Isn't 16' kinda short for ocean voyages? About the smallest craft I
have been on the ocean
was 65' and that was pretty small a couple of times.
I am just going to dock the sub. The pontoon will have a winch and
side walking platforms on
either side. The sub will sit centered and just drive in from the
rear. The front will be hooked up
with a tow bar type device to my surface boat, a 35' Chris Craft
Roamer. All the necessities of
life like the wet bar and such are on board. This setup should
allow me to spend long periods
on the water and cover large areas. I will just have to feed the
twin 100 gal + gas tanks.
Dean
In a message dated 11/30/2009 1:43:59 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ShellyDalg@aol.com writes:
Hi Dean. I haven't made any specific plans for the pontoon boat yet, but
I have been collecting random parts for it. I have some 14 inch diameter
stainless tubes ( exhaust ductwork ) that's 18 gage, and some 4X4X1/2 aluminum
angle. I was leaning toward two outboard motors, and a deck about 16 feet
long.
I did consider using the stainless tubes for MBT's on my sub early on but
went with a sleeker shape as it is now. A lot more work to fabricate the tanks
I have now but the sub will be much sleeker and hopefully faster.
I haven't calculated how much lift the tubes will provide at 16 feet long
yet, so I may need bigger diameter pontoons. I still plan on mounting a small
( 20 horse ) outboard on my sub for surface transit, and use the pontoon
boat as a moving dock with BBQ, cooler, sun shade, and maybe some
equipment like generator and compressor.
Frank D.