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This Aging And Poorly-Kept Pontoon Boat Got A Fabulous DIY Upgrade

By BoatBible More: DIY

Low-cost renovation (down to bare metal) of a serviceable pontoon boat.

Receiving free stuff from family often comes without strings, though not always in great condition. A relative gave imgur user pheen a 26-year-old pontoon boat that needed some TLC.

The boat’s problems went beyond the cosmetic: it needed a new fuel filter, deck, and the furniture was a soggy mess.

How the boat looked when he took delivery. Whole, but worn.

Pontoon boat

imgur / pheen

Worn pontoon boat

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A closer inspection revealed many trouble spots.

Moldy compartment

imgur / pheen

The pop up awning and destroyed seating came out.

Renovating a pontoon boat

imgur / pheen

Everything was going to have to go.

Steering shell

imgur / pheen

This thing has obviously seen some days outside, uncovered.

All of the fencing came off…

Removing furniture

imgur / pheen

And the deck was stripped down….

Stripping deck

imgur / pheen

All the way to bare metal.

Bare metal pontoons

imgur / pheen

New wiring was laid around the pontoons.

Pontoon boat wiring

imgur / pheen

And fresh marine-grade plywood replaced the flimsy deck.

New plywood deck

imgur / pheen

3/4″ Marine-grade plywood went on without much issue. It’s basically four 4’x8′ sheets with a fifth sheet needed for the back pieces and on the front pieces that went over the front of the pontoons.

Vinyl floor covering.

Vinyl floor topping

imgur / pheen

The fencing frames were reused, with new interior solid panels.

Cleaned fencing

imgur / pheen

The new fencing (on the right) looks much nicer.

New fencing frames

imgur / pheen

Most of the renovation costs were spent in purchasing these new seats from an online retailer.

New seating

imgur / pheen

The new steering console looks a heck of a lot better than the old one.

Steering console

imgur / pheen

New wiring was installed in channels for extra protection.

Wiring

imgur / pheen

The pontoon boat is really coming together now.

New seating area

imgur / pheen

With the improved seating, up to 12 people can come along for the fun.

More seating

imgur / pheen

Some parts could be recycled, like these original navigation lights.

Navigation lights

imgur / pheen

Heading out for the maiden voyage.

Getting ready for maiden voyage

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Out on the water

imgur / pheen

The doggies love it.

Doggy heaven

imgur / pheen

Kid approved!

Kid approved

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We’re happy with how it turned out. Next step is a bigger motor. The 30HP Mariner just isn’t enough for the size of lake it’s on now. We just me in it, it was GPSed at about 13-14MPH, but add in 4-5 other people and a cooler and it’s only hitting about 8MPH. It’s rated for up to a 75HP motor, which is what I think we’re going to get… maybe next year!

More photos at pheen’s imgur album here.

H/T: ViralNova

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