This video makes me miss having my Dad around to help me work a project. It is universal and history repeats itself with my own son. I am working on taking an old pontoon boat apart and have found your video very informative. Thank you
I would have run all my electric, control and steering cables before screwing down the floor. Coated the backside of the wood and then done a paint on non-skid deck surface. You are right on track about the plywood. The only difference between exterior plywood and marine plywood is that marine plywood has no voids in it. All the blemishes (tree knots) have been removed and filled.
I love the father-son discussions on “how to do it” and the why do it that way. All sons must be alike in the aspect of questioning our fatherly expertise. I experience the same reactions every time I help one of my sons with a project, I’m glad I’m not alone. In the end all comes out good!
john zudans when my son and I work on things together, I may offer advice on how to do something easier, better, faster. He usually starts to do it his way, then 15 minutes later does it my way.
Your father is very wise and you should continue to follow his lead. You both are doing a great job but a wise man knows to follow the man with experience. Also he is your father and loves you obviously so keep giving him the respect you are giving him that warms my heart. My 29 year old son and I do it’s same projects and he is a good son like you and keeps me going. You two need each other believe it or not. Much luv from Sacramento USA
Good time video Brandon! Cool to see your Dad helping you, and the baby making a cameo appearance to "hang out in the shop with the guys" Kudos for the high-quality materials you choose for the carpet work, Roberts adhesive and Red Gard are great products. I agree with your opinion regarding the plywood, exterior grade vs. marine grade. The boat manufacturers don't use marine grade either, due to cost. IMHO you did a fine job of replacing the floor and installing the new carpeting. It should serve you well for many, many years. As a side note, Tec screws are available (@ Home Depot) with a multi-drive torx style head, and you should find the drive bit (included) in the box. I'm looking forward to the next video in this series of the pontoon boat rebuild, and I'm sure you're excited to complete it and enjoy it with your family. 2 thumbs up from here in Massachusetts, on the lake @ the "ranch" Doug
GOOD manufacturers do use marine plywood!!! do your research on the differences between them.if you don't have the money to do it right the first time when will you have the money to do it a second time.
We did our 24ft pontoon a couple years ago, down to the deck like you. We used vinyl flooring though, so glad we did! No moisture, and i can wash it off...
The best definition for a boat that I've herd of is " A device used to part bodies of water, salt or fresh, so that you can toss your families fortune into". Cheers, Billy in Canada
Never heard that one but good. I own another boat now and yes you have to spend a little here and there, lol but also look at the memories you make with the family while out playing on the boat. That my friends is priceless.
I will be installing my carpet today I put my redgard on my 16 foot Sun Tracker Bass Buggy Pontoon boat I was going to redgard the bottom of the pontoon boat but in all reality I don't believe water is going to sit there and saturate on the bottom of marine-grade plywood I also used roof tape for the seams where the wood separated itself I want to thank Brandon's garage for giving me the knowledge and putting my mindset at ease to getting out there and jump in on this job I'm doing all this myself with occasional help for my son but I'm not trying to have him around some of the chemicals that's being installed. So I want to thank Brandon's garage for passing his knowledge on if I could only show some pictures and some videos I would be glad to do that this is been one extreme but fun project and I'd do it again I bought this 1991 Sun Tracker Bass Buggy 16 foot pontoon boat basically for $600 with a 50 horse force and trolling motor and pedals he sold it to me for 1200 and my company paid for the other portion of the cost through their profit share. So thanks to one of the biggest hardware stores out there who was not closing down other hardware stores that's all I'm going to say about that. This is been the best project I've ever had I would never go what's another boat other than a pontoon boat I spent $3,000 on a 1979 Baja classic tri 16 only to find out that it had dry rot underneath the belly and throughout the transom when I took it to the shop which was going to cost 5000 to fix the problem paint the boats and trailer so the me that was taking on more than what I wanted to take on so I bought this Pontoon and thanks to Brandon's garage they have led me down this road and I would recommend anybody going to do a restoration of a pontoon boat to watch his videos if I could think of in person I would because he's really help me out throughout this journey and I wanted to share it on RUclips and I don't have the know-how yet to do that but that's another story I'm going to watch the video of how to reinstall the old trim rails and fencing once I install this carpet Saturday August 10th 2019 I'm going to open up a Instagram page and show some videos of that once I do that I will share the link. now it's time to install some carpet thanks Brandon's. garage
I have marked the day and will always remember this video. For quite some time I have been asking myself, "How old am I?" I mean really. I'm getting older, but I still feel kind of young. How old am I really? Well this video answered that question. How old am I? I'm so old that at 12:50 I'm screaming at my computer, "Just listen do your Dad! He knows what the heck he's talking about!!" That's how old I am. now.
I replace most everything like you did with my first pontoon boat (20'), didn't have to with my 2nd one (20'). Had so much fun with those, I bought a brand new 24' tritoon with dark blue carpet. What a mistake...down here on the Gulf Coast, the sugar sand gets into the carpet and you can't get it out with .blowing, washing or vacuuming. Literally, within 2 hours of buying the boat, it looked years old. But l love pontoons!
I didn't think it was very needed. Also, there are going to be a lot of screws going into the ply. I was worried if the bottom was sealed, it would lock in water that otherwise could have escaped.
Pick up some exterior paint and just paint it if you are worried. Every few years re-coat, should be better than exposed ply. Save $$ get mis-mixed at Lowes/Home Depot or Restore shops. Best of luck.
@@BrandonsGarage You and your dad are doing a great job. Please take the time and small amount of money it will take to seal the bottom of the plywood. Too late to get under the supports, but anything at this point will add years to that deck.
Dude this project is awesome! I don’t think you got taken. I just think the people who said that don’t have the ambition you do. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Will be so satisfying.
Looks great. If you guys ever do carpeting again grab a trowel for the glue. It’s 10 times faster and with the right size notches you can’t really mess it up you just pour a bunch out and spread it quickly. I did a 16‘ x 6‘ boat and the main floor carpet took me aboutFive minutes to do. It was a lot smaller but the trail is really quick and with the notches you can’t mess up the amount of glue. Another suggestion in the future, especially if you have a shaped boats is herculiner, it’s kind of like line X but you roll it on, it’s about $25 a gallon last I used it, you could’ve done that deck for about $100. Now you can get it in three or four different colors I believe also, I did black because of the time they only had black and gray and kind of a brick colored red. It’s also completely waterproof. :)
"A boat is a hole in the water you throw your money into" is the nautical reference to the "money pit" reference usually associated with home restoration. LOL! Regards, Solomon
Loving the pontoon build... you should have used marine grade carpet which will not rot..can get wet all day long.. and wont hold sand ... and i think painting the bottoms of the wood would be a good idea too if you havent already done that off camera
Hi . I seen this 1984 alum starcraft islander with a outboard on it. But starcraft didn't make it with outboard that year only I/O .. Think transom structure alright for all the force of the outboard ? Any help from anyone would be appreciated. So that I don't go crazy thinking I'm wrong about this everyone thanks. I've been watching your channel and your pretty smart on boats .OMG that floor came out great. Thanks
"A boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money" As long as the pontoons and frame are in good shape, you got a good deal. You couldn't have bought a new one for less money. And you know it's done right.
I'd really suggest you do a parameter spread with glue and a center strip laying cheap rubber back carpet, it will not last forever and removing it will be a night mare and a lot of sanding for a suitable surface for new carpet. Stretch the carpet and tack with nail strips along the edges, remove the strips after glue sets up in about 3 days drying. Furniture will keep the carpet stretched later on as well. Very nice job guys!
Only thing I might have done different was acid wash the aluminum before I had any wood back on it so it was bright and shiny but that's me and I come from a trucking background who recently purchased a pontoon boat. Lol
Great project so far. Nice seeing you work with you Dad. Just wondering if you are planning on cleaning/polishing the pontoons and if so why didn't you do it when it was all apart?
QUESTION.. how come you didn't red paint treat the Bottom of the wood? also why didn't you run the new wiring while the decking was off? thanks. cool video
I Injoyed. Seeing you with your dad telling you the best way. Now I miss my dad more. Lost him 4 and half years ago to cancer. He didn't help me with mine 15 or so years ago when I built 3 tops redid the rails but we owned taxi when I was up he was sleeping alot. But we built things as I grew up and I really miss him. As he fought cancer mom yea wanted a deck on front and on the back of the new house she got. So we did it. God gave him just enought just enought. I started the front till he'd got home then to be honest me and mom had falling out he about finished till painting. He did the walls roof I mean he did good. Mom she I don't think appreciate him for it either. Maybe the deck off the pool off the back of the house. But the front deck porch then roof was huge. Bet she don't even go out side. Wasted money. Br your vidoe got me thinking about dad more than I do already. Thank you. But the carpet your right pay the extra mine had red like that grey your blue the desine love it good pick. Well can't weight to see the rest now. Man I miss mine. 24ft got for 500 with 85 mercury. Now the trailer new duel axle paid 2k but had the breaking system front steps going up. But yea I miss it. Wish I had one more chance to owning one. Did have one few years ago 2k ran but had a prob with gas turned to be the lid on the tank so before I figured that someone messed up the carb so never got to play with it. Traded for RV that broke in 3 weeks. Still down 2 years ago July just starter and wires no one will help me fix sad really. But sorry I hate telling Storys get off track my bad. Great video till the next I'm gonna sub want to see more. Promise no long long messages. Lol. Hey remember them moments. God bless y'all.
Question? Maybe I missed it in the vidseo? But did you coat the underside? Run the wiring first? The underside is where your wood gets wet on the water and where the rot will start. The difference of marine grade vs non for plywood is NOT as the guy below says. (knots fixed). IT is also a coating and soaking they do to waterproof the wood. (or at least that is how it used to be).
There is a rubber sealant spray used in automobile wheel wells and undercoating that will give you some protection. I would also glue seal the outside edges.
Listen to experience, And do what Dad says. He's been there, done that. Wish I had my father around to do more projects together. Cherish this time together.
BOAT acronym for "Bankruptcy On A Trailer" or "Bust Out Another Thousand"... I have also heard that the definition of a boat is : "A hole in the water into which one pours buckets of money"
Hey, on your 15 hp rebuild series you answered a comment about the idling issue, you said youd make a video of it later but i just cant find any, I have that idle issue now and assumed it was the readplate but yours was fine so id love to know what the issue was/how you solved the idling issue?
A boat is a wood-lined hole in the water in which you throw money. The two happiest days in a boat owners life is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it.
Didn't look as if you put the Redgard on the underneath of the ply - I would have thought you might have covered both sides of each sheet before fitting them but I guess you had your reasons.
I think it is fixable and cheap enough the only thing for me would be that trailer I don’t really care for it but the pontoon it’s self looks very serviceable sir
I did exactly what your doing. I have a 24 foot that I completely rebuilt into a carfishing boat. I made it a center console and went as far as re-skinning the pontoon logs for basically double the aluminum thickness. It was alot of work but the reward was completely worth it! Have fun with it!
I always thought of things like this as a Wishing Well, You throw money into it and wish things get better, then you throw more money in later and wish the same thing
Always use marine plywood. If not even if you seal regular plywood it will rot out within a few years vs 20 plus years you get with the marine plywood the manufacturer used. While its more money it will save you time and money in the future.
Boat vinyl flooring probably isn't made by too many manufactures, I've seen it up close and it's pretty impressive stuff, I would search till I dropped looking for the best price. You will want to go through the trouble Brandon did in making sure there's no raised areas from plywood sheet to plywood sheet. A belt sander with a 100 grit belt will do the trick. No need to do anything to the plywood, nothing is going to get through that vinyl.
From my estimation, you put in about $350 into plywood, red sealer, carpet, glue and screws...might be as high as $400, not counting any labor. You could have bought aluminum extrusion flooring (like used in horse trailers and reefer trailer trucks) for about $8 a square yard of coverage (less than $200 if you don't have to pay shipping on the extrusion), and had an all-aluminum floor that would never need replacing again, ever. Personally, I would have polished the pontoons, put on an aluminum extrusion floor, had less than $3,000 in it...and been able to turn around and sell it for $5,000 to $7,000 any day of the week...with the aluminum flooring being the big sell-point. Pontoon boats are like Jeeps and Harleys...build in the sell points, and they'll never ever lose their value. Be cheap in repairing them, and never realize their real resale value...just my 2-cents worth.
When I re-decked my boat I thru bolted the hardware, otherwise water will rot the wood and loosen up the screws. I want to do something like this and make it solar powered.
Just an idea that could make you some cash. I take pontoons strip it down and make work boats out of them. Aluminum decks center console etc. I have been welding most of my life so that makes things easier. Plus I live near water. Just a suggestion. Best wishes.
@@MJohns202020 No he hasn't responded! I know when I drilled a hole in my deck forward of the playpen for seats, It was 1 1/2 - 2" thick and you could tell it was treated through out and the glue used was also resistant to water! If you ask me without the thickness you don't get the stability needed to not tear away from the toons under stress that is put on them.
This video makes me miss having my Dad around to help me work a project. It is universal and history repeats itself with my own son. I am working on taking an old pontoon boat apart and have found your video very informative. Thank you
LOL!! Two thumbs up for the little supervisor checking on the progress from his "cubicle"!!
I am wanting to do a similar pontoon project. Thank you for sharing your journey. I also sure enjoyed hearing your dad’s take on procedures.
your videos are the best! I think you have helped me out about 65.3 times. yup thats american money. keep it up bro! you rock!
You and your Pop work well together and btw every piece of advice he gave you was spot-on correct!
I would have run all my electric, control and steering cables before screwing down the floor. Coated the backside of the wood and then done a paint on non-skid deck surface. You are right on track about the plywood. The only difference between exterior plywood and marine plywood is that marine plywood has no voids in it. All the blemishes (tree knots) have been removed and filled.
This is going to be a nice build. Looking forward to this one.
Video is awesome! Love your dad. He is so good and patient at teaching you. Awesome man awesome 👌👍
My favorite part is the supervisor of the project. Hysterical
Nice video, well done and most of all I loved how you worked with your dad on it.
I love the father-son discussions on “how to do it” and the why do it that way. All sons must be alike in the aspect of questioning our fatherly expertise. I experience the same reactions every time I help one of my sons with a project, I’m glad I’m not alone. In the end all comes out good!
john zudans when my son and I work on things together, I may offer advice on how to do something easier, better, faster. He usually starts to do it his way, then 15 minutes later does it my way.
Your father is very wise and you should continue to follow his lead. You both are doing a great job but a wise man knows to follow the man with experience. Also he is your father and loves you obviously so keep giving him the respect you are giving him that warms my heart. My 29 year old son and I do it’s same projects and he is a good son like you and keeps me going. You two need each other believe it or not. Much luv from Sacramento USA
Good time video Brandon!
Cool to see your Dad helping you, and the baby making a cameo appearance to "hang out in the shop with the guys" Kudos for the high-quality materials you choose for the carpet work, Roberts adhesive and Red Gard are great products. I agree with your opinion regarding the plywood, exterior grade vs. marine grade. The boat manufacturers don't use marine grade either, due to cost.
IMHO you did a fine job of replacing the floor and installing the new carpeting. It should serve you well for many, many years. As a side note, Tec screws are available (@ Home Depot) with a multi-drive torx style head, and you should find the drive bit (included) in the box. I'm looking forward to the next video in this series of the pontoon boat rebuild, and I'm sure you're excited to complete it and enjoy it with your family.
2 thumbs up from here in Massachusetts, on the lake @ the "ranch"
Doug
GOOD manufacturers do use marine plywood!!! do your research on the differences between them.if you don't have the money to do it right the first time when will you have the money to do it a second time.
We did our 24ft pontoon a couple years ago, down to the deck like you. We used vinyl flooring though, so glad we did! No moisture, and i can wash it off...
The best definition for a boat that I've herd of is " A device used to part bodies of water, salt or fresh, so that you can toss your families fortune into". Cheers, Billy in Canada
Never heard that one but good. I own another boat now and yes you have to spend a little here and there, lol but also look at the memories you make with the family while out playing on the boat. That my friends is priceless.
Fun project and good video work. More please. :)
Absolutely love the opening line. "Back to working on my money pit" Well said. Anyone who owns a boat knows the truth in that statement.
I will be installing my carpet today I put my redgard on my 16 foot Sun Tracker Bass Buggy Pontoon boat I was going to redgard the bottom of the pontoon boat but in all reality I don't believe water is going to sit there and saturate on the bottom of marine-grade plywood I also used roof tape for the seams where the wood separated itself I want to thank Brandon's garage for giving me the knowledge and putting my mindset at ease to getting out there and jump in on this job I'm doing all this myself with occasional help for my son but I'm not trying to have him around some of the chemicals that's being installed. So I want to thank Brandon's garage for passing his knowledge on if I could only show some pictures and some videos I would be glad to do that this is been one extreme but fun project and I'd do it again I bought this 1991 Sun Tracker Bass Buggy 16 foot pontoon boat basically for $600 with a 50 horse force and trolling motor and pedals he sold it to me for 1200 and my company paid for the other portion of the cost through their profit share. So thanks to one of the biggest hardware stores out there who was not closing down other hardware stores that's all I'm going to say about that.
This is been the best project I've ever had I would never go what's another boat other than a pontoon boat I spent $3,000 on a 1979 Baja classic tri 16 only to find out that it had dry rot underneath the belly and throughout the transom when I took it to the shop which was going to cost 5000 to fix the problem paint the boats and trailer so the me that was taking on more than what I wanted to take on so I bought this Pontoon and thanks to Brandon's garage they have led me down this road and I would recommend anybody going to do a restoration of a pontoon boat to watch his videos if I could think of in person I would because he's really help me out throughout this journey and I wanted to share it on RUclips and I don't have the know-how yet to do that but that's another story I'm going to watch the video of how to reinstall the old trim rails and fencing once I install this carpet Saturday August 10th 2019 I'm going to open up a Instagram page and show some videos of that once I do that I will share the link. now it's time to install some carpet thanks Brandon's. garage
Serosis of the river is what I call my boat
Love the video boat is gonna look good
I really enjoy the pontoon videos!
Beautiful baby boy, and yes good job on the boat too.
I have marked the day and will always remember this video. For quite some time I have been asking myself, "How old am I?" I mean really. I'm getting older, but I still feel kind of young. How old am I really? Well this video answered that question.
How old am I?
I'm so old that at 12:50 I'm screaming at my computer, "Just listen do your Dad! He knows what the heck he's talking about!!"
That's how old I am. now.
Ian Oliver
Yeah dads are the best. But perfection shows.
Re-did a pontoon in the early 90's with 3/4 CDX Pressure treated It still is solid.
I already did this to one 24' pontoon sold it now getting ready to fix up a 15' one!
I replace most everything like you did with my first pontoon boat (20'), didn't have to with my 2nd one (20'). Had so much fun with those, I bought a brand new 24' tritoon with dark blue carpet. What a mistake...down here on the Gulf Coast, the sugar sand gets into the carpet and you can't get it out with .blowing, washing or vacuuming. Literally, within 2 hours of buying the boat, it looked years old. But l love pontoons!
Im concerned with that too.
I call our sand 'Powdered Sugar/Sand'
You might want to put the Red Guard on the underside of the plywood to protect it from water splashing up from the pontoons.
Camehere for the same comment. Bottom and edges as well as the top.
Gary Corrick It crossed my mind too.
I didn't think it was very needed.
Also, there are going to be a lot of screws going into the ply.
I was worried if the bottom was sealed, it would lock in water that otherwise could have escaped.
Pick up some exterior paint and just paint it if you are worried. Every few years re-coat, should be better than exposed ply. Save $$ get mis-mixed at Lowes/Home Depot or Restore shops. Best of luck.
@@BrandonsGarage You and your dad are doing a great job. Please take the time and small amount of money it will take to seal the bottom of the plywood. Too late to get under the supports, but anything at this point will add years to that deck.
Dude this project is awesome! I don’t think you got taken. I just think the people who said that don’t have the ambition you do. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Will be so satisfying.
Looks great. If you guys ever do carpeting again grab a trowel for the glue. It’s 10 times faster and with the right size notches you can’t really mess it up you just pour a bunch out and spread it quickly. I did a 16‘ x 6‘ boat and the main floor carpet took me aboutFive minutes to do. It was a lot smaller but the trail is really quick and with the notches you can’t mess up the amount of glue.
Another suggestion in the future, especially if you have a shaped boats is herculiner, it’s kind of like line X but you roll it on, it’s about $25 a gallon last I used it, you could’ve done that deck for about $100. Now you can get it in three or four different colors I believe also, I did black because of the time they only had black and gray and kind of a brick colored red. It’s also completely waterproof. :)
"A boat is a hole in the water you throw your money into" is the nautical reference to the "money pit" reference usually associated with home restoration. LOL! Regards, Solomon
Gr8 to see a manager there to direct u guys while drilling the floor in=)
Looks like you had a lot of Good Help!
Looking good brother, keep it up
Your boat is a Gem that was hidden beneath trash waiting for your masterful hand to deliver it and make it shine
Loving the pontoon build... you should have used marine grade carpet which will not rot..can get wet all day long.. and wont hold sand ... and i think painting the bottoms of the wood would be a good idea too if you havent already done that off camera
Hi . I seen this 1984 alum starcraft islander with a outboard on it. But starcraft didn't make it with outboard that year only I/O .. Think transom structure alright for all the force of the outboard ? Any help from anyone would be appreciated. So that I don't go crazy thinking I'm wrong about this everyone thanks. I've been watching your channel and your pretty smart on boats .OMG that floor came out great. Thanks
"A boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money" As long as the pontoons and frame are in good shape, you got a good deal. You couldn't have bought a new one for less money. And you know it's done right.
I'd really suggest you do a parameter spread with glue and a center strip laying cheap rubber back carpet, it will not last forever and removing it will be a night mare and a lot of sanding for a suitable surface for new carpet. Stretch the carpet and tack with nail strips along the edges, remove the strips after glue sets up in about 3 days drying. Furniture will keep the carpet stretched later on as well. Very nice job guys!
Only thing I might have done different was acid wash the aluminum before I had any wood back on it so it was bright and shiny but that's me and I come from a trucking background who recently purchased a pontoon boat. Lol
Great project so far. Nice seeing you work with you Dad. Just wondering if you are planning on cleaning/polishing the pontoons and if so why didn't you do it when it was all apart?
Love the garage
I’ve seen you before in my city with this boat and I live like half a mile from you love your vids keep it up
Oh thanks!
Its pretty easy to spot this eyesore rolling down the 95.
"Brandon's Gar Barge" ? LOL. Good Work.
this reminds me of working on projects with my dad. my way or the highway!
My dad always asked people "Don't you know what boat stands for??" "No, what?" "Break Out Another Thousand"
This dad has the patience of a saint.
QUESTION.. how come you didn't red paint treat the Bottom of the wood? also why didn't you run the new wiring while the decking was off? thanks. cool video
BOAT= BUST OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND! cool vids dude keep it up!
Did you red guard the bottom of the plywood? seeing that it will get wet when on the water it would help waterproof it too.
I Injoyed. Seeing you with your dad telling you the best way. Now I miss my dad more. Lost him 4 and half years ago to cancer. He didn't help me with mine 15 or so years ago when I built 3 tops redid the rails but we owned taxi when I was up he was sleeping alot. But we built things as I grew up and I really miss him. As he fought cancer mom yea wanted a deck on front and on the back of the new house she got. So we did it. God gave him just enought just enought. I started the front till he'd got home then to be honest me and mom had falling out he about finished till painting. He did the walls roof I mean he did good. Mom she I don't think appreciate him for it either. Maybe the deck off the pool off the back of the house. But the front deck porch then roof was huge. Bet she don't even go out side. Wasted money. Br your vidoe got me thinking about dad more than I do already. Thank you. But the carpet your right pay the extra mine had red like that grey your blue the desine love it good pick. Well can't weight to see the rest now. Man I miss mine. 24ft got for 500 with 85 mercury. Now the trailer new duel axle paid 2k but had the breaking system front steps going up. But yea I miss it. Wish I had one more chance to owning one. Did have one few years ago 2k ran but had a prob with gas turned to be the lid on the tank so before I figured that someone messed up the carb so never got to play with it. Traded for RV that broke in 3 weeks. Still down 2 years ago July just starter and wires no one will help me fix sad really. But sorry I hate telling Storys get off track my bad. Great video till the next I'm gonna sub want to see more. Promise no long long messages. Lol. Hey remember them moments. God bless y'all.
I would have rolled carpet over the edges and stapled it. Unless it was to short on spots like you explained
Молодой помощник растет!
Question? Maybe I missed it in the vidseo? But did you coat the underside? Run the wiring first? The underside is where your wood gets wet on the water and where the rot will start. The difference of marine grade vs non for plywood is NOT as the guy below says. (knots fixed). IT is also a coating and soaking they do to waterproof the wood. (or at least that is how it used to be).
There is a rubber sealant spray used in automobile wheel wells and undercoating that will give you some protection. I would also glue seal the outside edges.
Listen to experience, And do what Dad says. He's been there, done that. Wish I had my father around to do more projects together. Cherish this time together.
William@ Totally great advice, lots of wisdom in those words....
BOAT acronym for "Bankruptcy On A Trailer" or "Bust Out Another Thousand"... I have also heard that the definition of a boat is : "A hole in the water into which one pours buckets of money"
How come you didn’t prepare the underside of the plywood as it well get wet and rot easily
Hey, on your 15 hp rebuild series you answered a comment about the idling issue, you said youd make a video of it later but i just cant find any, I have that idle issue now and assumed it was the readplate but yours was fine so id love to know what the issue was/how you solved the idling issue?
but did you seal the bottom side of the deck?
Does that roller have a broom handle attachment
Great job!
Why didn't you paint the boards underside before screwing it down?
What weight is that carpet? I've seen 16 20 and 24 ounce pontoon carpet available. Thanks!
No Thompson's Water seal on the wood or yea?
Should have painted the bottom of the plywood with the red paint or ever a enamel based paint to seal up the wood before screwing it down.
Actually he should spray under-coat the bottom or even skin it of budget allows.
I like your video. I'm thinking LINE-X or GATOR HIDE instead of carpet. But it looks great
A boat is a wood-lined hole in the water in which you throw money.
The two happiest days in a boat owners life is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it.
Looks great.
My thoughts on pontoon boats. They are a dock with a motor.
Didn't look as if you put the Redgard on the underneath of the ply - I would have thought you might have covered both sides of each sheet before fitting them but I guess you had your reasons.
What brand of glue is that that you used for the carpet?
Looks great hope you do something to the bottom of that plywood or it will separate...
not marine plywood!!!!!!!!
I think it is fixable and cheap enough the only thing for me would be that trailer I don’t really care for it but the pontoon it’s self looks very serviceable sir
I’m amazed how quickly you work, I could certainly afford to pay you 50$ an hour, at your pace!
Well thanks, I think its my ninja training that gets me so quick.
I did exactly what your doing. I have a 24 foot that I completely rebuilt into a carfishing boat. I made it a center console and went as far as re-skinning the pontoon logs for basically double the aluminum thickness. It was alot of work but the reward was completely worth it! Have fun with it!
Are you going to refinish the pontoons?
B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thousand :) Great video bud!
You have 2 guys. Why not 2 rollers?
A good job and very beautiful. regards
Carpet looks great.
so let get this correct you did not use any red water protector on the plywood that is facing the water? ok why
I always thought of things like this as a Wishing Well, You throw money into it and wish things get better, then you throw more money in later and wish the same thing
Vinyl looks nicer and is easier to clean but it's slippery and your cooler will slide all over driving fast.
What type of plywood did you use ,?
my old man always said "Boat" stood for Buck..Out...Another...Thousand!
Why not indoor/outdoor green?
There are online companies that sell pontoon deck rebuild kits that include everything needed even new hardware.
Why did you not treat the underside of the boat??
Dark blue is going to cook your feet and marine plywood is only because it has no voids in the edges
what a good daddy and handy too with a great grandpa
can you give the link for that deck boards ? are they 4' x 8 ' ? are you still happy with the non-marine grade ply ?
Always use marine plywood. If not even if you seal regular plywood it will rot out within a few years vs 20 plus years you get with the marine plywood the manufacturer used. While its more money it will save you time and money in the future.
I’m new to this so be gentle. 😂. I’m curious as to why you didn’t water proof the backside prior to placement 🤔 that’s the side closest to water.
being a boat it WILL get water saturated and if it is too tightly sealed it won't evaporate out promoting rot and adding massive weight to boat later
You did all that work to the top of the deck what about the bottom of the deck?
what about under the deck?
Is the woven vinyl flooring that pontoonstuff.com sells a good quality? If not where would you recommend buying from?
Boat vinyl flooring probably isn't made by too many manufactures, I've seen it up close and it's pretty impressive stuff, I would search till I dropped looking for the best price. You will want to go through the trouble Brandon did in making sure there's no raised areas from plywood sheet to plywood sheet. A belt sander with a 100 grit belt will do the trick. No need to do anything to the plywood, nothing is going to get through that vinyl.
From my estimation, you put in about $350 into plywood, red sealer, carpet, glue and screws...might be as high as $400, not counting any labor. You could have bought aluminum extrusion flooring (like used in horse trailers and reefer trailer trucks) for about $8 a square yard of coverage (less than $200 if you don't have to pay shipping on the extrusion), and had an all-aluminum floor that would never need replacing again, ever. Personally, I would have polished the pontoons, put on an aluminum extrusion floor, had less than $3,000 in it...and been able to turn around and sell it for $5,000 to $7,000 any day of the week...with the aluminum flooring being the big sell-point. Pontoon boats are like Jeeps and Harleys...build in the sell points, and they'll never ever lose their value. Be cheap in repairing them, and never realize their real resale value...just my 2-cents worth.
I never knew that was a thing. Otherwise, I may have.
It was $250 for the floor, $250ish for carpet.
Where do you get the extruded aluminum floor at?
When I re-decked my boat I thru bolted the hardware, otherwise water will rot the wood and loosen up the screws. I want to do something like this and make it solar powered.
Are you going treat the plywood underneath?
I was wondering the same thing, seems like the thing to do would have been to red-gaurd the underside of the plywood prior to screwing it down.
Just an idea that could make you some cash. I take pontoons strip it down and make work boats out of them. Aluminum decks center console etc. I have been welding most of my life so that makes things easier. Plus I live near water.
Just a suggestion. Best wishes.
Was that Marine grade plywood or standard treated, and what thickness.
Did you ever find out if it was standard or marine grade?
@@MJohns202020 No he hasn't responded! I know when I drilled a hole in my deck forward of the playpen for seats, It was 1 1/2 - 2" thick and you could tell it was treated through out and the glue used was also resistant to water!
If you ask me without the thickness you don't get the stability needed to not tear away from the toons under stress that is put on them.
Your in AZ? 106 degrees? I would have chosen a COOLER color like beige or tan, even white for heat reflection. Nice job so far.