12-06-2007, 12:50 PM
Hey Pa I see your looking to buy a Pontoon boat Right on I honestly believe it was one of the best purchases Ive made. Opens up tons of options on the water without the maintenance and cost of a boat .
I got the green Creek Company ODC Sport XL awesome pontoon boat for the money it has 8 foot pontoons, pretty solid frame and 6 foot oars.
Ive fished it on just about every major lake in Utah to my surprise it held up pretty well. Im about 200 lbs and with a trolling motor and battery I felt pretty safe on a really windy day at strawberry.
The only downsides I would say is the first one I bought had a problem with one of the pontoons. The pontoon had a sticky Boston valve that slowly leaked air but I exchanged it out and haven't had any problem since. Oh and if you want to eventually upgrade and get a trolling motor the trolling motor mount isn't included its a separate buy at 90.00 !!! ( If I were you Id try to find a mount thats included )
Also when buying a pontoon boat you'll have to take in consideration of transporting the toon, unless you own a truck transporting the toon can be a bit tricky.I own a suv and fully assembled toon wont fit in the back. So I assemble the frame then strap it to the roof rack then deflate the toons thrown them in the back and inflate them when I get to the lake.
Im thinking about buying a small utility trailer next year... would make things alot easier.
If you have any question let me know I did allot of research before buying mine.
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I got the green Creek Company ODC Sport XL awesome pontoon boat for the money it has 8 foot pontoons, pretty solid frame and 6 foot oars.
Ive fished it on just about every major lake in Utah to my surprise it held up pretty well. Im about 200 lbs and with a trolling motor and battery I felt pretty safe on a really windy day at strawberry.
The only downsides I would say is the first one I bought had a problem with one of the pontoons. The pontoon had a sticky Boston valve that slowly leaked air but I exchanged it out and haven't had any problem since. Oh and if you want to eventually upgrade and get a trolling motor the trolling motor mount isn't included its a separate buy at 90.00 !!! ( If I were you Id try to find a mount thats included )
Also when buying a pontoon boat you'll have to take in consideration of transporting the toon, unless you own a truck transporting the toon can be a bit tricky.I own a suv and fully assembled toon wont fit in the back. So I assemble the frame then strap it to the roof rack then deflate the toons thrown them in the back and inflate them when I get to the lake.
Im thinking about buying a small utility trailer next year... would make things alot easier.
If you have any question let me know I did allot of research before buying mine.
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