Craigslist Pontoon Boat: Steering Console & Rear Seats

[@ddselvig]

I like the way you and your dad work together. No yelling, just good father/son quality time together. Junior was pretty cute, too!

[@grosseileracingteam]

Here in Detroit, we build boats around the drink holders. Your dad did a great job on the helm. Your little guy works that tape ruler better than some carpenters I've seen.

[@Steve-wz5pz]

That console totally makes it. "THANKS, DAD!!!!"

[@regal5575]

Your project is coming along nicely. Good father and son work. You're doing a great job over all and the ole man did a great job on the helm station. My Dad (told me) he liked it when I called him my old man and he always introduced me as the "the kid" even when I was 54.

[@annekennedy7356]

I think you and your father done a beautiful job

[@tranz15]

great work the boat is coming together all the memories your making with your dad and the touches he is doing such as the console it will be a keeper for sure looks awesome caint wait till the next video to see it come that much closer to being finished

[@BrandonsGarage]

Yeah, he said if I sell the boat, he is taking the console out.

[@richmac918]

Looks great. That helm console is beautiful. The more I watch this the more I want to go find an old pontoon and do the same thing. The real beauty of a pontoon is that everything is so accessible. Everything can be screwed or through bolted to the floor which makes working on it a pleasure.

[@BrandonsGarage]

Aint that the truth

[@WoodGuy]

I like that you can walk about without bumping into other passengers like in a boat. In a boat you pick a seat and you're basically stuck there.

[@lakesideranch]

Great work Brandon, looks better than factory! So cool to see your Son and Dad working on the project with you, what memories are made of. Work safe, see ya on the next session! Doug@ the "ranch"

[@paulatkinson4439]

Great project, nice work & the best thing about it is that you have video of your Dad & yourself. Cherish him & all of your family while you have them.

[@jayt131]

I've never been so excited for the next episode on KZbin. Usually they are already there. You are doing a great editing job and keeping me on the edge of my seat. Looks amazing.

[@ChrisSchroth]

14 foot cable to cover 11 feet... who would have thought? Awesome job on the boat and the console is amazing. Thanks for sharing your build.

[@777visionquest]

perfect....you make me want to get married and find a old boat and do a project....love how you showed it step by step......outstanding way to get a pontoon into good shape....

[@777visionquest]

ps...I am 63 and a widow...who loves fishing if any of you single fishing men out there.....lol......love projects.

[@jamesratliff1097]

Your dad did a great job on the steering console. Looks great.👍

[@michaelwallace897]

Brandon I'm amazed at how your keeping the theme of simplicity has major overtones of elegance. Awesome job so far.

[@davidcobb4527]

Nicely done Brandon! Who did you purchase your seats from? Also, love your shop! Big enough for a toon…sweet!! Oh, would you mind loaning out yer dad for a few hours? 🤗 he did a great job on your consul! Love the trash can!! My pontoons in the beginning stages, so you’ve given me some good ideas. Cheers…

[@heathschwab]

Looks awesome. The console your dad made A++. Very nice. Have a good week and god bless

[@BornAgainBoating]

Awesome! Nice work man, boat's looking great! I can't wait until we get our project boat to this point! By the way, that's a really clean looking console too, kudos to the Pops! Keep up the great videos :)

[@mikecolosky4632]

Nice build, love the console.

[@EthanMondy]

Thanks for the update! These videos are fun to watch. We're currently going back and forth between a used boat that needs some love or just starting from scratch from like a U-Build website. Either way it looks like the motor is really what dents your pocketbook.

[@1013redoak]

You and your Father are doing a beautiful job! He's quite the talented Woodworker!

[@WoodGuy]

Dad here. Thanks for the compliment, Micheal!

[@rvsonthelevel8746]

Exploiting child and grandpa labor I can see :P Great looking work!

[@redsnoozin8531]

Hell of a job on the paint/carpet/helm. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Actually motivates me to get working on mine!

[@edwardbechold8946]

Trash Can - Ingenious. I have that trash bag problem and I agree it looks trashy.

[@MrSubmariner13]

Beautiful steering console. Awesome job. I just traded my 20 ft deckboat for a 24ft pontoon boat and I love it. Luckily mine doesn't need much work like yours does. Can't wait to see the next vid.

[@Iamnot4Sure]

Looking great, Roam was not built in a day. We ourselves just went through the same ordeal, the only thing is we went with patio furniture a dark brown wicker look. I have a few ends to tidy up but over all it’s ready for the water.

[@circomnia9984]

Lol, three generations, building something together. Fantastic!!

[@vxolimpic84]

I agree with others who think the underside of the floor needs epoxy paint, or other water impervious coating. Paint all the bolts and nuts underneath to prevent rust/corrosion. You'll thank yourself in the long run. Nice job on a great project!

[@davidh0809]

Love the console! Props to your Pops! My wife says that your boat will not be complete until you install the bimini top and the porta potti....she can't live without shade and a place to take a load off...

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Looking Great Brandon, Colors are a good match and I would go with the gray as well. I replaced my steering cable last year that was seized up. boat is a 96 so about right for cable life. fortunately I found the cable number on the old one and took it with me to order the new Seastar rack and pinion cable. 208 bucks not cheap for sure. I wish they made them to service the cable inside now and then? Looking forward to seeing it out on the water when you get done. great video. Oh testing my sewing skills as well on the Bimini top

[@mtmtodd]

Awsome build so far. I like it. All I want to see when finished is baby boy on Grandpas lap driving the boat. That will satisfy me anyway. Great Job!

[@Aries-ro1gb]

Really like your channel. I want a pontoon boat and i'm a handyman type guy and the more I watch your video, the more I'm thinking about restoring one. Would need help on the wiring but the other stuff I think I could handle. Can't wait for the next video.

[@BrandonsGarage]

Probably be 2 more videos before I tackle the wiring. Its not too bad if you don't want very many 'accessories' on the boat. Engine, horn, and lights are easy.

[@johngoff3200]

I really in joy your project. I can’t wait for the next episode. I want to do this to, maybe this winter? Thanks for the information.

[@jpford1977]

I recognize the pontoonstuff seating. I used it on my rehab! enjoying your videos!

[@patrickmurray4084]

Same here came out great!

[@MrTwinklypig]

Looks great !! Love the work and the little one wants to help dad lol ..

[@daddski1]

looks great. Your dad did a great job with the console. Does he do stuff like this for a living or just tinkers?

[@alanrobison3298]

Beautiful job!

[@ShootingG1]

HELM is awesome, especially that swivel trash can!! Incognito for beer..uh-hum, soda cans. We use a 5gallon bucket.

[@bginvestor101]

dude, great job! You inspired me to redo a pontoon, so I just bought one to reconfigure into a catfish boat! I want to put a new console in the "center" of the floor. Please post videos on wiring !

[@GR1SPORT]

Great job! Thanks for the videos, they're great to watch.

[@TheSoloAsylum]

Maybe some costs breakdown on what things really cost by the time they are installed. We have been renting pontoon boats for years and have been considering doing my own custom ride.

[@jamesread11]

Coming along nicely, good work, from the UK 👍🇬🇧

[@davidatkins6919]

Absolutely perfect console, the trash drawer! FANTASTIC IDEA...

[@gregbishop6375]

Awesome job on the console !

[@samiller63]

Dude, I want that console! Love your build!

[@charliegoodson8247]

I liked how he used the tape to measure and make his marks. I learned something new today.

[@clarencemcgregor8568]

Simple pleasures, discovery of the wonder and genius of a retractable tape measure!

[@dmb2step]

Looking good! Maybe you were already going to do this, but you may want to add drainage tubes from the bottom of the cup holders and feed the tubes through the floor. Especially the ones in the helm. This will make sure any rain water that builds up in the cup holders drains into the lake instead of into your helm.

[@WoodGuy]

I thought you were thinking of not wasting any beer that might spill into the cup holder and have a cooler under the console and seats to catch spilled beer....but you were thinking rain.....lol.

[@ShaneZettelmier]

Wow. It’s really starting to look good. I know you moved your consul back, maybe there will still be enough room behind that seat for a battery box or a built-in cooler or something like that.

[@dynaworks8135]

Awesome video. Hope to see this bad boy finished. Subscribed

[@ronicard]

Heck of a job so far! We may have to report you to the authorities for use of child labor though, mate! :-) Seriously though...really enjoying this series. Thanks for keeping it going!

[@Jewelrymaker]

It looks great! You mounted the steering bracket sideways rather than up and down. If you would have mounted the bracket with the two bolts at 12:00 rather than 3:00, the plastic cover would have gone on straight.

[@petersepulveda]

Good work man. Nice build.

[@jifdog]

Love watching the progress just please tell me you're going to put some kind of water protection under that deck.

[@Adam12Designs]

Looking great! It’s funny I just built a boat and got the same steering. The total length of my boat is 10 feet yet the steering I bought was 11feet. My bezel ended up being straight though. I fought with that stupid key as well 😂. Keep up the good work!!!

[@Xpyburnt_ndz]

Looks great! Can't wait for the future vids!!!

[@barthanes1]

This is a luxury pontoon boat. Nice work. The only thing I would have done differently is coat the bottom of the deck with some water protection.

[@BrandonsGarage]

Due to KZbin demand. I suppose Ill be going with the flex seal approach.

[@PasiSavolainen]

@@BrandonsGarage Maybe just a sprung tarp? Won't seal moisture in (it will seep through top too). Though looking at your climate it looks like things dry out really quick.

[@freddynews6478]

Now that’s one gorgeous consel

[@zacharyevans4214]

Would you be willing to pass along your plans for the helm? That is the nicest one iv'e ever seen. Great job.

[@WoodGuy]

There was no plans, I just winged it, I knew Brandon wasn't going to need another one. Just grab a shot of it and a good woodworker can figure it out, all you'd need to tell him are the outside dimensions you want.

[@coachman290651]

hi looking good with that steer base setup i seen many that have the Y two bolts at top and one at bottom was told that so many people use the wheel to pull back on when getting up out of seat this would also allow for correct aline (sign on top dead center) of screw holes for cover plate

[@HonestPercentage38]

That console looks great!

[@tagreen9790]

I really like the console, kinda wish ya had plans for it!! Other than that, the toon is coming along really good, keep up the good work my friend!!!

[@ashthomas249]

Great job dude. Boat looks great

[@daddski1]

For the gauges we run the wiring first, connect to the gauge so that they screw all the way down to the back of the gauge. makes a better and tighter fit for the wire connections when compared to the way you did it against teh plastic mount. Either way works but why not just wire first through the gauge hole? Then mount the plastic bracket?

[@kend3900]

Looks fantastic keep going

[@CB-ck6ze]

Looks like you have a decent amount of room on top of the console between the cup holders to mount a smaller(7 inch maybe?) GPS should you want one in the future. Could also mount it in the area to the left of the trim gauge. Any plans for a sound system? Maybe one of those round Bluetooth head units mounted next to your depth gauge. Couple speakers strategically mounted. Nothing crazy, but tunes while out on the water are nice. Really like that trash can idea. Solid work by your father on the console and thought to hide a trashcan in there.

[@adaminjp]

Love the console. Do you have a video of how you built it or plans available? Would love something similar and not the plastic junk ones available from online vendors.

[@Darrtallion]

Do you still have the design plans for that console. I need to build a nice one like that.

[@WoodGuy]

See a few comments about the helm above your comment about it.

[@jvkew]

Beautiful Console!

[@-Viceroy-]

Damn that is starting to look good!!

[@silkyjones2626]

Throttle? Boat looks phenomenal!

[@ronbertka]

Looking really good 👌👍👏

[@mkutyna]

FYI, the metal bracket for the steering wheel is meant to be installed vertically, not horizontally. That way you won't have issues like you did with the black bezel.

[@mkutyna]

And I forgot to mention that its looking nice so far. I bet you're itching to get it out on the water.

[@tagreen9790]

Yea, I learned that lesson the hard way

[@BrandonsGarage]

Ohhh, now you tell me! the template it came with showed it going the way I installed it.

[@stevensmith4877]

TA Green m

[@11kathee]

nice job !!!!! good craftman ship :)

[@daddski1]

Did you find that your engine steers backwards? :-) Normally when we rig boats at my shop the cable has to go in top first. That way when you turn left it pulls the front of the engine right. The other thing I see was the postiion you mounted your steering bracket. Normally it has an angle built in so you do the two hole side at the Bottom and single at the top. This also allows your two holes in the plastic cover to be level at the sides.

[@leosway4320]

How about a gas tank that's mounted to the underside of the deck boards? It'll free up deck space unless you're thinking of using one of the rear seats as fuel storage. Also what about getting a gas tank with a fuel gauge that can be installed in the console.

[@csr326]

Great job! I noticed when you were working under the boat. Did you not weather seal the bottom? I would think it being exposed to the water you’d seal it up with a polyurethane coat or Thomson’s weather seal

[@jeepfreak18h57]

Do you plan on sealing the wood under the boat? Maybe use some rhino liner and coat the wood and the cross bars to prevent rot.

[@airforcevet426]

From looking at your bezel on a small screen, it appears you installed it upside down which might account for the issues with the bolt heads. Just a thought.

[@brettdawson1181]

Excellent job .

[@backwoodsshiner887]

And steering cable goes in the helm on the top side I just installed same one on my boat

[@jdjeep98]

The console is beautiful! Nice job! I do have one question, though. How do you keep the plywood decking protected from the water? It looks like it's pretty exposed. Will you be treating it?

[@joerockme7485]

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE IN THE BOAT NOW ? DID I MISS THAT ? VERY NICE JOB . ENJOY , THANKS !

[@WoodGuy]

In one of these videos Brandon said that once the boat was done he was going to share the entire breakdown of what everything costs.

[@brandonandsons2353]

Nice keep up the good work

[@cam81366]

Hey , Great video.I see you are good with johnson/evinrude and I have a question? if you could help me. I have a 1996 johnson 115hp and was wondering if the idle mixture screws can be set by using a rpm gauge. I've got them out 5 3/4 turns out now.

[@truthbknown4957]

looking forward to your next update.

[@rexxbanks]

Any chance at all you have plans or dimensions for the helm? I love it!! Need to build one myself.

[@WoodGuy]

Dad here, sorry, no plans, I winged it. Brandon was lucky because as a kid I worked in a upholstery shop so upholstering the panels wasn't an issue, I just couldn't sew em up so I had an upholstery shop sew em up. Thanks very much for your compliment on the helm, I wanted to make him something that nobody had. Next time he unwraps the pontoon boat I'll grad the dimensions for you.

[@jerrytrotter968]

I would like to have a cut sheet and drawings of this console. I really do like it and is the prettiest I have seen so far, and I have been looking for weeks. thanks.

[@WoodGuy]

No plans, I just said....about this wide would look ok, about this tall and about this deep....then I just winged it.

[@MEANSBC]

Go buy you a Milwaukee M12 power ratchet and an M18 Fuel impact... Air tools are so 90's.. So are manual ratchets. ;) Good video. Learned a lot!

[@BrandonsGarage]

Its funny, because I bought my air tools and hand tools in the 90's. 20 years of abuse, and they still work fine. ....except the Craftsman ratchets, they are the worst I have.

[@josephjakubec3171]

Brant Campbell. So 90s? You sound so gay. You been on the down low to long.

[@MEANSBC]

@@josephjakubec3171 I guess you missed the fact that he bought his air tools in the 90's? I have an 80 gallon compressor that I literally only use to air up tires and use a blow gun on now. Sometimes I use the cutoff tool. Lithium battery technology has come a long ways, but thankfully I'm not a total tool like your dumbass. :)

[@waynebaird3539]

Looks ready to install a picnic table on the front area and have a picnic on the water. :)

[@travisr4666]

What are you doing for the underside of the plywood floor?

[@northjoe]

Wondering same thing

[@bginvestor101]

marine plywood is typically left exposed.. you don't want to seal since that will trap moisture.

[@dlv444]

I did a little research and it seems Brandon is correct in leaving it unfinished. Still seems weird to me.

[@cup_and_cone]

I don't believe he used marine plywood. The big difference isn't that marine plywood is waterproof (it's not), it's that the glue in the lamination is waterproof so it won't delaminate.

[@Opiemus]

At the very least I would use some sort of sealant for the wood like Thompson's water seal or Olympic stain & seal, I don't think leaving the underside bare is a good idea.

[@richardbrothers8494]

I really like rebuild you did on the pontoon. Is the helm for sitting or standing? I wanted to build mine own as well. Where did he get the plans for this or was this completely custom?

[@WoodGuy]

Helm I just made out of thin air, just needed to know how tall, how wide and how deep and I winged it from there. 50 years in the woodworking industry gave me an edge....lol.

[@cup_and_cone]

Your video popped up in my recommended, watched whole series and subscribed. Really good series. 👍 One question: Are you planning on polishing/deoxidizing the toons; if yes, why not do it when it was a bare frame and more accessible?

[@BrandonsGarage]

Didn't know how I was going to approach it at the time. Didn't do it when it was a frame as the problem isn't on the top of the toons, but the calcium build up at the water line.

[@milwaukeephil2548]

If it were me, I’d put an equal sized speedometer on the other side just for symmetry with the tachometer.

[@Stellargod]

Awesome work so far.. are your seats just screwed into the plywood floor or anchored in the studs or bolted?

[@fogstain]

Do you wish you had gone with the woven vinyl or seagrass instead of carpet?

[@kellyskinner101]

EVERTHING YOU HAVE DONE LOOKS GREAT. BUT I MUST ASK, WHAT PROTECTION DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR PLYWOOD UNDER YOUR DECK IT WILL GET WET AND ROT AS WELL . JUST SAYING

[@BrandonsGarage]

it can get wet, as long as its allowed to dry. Its been 2ish years, and it still looks good.

[@misterbiggz8291]

Your son clearly did all the work😂😂

[@freddynews6478]

.The bracket needed to be turned 90 deg. That would solve the bezel alignment

[@Tachyon62]

I'd like to see you contact the seller, arrange to meet them back at the lot .. and do a reveal! #mindblown

[@nemesisthesergal4898]

Looking great