Comments on: How to make a homemade pontoon boat out of 55 gallon drums? http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums Everything Used Pontoon Boats - Pontoon Boat Enclosures Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RG http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums/comment-page-1#comment-403 RG Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums#comment-403 Here is the answer to your question. Listen to # 30. http://thefuntimesguide.com/2004/10/bud_light_real.php <br><b>References : </b><br> Here is the answer to your question. Listen to # 30.

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]]> By: RNuts http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums/comment-page-1#comment-402 RNuts Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:45:59 +0000 http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums#comment-402 I have only seen plastic drums used for floating docks and permanently moored homemade houseboats. Even if you could build a solid hull, handling would not be good and the speeds you could go would be around 5-6 mph. That maybe good if you want to go a short distance. I also wonder if the Marine Police or Coast Guard would even permit such a craft to be used underway for passenger/recreational use?<br><b>References : </b><br> I have only seen plastic drums used for floating docks and permanently moored homemade houseboats. Even if you could build a solid hull, handling would not be good and the speeds you could go would be around 5-6 mph. That maybe good if you want to go a short distance.

I also wonder if the Marine Police or Coast Guard would even permit such a craft to be used underway for passenger/recreational use?
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]]> By: jtexas http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums/comment-page-1#comment-401 jtexas Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:23:59 +0000 http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums#comment-401 I kinda think you could strap 'em to a frame. If your straps held 'em firmly to the bottom, you could frame around 'em to immobilize 'em. If you plan to have them floating where half is above the waterline and half below, each will support about 234 pounds *minus* the weight of the drum itself. So with all 10 drums you could use around 2300 lbs of building materials (*minus* the weight of the drums). Try to get the weight evenly distributed. Unless you can figure out a way to add planing strakes to the drums, you'll have a displacement vessel -- it won't go very fast no matter how much power you hang on it. I'm thinking 40hp max...she'll be a lumbering beast, difficult to control. But she'll be your lumbering beast!<br><b>References : </b><br> I kinda think you could strap ‘em to a frame. If your straps held ‘em firmly to the bottom, you could frame around ‘em to immobilize ‘em.

If you plan to have them floating where half is above the waterline and half below, each will support about 234 pounds *minus* the weight of the drum itself. So with all 10 drums you could use around 2300 lbs of building materials (*minus* the weight of the drums).

Try to get the weight evenly distributed. Unless you can figure out a way to add planing strakes to the drums, you’ll have a displacement vessel — it won’t go very fast no matter how much power you hang on it. I’m thinking 40hp max…she’ll be a lumbering beast, difficult to control. But she’ll be your lumbering beast!
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]]> By: 45 cal http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums/comment-page-1#comment-400 45 cal Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:16:59 +0000 http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums#comment-400 You can't pressurize them> And connecting them together is an issue> If they get holed they sink>Straps around the ends might hold them to the frame> But will move around><br><b>References : </b><br> You can’t pressurize them> And connecting them together is an issue> If they get holed they sink>Straps around the ends might hold them to the frame> But will move around>
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]]> By: slapoutz http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums/comment-page-1#comment-399 slapoutz Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:44:59 +0000 http://www.usedpontoonboats.org/pontoon-boats/how-to-make-a-homemade-pontoon-boat-out-of-55-gallon-drums#comment-399 gotta get em filled with air probly like 50 pounds each. btw make sure they dont leak =p gl<br><b>References : </b><br> gotta get em filled with air probly like 50 pounds each.

btw make sure they dont leak =p

gl
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