Posted: 11/02/2008 at 3:13pm | IP Logged

hey everyone! elkhart indiana here, just bought our first pontoon, 5 minutes to simonton lake or st joseph river boat launches, thats for starters any way

Posted: 11/20/2008 at 10:14am | IP Logged

We are also from Canton, Ohio. Where do you boat? We are campers and boaters at Atwood Lake.

Posted: 12/07/2008 at 8:13am | IP Logged

 I'm in southern Virginia just south of Richmond. Close to Kerr Lake, Lake Chesdin, the James River & about 85 miles from the Atlantic Ocean & the ICWW.  Got back into boating after 35 yrs & love it.

 Am retired now & 'the boss lady' said we needed a boat. I of course said  Yes Mama.   Got a 16ft bass boat with a 50 hp Johnson & a sweet deal on a 20 ft Riveria Crusier with a 70 hp Johnson that needs to be remodeled. Can't wait til spring to get it done & start enjoying the water again.

This site has taught me alot & I highly recommend it to anyone that is into pontoon boats. Lots of great people who are willing to hlep out anytime.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 3:40pm | IP Logged

VAGent;

I keep my toon in Hopewell, in a slip.  It's a pain to haul around with the lousy trailer it came with. The slip is SO much more convenient!  See ya around the James!!  I'm most always chasin' catfish ( but almost never catchin' them).

Posted: 02/11/2009 at 9:31pm | IP Logged

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Posted: 02/11/2009 at 10:49pm | IP Logged

Hello Everyone:

Finally getting registered after visiting the site a number of times. Checking in from Bismarck, North Dakota (Missouri River) and looking forward to the spring thaw!

-Stay Tooned

2008 Avalon/Tahoe 24 FNF / 115 hp Mercury

Posted: 02/12/2009 at 8:04pm | IP Logged

Rick:

After having the Avalon / Merc combo for a season, I'm loving it!

This has been my first and only pontoon thus far, so I'm not really able to compare it to any other brands. The fences seem to be a bit thin - a couple of dents were suffered on two corners, but they hammered out easily enough with a rubber mallet and a wood block I cut to match the radius of the bends. The furniture and mechanicals have held up as new, so far.

I managed to absolutely shred a prop late in the season (still not sure of what I backed into), but I made it back home with no troubles and have been amazed at how the local prop shop was able to renew it. The Merc is a 4 stroke EFI, and it has been flawless and is very easy on the fuel. The boat handles as well as can be expected, and it will get out of its own way if necessary.

I added a depth finder and toilet at the start of the season, and between being able to comfortably cruise around for a few miles and then park on a sandbar and be social, my wife and I have found the ultimate way to balance out the North Dakota winters. 

I'm planning a thorough cleaning and waxing soon, and aside from adding a couple of extra speakers, I think we're pretty much ready to go as soon as the ice thaws. I'll try to get a few photos loaded up soon.  

-Russ

Posted: 02/14/2009 at 11:38pm | IP Logged

Hi Terry and Arlene. Do you all have any pics that you can share? Sounds like you got a good setup already. Are you guys doing the upholstery yourselves?

Posted: 02/22/2009 at 9:21pm | IP Logged

Welcome Ken. Any questions just ask away..

Posted: 03/02/2009 at 10:39pm | IP Logged

I reside in Spring, Tx. The toon is in storage in Freeport, Tx.  About 20 miles south of where Hurricane Ike made landfall.

Posted: 03/09/2009 at 6:47pm | IP Logged

HEY EVERYBODY, new member here, northwest Ohio  and my first post

Posted: 03/09/2009 at 10:04pm | IP Logged

[. I see you like the mopar forums, so I figure you come up with that nym for a 6 pack roadrunner (I one had 3 dueces on a 65 Pontiace GTO, loved that car almost as good as my 67 GTO)  [/QUOTE]

Thanks Charles, this is a cool forum, I have lots of questions about my fixer-upper that I'll post later, lookin' forward to hangin' out here and learning...

  btw, I am a Mopar guy,   I do have a '70 Roadrunner 6bbl, its a project right now,  GTO's are cool too...

  are you a Buick guy too?