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Posted: 04/22/2009 at 9:10pm | IP Logged Quote briankinley2004

Ok I confess...I really didn't measure mine and probably was using at least 1/3 acid to a gallon of water. Also it was in the middle of the summer and my yard is sandy so I am sure the grass sucked it up. When I say it killed it I mean it turned it brown and it came back in a few weeks. If you look at this link to my rebuild

http://www.pontoonstuff.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2765&a mp;PN=2&TPN=1

the pics on 8/02/08 showed the grass when I unloaded the barge and the ones on 8/24/08 show how it had started to grow back when I was loading it. I also confess I am an EPA certified technician although I haven't done a/c work since the late 90's. I don't remember any complaints when I cleaned coils with the stuff but they were usually on a concrete pad and I used tons of water to flush debris out. Mine may have had alot to do with the dry conditions in my yard at the time.

Also the link to the treatment plant dive doesn't work



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Posted: 04/22/2009 at 9:30pm | IP Logged Quote Wildcat Dude

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Posted: 04/22/2009 at 10:16pm | IP Logged Quote briankinley2004

Great dive sites. Lot better than the treatment plant I was thinking of lol. If I ever get up that way I will look yall up. Looks like the Hot Hole would be the place to dive right now!

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Posted: 04/23/2009 at 5:18pm | IP Logged Quote UpstateScubaOWI

todays purchase for the boat new nav lights kit  i love LED's

 



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Posted: 04/23/2009 at 6:44pm | IP Logged Quote Wildcat Dude

You're putting that light in the center of the front of your toon? Would figured you'd go for this instead (its what I've got) (for the corners)

LED Boat Light Kit. Nav Lights-Plug In Stern Light



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Posted: 04/23/2009 at 10:34pm | IP Logged Quote UpstateScubaOWI

i cant SC law says my red and green Nav lights have to be mounted at the 'foremost part of the bow' and since I have a center pointed bow instead of square that forces me to use the single pod light. 

 

On another note I was not happy with all the bolts that could snag and tear dive suits, equipment, and my flesh on the new dive benches I made for the boat.  So I went to the Local High school career center welding shop and let them make the aluminum welds needed to build the bench as their class project / Final.  here is pictures of their work.  I was quite impressed with their work. 

There are two of these front shot

 

 

 

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Posted: 04/24/2009 at 8:35pm | IP Logged Quote briankinley2004

Awesome benches! Makes me wanna go diving just looking at them.

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Posted: 04/26/2009 at 12:48am | IP Logged Quote UpstateScubaOWI

they will get their test run today as I take a small group out to dive the Lake Keowee 'Hot Hole' nuclear Plant outflow into the lake. 

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Posted: 04/26/2009 at 2:53pm | IP Logged Quote briankinley2004

You have probably alread left but pics of the boat being used as a dive boat would be awesome. I assume yall do a giant stride entry. What type of entrance ladder do you have. I need to buy one soon as we are heading for Lake Norfolk in late May to dive off mine.

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Posted: 04/27/2009 at 10:47am | IP Logged Quote scbadiver

Very nice bench. I like the fold down tank holders too. I would sure like to start diving again. It's been a long time since I got to blow any bubbles. The boat is looking great.

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Great idea going to the local school - they did a great job.  Hopefully you can post some pics of the bench in use.

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Posted: 05/19/2009 at 9:00am | IP Logged Quote UpstateScubaOWI

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At the moment I have the standard boat ladder that came with it and don't like it very much but will post pics soon.  I have intentions to buy a flip up dock ladder to install on the boat with at least five if not six steps so it goes deep in the water to ease getting out.

 

sorry for no updates I discovered after my last post that the carburator need a rebuild since it wouldn't start for me several weeks ago.  That task has been done and we are back using it.  I will try to get some pics of the boat being used for actual divers soon.  The weather is good right now for diving and have been going about three times a week recently so the boat rebuild has been slow. 



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Posted: 05/19/2009 at 9:26pm | IP Logged Quote briankinley2004

Im planning on taking ours on the maiden dive voyage this weekend too. Hope to post pics. I wound up temporarily with the standard ladder. I am going to have everyone take their tanks/bc's off before they climb in to see if that helps. I'd rather dive than work on my boat too. Dont blame you there.

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Posted: 10/08/2009 at 5:29pm | IP Logged Quote Hogtoons

Could I get you to sent me the plans for the tank seat you made I have a 24' new to me boat I'm going to be working on thruogh the winter making it a dive boat for me and a few of my dive buddies, any help you could send this way would be very much appericated. Thanks.



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Posted: 10/08/2009 at 6:03pm | IP Logged Quote Wildcat Dude

Hello Preston (aka Hogtoons), welcome to the forums. Got a great bunch of people here. Glad to see you come join us. Be sure to post some pics of your boat(s) in the 'Show Off Your Pontoon' section (or rebuild depending if you have before/after pics), as we'd love to see them. Also tell us your story in How did you come to join the forums? (just click on the red link and tell us all about it ).  You probably did like a lot of us have. Looking for pontoon accessories and either found it through www.PontoonStuff.com ebay site or web store. Jim (administrator) and Andrea (pontoongirl) Myers (our hosts) have excellent staff members to help them help you find whatever it is you're looking for your boat and has excellent shipping and customer service. Have fun and happy boating. Be sure to edit your signature line to include details of your boat and motor so folks won't have to ask for it if questions arise later. Also visit our other sections like Where are you? so others will know what part of the country you're from. If you need any help editing your uploading your photo's, check out our primer here How To Upload Your Pontoon Boats Image, if you need help resizing them check out Software that helps you with pics & such. Be sure to review the posting rules and policies of the forum. If you have any issues with seeing photo's this link will explain it Issue regarding seeing photo’s on site. Please read all the posting rules. Some forums have additional specific rules for that category.



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