I am making this post as my wife and I are preparing to go to Guatemala on a mission trip Wednesday. I am involved with a mission where we have over 100 kids in our sponsorship program. Our web site is www.hope-mission.org. We will be gone for a week and then go to the river for a week or so from Christmas to New Years to get in a little fishing and relaxing. Will have some more posts next year or sooner.
Well, after much welding, all three pontoons are as ready as they are going to get. I have added an angle on the bottom of two of the pontoons (in a v shape) for what I perceive to be directional stability. Then they were pressure checked one last time.
I built a jig in my shop and suspended the floor framing (see photo) above the pontoons so as to be able to build the superstructure between the pontoons and the floor.
I am building in this manner so as to be able to use the area under the floor for mounting tanks (gas, propane, sewer, etc.) and to be as safe as possible. Also, I will be able to adjust where the tanks go so as to balance the load so the boat will sit right in the water and I will be able to insulate the floor so we can use our houseboat year around. I am planning to trailer this boat if I want to.
I will post again when I make some more progress.
