Pontoon Q & A

Q&A

 

Question: Deck Frames, Are they welded or just bolted and screwed together?

Answer: All our deck frames are welded from aluminium tubing in 100 x 50 x 2 mm and 76 x 38 x 2 mm. This makes them extremely strong and rigid.

 

Question: Cross-Member Spacing. How wide is the gap between x-members?

Answer: Cross member spacing is 600mm, ensuring solid support for the deck and a very rigid deck frame.

 

Question: Welding. How are the pontoons welded?

Answer: All welds are high quality TIG welded, no quick MIG welding is used

 

Question: Aluminium Grade: What type of aluminium is used for your pontoons?

Answer: we use exclusively 5000 series Marine Grade Aluminium in 2.0mm thickness, giving us the best weight to strength ratio, whilst utilizing an aluminium grade that is made for the job!

 

Question: Decking. What do you use for decking?

Answer: We fit hardwood decking like Balau or Garapa. These solid wood decks are easy to maintain, are extremely strong, and do not get soggy or delaminate like ply or carpeting.

 

Question: Splashing. Do you fit splash guards or deflectors?

Answer: Yes we fit very large splash deflecturs on the bow of the pontoons, helping the boats keep dry in rough conditions

 

Question: Foam. Do you fill the pontoons with foam?

Answer: Our pontoons are filled with air. Each pontoon has multiple sealed and pressure tested compartments with individual inspection plugs. This has several advantages. Foam absorbs water and is nearly impossible to remove once water logged, pontoons cannot be welded or repaired whilst they are filled with foam, and foam adds unnecesssary weight to the boat, especially once it has absorbed water.

 

Question: Keel protection. Any addition safety feature for when beaching or loading onto a trailer?

Answer: 1) a full length keel strip along the underside of the pontoons, rounded, not sharp, so as to protect the bottom of the pontoons, and to protect the rollers or trailer supports.

2) a solid aluminium bar is welded to the front of the pontoon on the bow, to strengthen and protect the bow in the event of a bump against a jetty, trailer, or other obstruction.

 

Question: Transom. How is your transom designed?

Answer: Our transoms are external of the pontoons, eliminating the possibility of water ingress the through the bolt holes into the pontoons.or pod. Our transoms are all aluminium, NO WOOD that may go rotten in time.

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