubblefield4987]

Holy cantaloupes!!! That turned out great! Maybe a Merc 300 hp wow look out have lots of fun cute kid!!!!!!

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

PRETTY GUT'DAMN KOOL TO OF WATCHED, THE PURCHASE & TRANSFORMATION ON YOUR PONTOON BOAT HERE. WELL DONE HERE BRANDON. 👍🏼 👏🏼 ....... ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Brandon's Garage ......

[@danielfoster3431]

Great job!! Looks awesome.. looking forward to more videos.

[@billsmoot67]

Just a thought, raise the motor to the highest mounting holes. Less drag, maybe gain some speed. Beautiful job saving that old toon!

[@kencramer1697]

Great job on the boat! I see where you concerns about ballast and your beautiful other half come from. My wife has the same top half ballast issues. :) Beautiful family and I hope you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor on that boat for years to come.

[@jcbecker2800]

congratulations. it was fun watching your videos.

[@777visionquest]

Awesome...watched all your videos Brandon and your an inspiration to this 63 year old fishing widow.....who loves a good project. Have a couple of questions.....does it make a difference if you water proof the boards that you use for the foundation of the boat.....? Would spraying some kind of water proof sealant make a difference? And you said the motor was splashing water back up into the area......where the motor is connected....how do you determine what height to place a boat motor? Good job.....do you know your final refurbishing costs?

[@WoodGuy]

Dad here......no need to treat the underside, you'd be hard pressed to find a pontoon builder who does. Besides, it's so dry here in Bullhead City AZ (around 7% humidity) that you could hose down the underside of the plywood and it would bone dry in minutes. The pontoon was over 40 years old and had the original plywood. The seats will rot out within 10 years or sooner and you'll probably want to replace the carpet as well, so it's kind of a waste when you can replace the plywood and carpet when you decide to get new seats.

[@fwood1231]

Great to see it on the water. Nice job.

[@markc4921]

Where did you find those plugs for brackets for top? Thanks. Enjoyed the video

[@peteramberley9952]

The channel that keeps giving ! .ps thanks wifey for your contribution, s

[@waltercadwalader5754]

Great Job, One Question Why Did you not SEAL the Bottom of the Plywood?

[@Brandon-rk1ol]

Hey where did you go to test your boat kinda look the the colorado river just curious

[@warpedone2]

Thanks for filming

[@barttobias3933]

That is a nice job you did. What river is that? Do you have a video of where you got all the materials you used?

[@circomnia9984]

Great job, well done!! Just one maybe stupid question, maybe I missed it in one of the videos, but on that last shot at the bottom of the boat it seems like the wood on the bottom is still completely untreated. I remember you treated the top with that red plasticine paint, but did you at some point treat the bottom of it too?!?

[@BrandonsGarage]

Oh gosh no, the red guard is like $60 a gallon.

[@circomnia9984]

@@BrandonsGarage But...did you use something else to protect it from the water then? I mean, I'm pretty sure you said in one of the first videos it was not marine ply. So what keeps the water from slowly soaking in from the bottom? I'm so confused. I think I missed something. I can't imagine it's still just untreated ply at the bottom.

[@monto313]

Good job. Looks great. I’d like to know the total cost of the project. Whether it was cost effective than just buying a newer boat.

[@vancebooker459]

In Canada in 2016 I bought a used 2003 Princecraft Pontoon boat, 50 HP 4 stroke motor and trailer, built-in gas tank and more but it cost me about$14,000 CDN. I looked at a lot of boats on Kijiji that needed a lot work, before I found this one, but If you are handy you could get them cheap.

[@JVaughn344]

Boat looks awesome!! 👍👍

[@SeanONeill13]

Do you treat the underneath plywood? Even some waterproofing?

[@WoodGuy]

Nope, even the manufacturers don't treat the underside of the plywood, here's why. If the boat was manufactured say, on the east coast where it's really humid and the boat is shipped to say, Arizona where Brandon is, you'll trap that moisture, not good. By doing what Brandon did, coat the top side where water will be absorbed by the carpet, it can't get to the plywood. The underside not being coated will allow the moisture introduced to escape quickly, especially in a climate he's in where the humidity hovers around 6%. Moisture will evaporate very quickly in a climate like that. It's why you never want to buy pine furniture that carries a natural internal moisture content of about 14% and put it in Arizona or a desert climates where it'll dry out that natural moisture (again, not good) and your furniture will split apart. When you live in a climate like Arizona you want to buy hardwood furniture because it's internal moisture content is around 6 or 7%. Hope that helps.

[@samiller63]

Brandon, what length boat and how fast does your 40hp push it? I'm running an old 40hp Evinrude and only able to get 10mph at WOT on a 24ft pontoon. Any suggestions? Possible timing advance or prop pitch? Have enjoyed watching your rebuild and congrats on getting it back out. Enjoy!

[@TheSoloAsylum]

24' pontoon with 40hp? Holy crap. Suggestion: Buy a 115hp engine.

[@cup_and_cone]

Pretty underpowered unless you are just sticking to a somewhat sheltered lake. What pontoon is it? Hull should have a powerplant rating...

[@BrandonsGarage]

115 max. Cant go past 1/2 throttle, the water starts splashing into the boat. Have to keep it past half way. 40 HP can move the boat just fine, assuming your engine is in good condition, have the right prop, and can give it more throttle. With my speed here, I could tell the engine had a lot more to give.

[@jafran7407]

Get a tach see what its rpm it's at full throttle should be at 5000-5500. Most pontoons or heavy boats over 1500 lbs on a 40 hp wont see 15 mph with a 10 pitch. Could be your activation plate depending on if you got a short or long shaft motor.

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

I have a covered area for my boat but there is a huge stump to be removed before I can get the boat in it. Have 5 stumps and will cost 1300 bucks so will need to wait till next year for now. I cover it and put an air dryer in to keep the moisture out.

[@Grippy_Squirrel]

Drill a couple of holes in the stumps... Pour some Kerosene in them for a few days... Covering them up with saran wrap... Letting the Kerosene soak into the wood... Then light it on fire down in the holes... Keep a low slow burn...

[@BrandonsGarage]

Thats what I was thinking. Even a stump grinder is only a couple hundred to rent for a day.

[@sm7171369]

Great job I just rebuilt a 24 ft party barge. I bought it w trailer for $1,000. It has a 50hp mercury but I'm a replace it w 115hp mercury off my venture bass boat since the transom is rotten.

[@JohnLIpe1]

Looking forward to the next video 😊

[@sapsapen]

Do those things work as flotation devices too?

[@Speakno12]

🤔

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Nice work.

[@davidball8]

Nice job.

[@missyunderwood9700]

where did you put your boat in the water? what state? looks like arizona maybe!

[@BrandonsGarage]

Launched in California, Other side of the river is Arizona though.

[@rschristie]

Well done. I've been watching the series. You should have had your girlfriend in all the videos.lol

[@aydendarian1785]

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[@darioezequiel9855]

@Gustavo Keegan yea, I've been watching on flixzone for since april myself :D

[@aydendarian1785]

@Gustavo Keegan Thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it !!

[@gustavokeegan961]

@Ayden Darian you are welcome xD

[@jhogan2876]

What year is your ranger? I traded mine in when I lived in California, looks just like it. Man, I should’ve kept it!!

[@BrandonsGarage]

2004, Its okay. Needs some work, Ill get to it sometime.

[@bnaivar]

Total cost to restore?

[@dezfan]

Nice to see the old girl back on the water and looking good. That area looks like my old stomping grounds between Blythe, CA and Parker, AZ. Where are you located? 👍🏼

[@teamplanetaudioben]

Nice!

[@matthewmeaux3450]

Congratulations

[@mynameisprivate8763]

Do you have a video of restoration on the pontoons

[@BrandonsGarage]

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[@joshuamartin5095]

You could put a small bilge pump in your transom

[@fpsweet66]

Which lake in AZ is that?

[@WoodGuy]

He's on the Colorado River near the California border with AZ.

[@fpsweet66]

Nice, I love that area. It didnt look like a valley lake so I had to ask.

[@shitloveaduck]

Frank Sweet - river, not lake.

[@Grippy_Squirrel]

I saw another pontoon build and the guy used the transom area as a live well...

[@MrRadioGypsy]

I don't remember you putting ANY paint or sealant on the bottom/underside of the deck. Neither have you even mentioned that? THAT has got to be remedied - IMO! Congrats! - tho!

[@gregwein1]

I am so glad you asked this question! I’ve been wondering since the second video but he didn’t put some of the red waterproof paint on the underside of the plywood. Or at least a couple coats of exterior latex paint… Maybe the plywood dries out pretty quickly in that desert air?

[@WoodGuy]

@@gregwein1 You nailed it! With the average humidity in Bullhead City AZ being around 7% your spit dries before it hits the ground. Not only that but that pontoon had the original plywood (just regular exterior grade) that was over 40 years old. The seats will rot out long before the decking does. The reason for sealing the top side was because the carpet will hold water speeding up the rot process making the carpet look junky. So sealing the top side was to keep the carpet looking good for a long time.

[@tomlangley6236]

Just gonna say whats on every guys mind watching this.....Nice Rack!

[@ronpackwood8772]

👍✌️

[@patriotir]

next project: upgrading the engine and converting it to tritoon!

[@b.n.dvlogs9839]

You should put a bigger Engine on there you can’t talk to each other the Motor is to loud

[@mmarch8050]

definitely need a bigger motor

[@BrandonsGarage]

Ive been telling myself that for a year now. I have the new motor to go on it, just havent dont it yet.

[@mmarch8050]

What size motor did you get? Pontoon looks great by the way.

[@mladen1000]

9:36 wow how much plastic on the boat

[@lukaswiedermann5040]

you need a bigger engine like 300ps

[@LiLWindex69]

9:45 😋

[@bobwieland7887]

This set up is under powered for my thoughts. I would like more horse power and a better dependable motor