03-28-2014, 10:12 PM
I can only answer for the North Fork Outdoors as I have never tried the clones
[quote Fergy]If there is a foot bar that goes between the pontoons, do you have to step over it to get out? Can you adjust it for different sized people?
On the NFO, you step over or just pull one side up and open like a door. The bar is not adjustable, the seat is. I have 36" inseam and have my seat back all the way, very comfortable.
I also use a regular seat from my bass boat for additional comfort. What kind of seating options do you have on the boats you have?
The combination of the cloth seat filled with Memory foam and the inflation level of the seat area, they are very adjustable. I also have the molded padded plastic seat on my frame, I personally like both equal, many prefer the cloth seat. NFO does have a small partial frame that you can mount a hard seat on and then strap it to the frameless. Again, I like them both equal.
[#ff0000]"I Have had a pontoon work loose on the frame and a lot of instability, can't happen with a Uni. " [/#ff0000]
In 10 years of using the framed style, I have never had any issues of instability or ever had a pontoon work loose.
In the 20 years of using a dual pontoon, it has happened once, meaning it can happen. Buckle malfunction, or strap stretch.
How do you secure your rods while moving? The frame on mine provides a good place to rest my extra rods.
The fact there is no opening from the seat on back, either lay the rods down next to the seat or the side bags have pockets on the side designed to hold rods.
The metal frame also is a secure place to mount the trolling motor. Don't you have to pay extra for a trolling motor mount on the frameless? I'd also think the additional mount would not hold the motor as securely as one attached to the frame.[/quote]
Yes, the motor mount is optional as not everyone wants one. You could use one of the decks like on the framed NFO, or go with the frameless motor mount. As you pointed out, if the pontoons are strapped securely, they don't come undone, same with this motor mount. Best to mount while boat is soft, then tighten and finish inflating. I can carry my boat by the motor mount. As far as the D rings, never been a report of them ripping off. I tow mine on the roof of the truck by the D rings and I imagine the wind force is far greater than the torque of a motor.
FG
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[quote Fergy]If there is a foot bar that goes between the pontoons, do you have to step over it to get out? Can you adjust it for different sized people?
On the NFO, you step over or just pull one side up and open like a door. The bar is not adjustable, the seat is. I have 36" inseam and have my seat back all the way, very comfortable.
I also use a regular seat from my bass boat for additional comfort. What kind of seating options do you have on the boats you have?
The combination of the cloth seat filled with Memory foam and the inflation level of the seat area, they are very adjustable. I also have the molded padded plastic seat on my frame, I personally like both equal, many prefer the cloth seat. NFO does have a small partial frame that you can mount a hard seat on and then strap it to the frameless. Again, I like them both equal.
[#ff0000]"I Have had a pontoon work loose on the frame and a lot of instability, can't happen with a Uni. " [/#ff0000]
In 10 years of using the framed style, I have never had any issues of instability or ever had a pontoon work loose.
In the 20 years of using a dual pontoon, it has happened once, meaning it can happen. Buckle malfunction, or strap stretch.
How do you secure your rods while moving? The frame on mine provides a good place to rest my extra rods.
The fact there is no opening from the seat on back, either lay the rods down next to the seat or the side bags have pockets on the side designed to hold rods.
The metal frame also is a secure place to mount the trolling motor. Don't you have to pay extra for a trolling motor mount on the frameless? I'd also think the additional mount would not hold the motor as securely as one attached to the frame.[/quote]
Yes, the motor mount is optional as not everyone wants one. You could use one of the decks like on the framed NFO, or go with the frameless motor mount. As you pointed out, if the pontoons are strapped securely, they don't come undone, same with this motor mount. Best to mount while boat is soft, then tighten and finish inflating. I can carry my boat by the motor mount. As far as the D rings, never been a report of them ripping off. I tow mine on the roof of the truck by the D rings and I imagine the wind force is far greater than the torque of a motor.
FG
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