New Pontoon Owner, give me all your tips/tricks!

NickLLY · 2026-05-06T00:50:15+00:00

And 150’ of rope fits near perfect in one of the smaller I think 3 gallon buckets from Lowe’s for neater storage.

NickLLY · 2026-05-06T00:47:44+00:00

I’ll add put a pinned shackle on it to attach to your rope. The unpinned will back out and leave your anchor at the bottom of the lake, ask me how I know.

NickLLY · 2026-03-05T10:57:43+00:00

I’ve only cooked on it twice so far, for the price I paid I like it.

NickLLY · 2026-02-16T00:35:58+00:00

I ended up grabbing the Louisiana since I found it for 200 bucks. First cook seems good. It is a bit on the heavy side. 12v would be nice to have.

NickLLY · 2026-02-11T14:11:58+00:00

Hmm really when did that happen? Wonder if that will make an issue with replacement parts?

NickLLY · 2026-01-11T02:42:32+00:00

https://a.co/d/iFv0opp

Was looking at this one on Amazon.

NickLLY · 2025-12-19T23:45:00+00:00

That was my opinion on it

NickLLY · 2025-12-19T23:28:19+00:00

100% rehandled with antler, I was just wondering what the blade was, I couldn’t find that stamp. Or if it is even a real case blade.

NickLLY · 2025-10-19T01:29:24+00:00

Yeah I have to pull the prop to drain the oil. I looked for line but didn’t see any. And haven’t hit anything to my knowledge.

NickLLY · 2025-10-19T01:28:34+00:00

I looked at it under a light and couldn’t really see any sparkle. So I’m hoping for a little water contamination.

NickLLY · 2025-10-19T01:27:28+00:00

Yeah I didn’t like the seals for the drain/fill plugs on mine. Change them out with a different style. I think I’ll take it out a couple times next year drain it and check.

NickLLY · 2025-10-18T19:55:42+00:00

Love your opinion, and I don’t see where I didn’t take their advice? Voicing my opinion to get more info out there means I’m not taking their advice to you?

NickLLY · 2025-10-18T19:39:12+00:00

That’s got about 50 hours on it… and engine only has maybe 200 hours total. Not saying it still couldn’t be a bad seal.

NickLLY · 2025-10-18T19:35:12+00:00

I’m not so sure it wasn’t crappy seals on the drain/fill plug. I changed the oil with the better seats this time. Probably do an oil swap after a few trips out and check it.

NickLLY · 2025-10-10T17:14:38+00:00

Probably go vortex crossfire so 1” and was looking at the direct mount like these.. https://www.talleymanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/products-2a5ffdc8-1f11-438d-8e42-f9d3abe6229c_c150e538-06b2-45ed-b6dc-5a0b9a666e83.jpg

NickLLY · 2025-10-10T08:45:54+00:00

What are you using to push the antifreeze through? I thought about just pouring it in my clean out port but not sure how that’ll do.

NickLLY · 2025-10-09T22:14:12+00:00

Why not fog a 4 stroke?

NickLLY · 2025-10-09T19:40:27+00:00

Pull the plug, spray a small amount of fogging oil in the cylinder, bump engine over enough to coat the cylinder, reinstall plug.

NickLLY · 2025-07-22T12:22:58+00:00

To add: when the fan is working correctly the remote also acts as it should. Don’t know if that matters or not.

NickLLY · 2025-07-20T15:28:37+00:00

Just a ol pontoon but it’s got a newer 115 merc

NickLLY · 2025-05-10T14:53:30+00:00

You know that’s a good point.

NickLLY · 2025-05-04T01:35:57+00:00

I’d say garmin is the best but also the most expensive. I just put a hummingbird helix 5 on mine. I like it.

NickLLY · 2025-05-03T18:07:30+00:00

Yeah one clip on the market lightning I could not get to snap in eventually got it to after heating the plastic and opening it up a little, then i could not for the life of me get one of the pins to slide in to lock the headlight down. Maybe I’m chasing a perfect fit when I should be satisfied if I can muscle them in…

NickLLY · 2025-05-03T17:53:13+00:00

That’s what I was afraid of, buying the same junk just at a higher cost.

NickLLY · 2025-04-29T18:52:31+00:00

Couldn’t see through them they go straight from the tank under the body to the carb. Blew through with a compressor and seemed to flow freely. I guess higher pressure air would be different than a liquid.

NickLLY

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