I helped a friend a few years back totally rebuild a pontoon boat for a client of his. One thing I discovered with pontoon boats on the newer ones, is the fence going all the way around the deck is actually elevated about a half an inch. This is done so that the rain water or when you wash it down the water will run off the boat on either side. The older boats that have the fence that sit on the carpet hold the water and will rot out the floor. I can't tell in the video if your fence sits down on the carpet if it does I suggest you get some spacers to lift it up at the anchor points 1/4 to 1/2 an inch especially if the boat is going to be kept outside.

Great job with all the details of your rebuild Brandon. You certainly did a stellar job with the records of your project expenses. You certainly covered all the bases regarding the actual costs to arrive at a very nice boat with custom features and solid life expectancy based on your choice of materials. The trailer upgrade was a wise decision as well IMHO based on your experience and use plans. Your new "investment" boat will return dividends when you decide to get rid of it as well. There's always a market for used boats as you know, but as a seller with another boat in your fleet, you have creditability with the buyers who look at your offering. 5 stars for the effort you put into the rebuild and the detailed breakdown of the actual money invested in a very worthwhile project, which you and your family will enjoy for years to come. Much respect for the time you spent to document your journey, filming, editing, and of course narrating the process. Well done sir! Doug@ the "ranch"

Thanks for your rebuild videos! Just purchased a very similar boat with a trailer like the one in the last video. Great tips and really helpful info!!

Awesome,,,thanks Brandon...very nice project...Hope you guys get tons of fun and good family memories from it.....thanks for the good tips on the blasting of the platoon floats themselves...needed to be done outside the garage....and for the coupon tip...save money always.......ps...you could always paint a sealer on garage floor....new garage foundation looking good....

You worried one of your neighbors will hear you when you talk? lol. Your boat turned out really nice! I recently purchased an older Lowe 28' pontoon boat. It's not in as rough shape, but plan doing basically the same thing to make it a little more up to date with more comfortable furniture. This series was very helpful, thank you!

EXCELLENT job! What most people don’t realize when rebuilding something is that they’re putting themselves through school AND they know every nook & cranny of their boat! I can say for sure that you’re AT LEAST $10,000 ahead by doing what you did. That’s not accounting for your time but its either you calculate your time as billable OR you chalk it up to school tuition, not both. All in all the video series is OUTSTANDING! I was going to start building a pontoon from scratch, have the tubes rolled & I’d weld & do some other really cool things like water sensors & a pump controlled by automated control valves for each pontoon compartment which will be 24inches x 48inches per compartment.....that lift trailer should be padded all around, that would help stop damaging the pontoons. Great job,

Woo hoo, the pontoon rebuild videos will continue on V2.0. You did a great job on the first boat, congrats on getting through the project.

Hey hey hey B man you did an awesome job on this whole project... now its time to enjoy the last few weeks of summer. Keep safe buddy

OK, I watched all that parts to this rebuild. Just outstanding, you were patient and expert. but, maybe I'm just an old softie but, I loved that your father helped and your boy was there to be part of the project. As a boater, the 6200 you spent on top of the 1500 to buy is NOTHING!!! That boat is now worth 18-20,000 depending on the condition of the engine. I really enjoyed it.

Nice work and thanks for the time to help other along with our projects. I just bought a 27ft 1988 pontoon.......what the hell did I get myself into!!!! :) You sound like Richard Dryfuss sp? Were gunna need a bigger boat!!!! Enjoy the fruit of your labor...

Nice cost breakdown and very nice job in restoring your pontoon boat. I think the new boat can be even better!!!

I just bought Brandon’s second boat today. Great guy to do business with. Towed it 3 hrs home on that narrow axle trailer. Towed very well. I’ll be doing a video on my rebuild. Was thinking of a tiny house on pontoons.

looks very nice and not bad price , i am working on mine this winter and i am having a custom trailer made

Nice boat. Wish i lived closer to you so that way i could pick up the seconded pontoon. Since you have a second pontoon boat. I would make another boat restoration video. I enjoyed it keep up the good work. I really enjoy the videos.

Great video. Thanks for walking us through this. Inspiring. Luckily I found some plug in headphones laying around from my kids. Could hear perfectly.

Hi Brandon, I appreciate you making this tutorial. I wasn't quite able to catch your parts and supply sources and particularly that gorgeous walnut trimmed helm. I notice it matches the upholstery so it makes sense that it was purchased but I also recall you mentioning the cost of the walnut. Can you give the details on that beautiful work and your sources?

@BrandonsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Had my dad make it. He has been making high-end wood home items most of his life, and now my boat stuff.

Thanks for the video. Great job on both the boat and the video. I will be working on mine in the spring. Paid $3,500 for a functional boat and a nice trailer. The seats are a little rough, but functional. I'm going to replace the seats no matter what. The decision is how far to go with the restore. My decking looks good and the carpet is all intact, its just that it would be so nice with new carpet and if I do all that, might as well replace the decking too. Ugh!! Thanks again!

I liked how you put snapshots along the way with your breakdown of costs, nice job!

Big question is how does the family like spending time on the boat

Awesome job with the project sir, beautiful boat now! where would I begin to look for one??? I love doing projects!!!!

Great job! I never factor in the cost of new tools on a build because I know I will use them for future projects for years to come.

Hey Brandon, How did you manage to get the pontoon boat on the new trailer - or did you do the swap at the lake?

nice finished project.. theres something about building your own stuff that make you appreciate it more... anyone can go down and buy a new pontoon boat but only a handfull can rebuild one... enjoy it you've earned it :)

Brandon, if you still have either of these boats are you looking to sell one anytime soon? I would be willing to buy!

I dream with do that same project but im having a hard time finding the old and cheep pontoon. I like a lot yours a lot except for the trailer and the ladder which i will find a permanent solution. Great job

Find ya a good aluminum welder and you can get transducer brackets and drain plugs for minimal costs. Did it on mine years ago and still looks like factory

Nice job and project but did you waterproof the plywood decking underneath a lot of water will splash up there

How did you get the tunes so polished?

Great job on this restore! Did you ever put red guard on the bottom of the deck? Sorry if I missed it I didn't watch every episode

This is awesome. I am in the same boat. Lol pun intended. I am thinking of doing it this winter when I have less projects.

Would really like to see at least a time lapse of the second boat. See what you would do differently the second time!

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Probably a good idea

I’ve picked up a couple scrapped pontoon boats and made floating docks out of them. You don’t have to get a building permit because they see it as a vessel. The fish and game guys look at it as a dock so no registration needed.

I have been seeing a lot of project boats around here in W.Tenn. a bunch of them are pontoon boats.

I have a 19 ft pontoon and recently wrapped it in vinyl and turned out good . Got the vinyl off eBay. Blue carbon fiber.

Hey man thanks for the upload!!! But u should have had them in order( video) . I’m not sure which one is the first one ( video )

Brandon, thanks for this but if you could re-upload with like your voice at least twice as loud? Thanks again.

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Tried, seems KZread is leveling out the audio. I think its the wind towards the end, its setting that to the average sound, and its probably the loudest.

@robertmcdonald5277

4 жыл бұрын

Nice job so how much did it cost we can't hear you

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

$6,173 Just watched the video from another computer, audio is horrible.

@amylin4917

4 жыл бұрын

I have this pontoon !Email:amylin72@outlook.com

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

no you don't

Yes Brandon, it's time. Time to admit, you might have an addiction. Possibly pontoon boats possibly filming the rebuilds. But, just so that you know, we're with ya. watching. Every video. So like come on, we're waiting. Rebuilding a Craig's list Pontoon boat 2.0 (Keep up the great work.)

@RonMillbrae

4 жыл бұрын

Something is wrong with the device you are trying to type on

Flip that bad boy!! And I absolutely love what you did with yours :)

I have a single axle bunk trailer and needed more HD tires. I bought E rated tires the same size as those you have from E Trailer for like $95 for two. I had them mounted locally. Such a better tire than the combo wheel tire the previous owner bought at the big box stores in C range. I could literally see the tires wear down after each 25 mile round trip to the lake. Since I bought them they seem to have went up a bit . I think there called load star.

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Looked into that too. Also the tire wheel package. Reviews were great. Some people say they last 30 miles, some as much as 60. I decided to just get tires from America/Discount tire and be done with it.

Awesome job! Currently doing the same to a 24’ 1985 lowe..

we use pool acid to clean anything off bare concrete. just open all windows, apply acid and spray it off with water then do the next area because the fumes are toxic and corrosive if you dont spray it off immediately

Hey Brandon, just wanted to know where you got the prices for the plywood, the CCA treated plywood that I’m getting from Pontoon Stuff is $145 per sheet and on a 24 Boat I needed six sheets and a piece for the way the framing laid out, and the glue was 30 bucks a gallon. Just wanted to know where you’re getting that stuff so much cheaper

@BrandonsGarage

Ай бұрын

Well, its not treated ply, it was A/B Exterior grade plywood; originally it was interior rated toungue and grove ply, so even that was an upgrade. it was $50 a sheet pre-covid. probably still $100 each at this point.

Cool stuff man. What was the total cost after you got the new trailer?

I bought the exact same pantoon and im renovating it totally like yours, and wanted to ask you where did you buy the railing in the front part of the pantoon boat so you could put bigger sofas, that's what i wnat to do to mine, but can't find the rails, thank you!!

@BrandonsGarage

2 жыл бұрын

you mean the railing/fencing that wraps around the boat?

What’s the brand name/model of that boat? I’m new to the world of boats. All I know of that i always wanted a pontoon. Thanks!

What sanding process did u use on the pontoons

Not sure what a new pontoon costs but for what you have in what you rebuilt you're probably way ahead of the game... not to mention you probably have higher quality materials than what they put into new pontoons

Really enjoyed the the series on the pontoon boat. Very interesting with an excellent result. Just curious which state in the USA this is filmed at. Greetings from Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Mostly Arizona.

How long did it take you from start to finish?

Great project,we dont get these in UK, well done.

Do you have a good way fo checking for leaks in pontoons? One of mine seem to have a leak slow leak

Man your boat turned out GREAT! I wanted to do a pontoon restore but due to health reasons I’m just not physically able so I had to buy a new one. Yeahhh. $52,789.00 but I ended up with tri-toon w/ Mercury 150hp but I would’ve been just as happy with your boat. Well almost anyway

Would you happen to have the plans for the center console? I like it

Personally I give you a 95 out of 100. You used quality materials and you didn't skimp on the bells and whistles that make it nice when you're out on it. Only reason I didn't give you 100 is because you're still gonna spend another 750 or so on that trailer and from my experience with mine I would recommend making a wrap around deck on the back. It makes working with someone tubing (if you do that) and getting to your gas can and and spare (another recommended update) you can switch those small tanks out for a 25 gallon that can be enclosed for not much. Those can help at resale time, or if you don't want to fool with them I understand that. To each his own. I've just had 25 years of two kids and it's always something which makes it better. One other thing, but this one isn't cheap. You may want to cover the underside of the boat platform with aluminum or stainless. Helps prevent rot and can give you a couple more miles per hour by keeping the water from splashing up inside the braces . Also helps protect wiring and cables! You did great for having dome all the work yourself. I wish I was half the electrician you are!

I would like to see what the prices are now the plywood is $145 for the CCA treated. The glue is 30 bucks a gallon. You got the screws the tar tape and the Infinity woven floor was 900 bucks I’m at $2000 just to repair The floor back to new vinyl. 1:57

how much you want for just the pontoon, i want to make mine a tritoon???

Hey man pontoon looks good? I did a great job restoring it? I also hate your 1st trailer too

When painting the side fencing what was the process I like it alot.

@BrandonsGarage

3 жыл бұрын

I have a video on just that

One of the places you could have saved a fair amount of money was reupholstering the old seats, replacing and bad plywood. Another place would have been to sand and repaint the solid top you took. The $1500 you paid is primarily for the motor. If the motor is in good shape and doesn't need major work like rings/pistons/reeds etc your good. Both those engines were worth the $1500. You would be surprised at how much better the pontoon moves about with the twice the power.

Muriatic acid for the concrete garage floor? Just a thought, great looking boat!

Yea that's alot but as you said there's some 6k and need alot work. So that's like new boat. Good job. God bless

7:21 - Literally every project I do... "It'll be cheap, I'll just do it myself because labor is free." Then when it's all is said and done, it's twice as expensive as originally predicted, because the nickel and dime "might as well upgrade this or do this too" add-ons always unexpectedly add up when you sit down and do the math.

@johnnymissfire8464

4 жыл бұрын

Thats why you should never do the math!

@cup_and_cone

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnymissfire8464 True that! All those small parts and hardware add up quick, because we're preoccupied by the more expensive items.

@turdferguson1195

4 жыл бұрын

But when you do it yourself, you always wind up getting a higher quality end product than what you’ve mentally compared the price to.

Did you ever paint the raw wood under the boat?

Do you still have the other boat? Selling it?

So what was the grand total cost?

BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand Lol jokes aside, great job.

@c50ge

4 жыл бұрын

Greg Murp DEFINITION OF A BOAT: A HOLE IN THE WATER WHICH ONE POURS LOTS OF MONEY!!!

Would you do anything different or learn any quicker tips when polishing your toons? (Thats my winter project)

@WoodGuy

4 жыл бұрын

If you decide to use sand paper, wipe down the toons before moving on the the next or finer grit, DON'T wipe the sanded toons with water, just a try cloth, that will get the fine dust out of the way for the next grit paper so the paper doesn't clog up as fast. Brandon ended with 1000 grit but if you go to an even finer paper, like 1500 or 2000 grit it'll polish up quicker. Brandon's boat had a serious calcium problem so he was almost forced to go the sandpaper route. You might have to nothing other than polish if your pontoons aren't coated with calcium or dead and dried up mold. Hope that helps.

@user-yi8pf8on6w

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodGuy Thank you sir!

@WoodGuy

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-yi8pf8on6w You're very welcome!

How much would you sell it for? nice work

Did you repaint your paneling? Or did you just get new ones?

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Painted them. There is a whole video about it

Nice info.. toon looks awesome!

I recently bought an older pontoon and was looking to paint the fencing, what paint did you use and where did you get it from? Did you keep the same engine?

have you tried WD-40 on the floor

Try using WD40 on the floor, then a scrub brush. Then lay down oil soak, stuff that looks like kitty litter. Scrub that around on the WD40 while still wet. Will soak up all oil and the aluminum dust. Should work. I did this at a shop I worked at, after trying kerosene, and many other solvents.

My friend just spent $40,000 on a pontoon boat. I would go your route and hope that your dad and you stop by.

After watching lots of videos of the current dysfunctional US political regime and thinking are Americans gone mad, then I came across this video with its talented calm narrator detailing with great factual honesty the cost of his project. I am now of the opinion that if there are enough Brandons around then sanity has some chance of returning to the US. From Ireland with thanks.

I would have combined the two & made a tri-toon. Sell off the extra parts to recoup your money.

Nice work! Does the $6K costs include the motor you put on it? Thanks

@BrandonsGarage

3 жыл бұрын

No, I didn't include that as it already had a motor on it, and the repairs/parts for the 40 HP vs. the Merc probably would have been about the same.

Thanks for filming

Is the carpet still holding up good with the red guard applied?

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

No problems yet!

@AlvaBoy1

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon's Garage awesome! That’s what I’ll be doing tomorrow then. Thank you for the quick reply!

That is a really good deal 10 grand under that's what I was thinking my brother bought for 40,000 I try to get them to redo your doing he said no I can't wait to do this project like you good job

😷Nice job. To ur issue with the floor. U might try VINEGAR. I say that because my wife found out on our concrete carport where a dog had peed on my shop door and the concrete floor. She grabbed some VINGER and cleaned the door and floor. I came home from work and as I walked through the carport I noticed a very bright/cleaned floor and that was a few months ago and it still looks like a freshly poured concrete floor. So try it in a small spot and c what happens. I'm planning on trying it out on the rest of the floor. Hope this helps. Stay safe/healthy during this period of the pandemic 😷

Motor was free?

Shhh, someone might hear you. lol, nice build!

Came out nice man.

Crank up the VOLUME. Tks.

Use starboard for the deck and forego the carpet.

$6k is very reasonable. Very nice refurb.

Thanks Brandon.

Do you think restoring the new pontoon will recoup your total cost? I guess it depends on the area, but it seems like it would be close.

@WoodGuy

4 жыл бұрын

After this pontoon is put back together I think he'll come close to paying for the first boat, just my guess, he'll get close to $4500 and maybe a bit more. All the new owner will need is furniture. He'll probably put a 90 horse on the completed boat and put the 40 horse on the other boat, that way the boat will come with a very good running motor which is rare when you buy an older pontoon.

@1001Guitarplayer

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodGuy I thought he said he had everything for the new boat. Perhaps I missed it not having good seats. I wonder if putting new seats on it would be worth it, though at the cost of the ones he got, I'm not sure.

@WoodGuy

4 жыл бұрын

@@1001Guitarplayer You're right Doug, it did come with seats, but we'll find out soon enough what condition the furniture is in.

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And it's a good idea with the sewing machine sticking a stick in the cloud yeah

Haha, that looks like the LHC discount tire.

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

It is! Pontoon came from Parker, LHC was the closest.

Hydrochloric acid will remove that black junk in a hurry....you can buy it at Lowe's and home Depot in the paint section, look for concrete etchers. Bear in mind you will loose the smooth floor you have now and you'll want to buy a concrete sealer also but it'll look like new again afterwards.

Cool vid watched them all 👍🏾

Nice pontoon and thanks for the video

volume man volume

Boat looks great!!!! Really nice work

Wonderful job.

So what did you do with the other pontoon boat and trailer

@wind-walkerrichardson9876

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job

Where did you order your parts from?

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you're asking about

@austinecher6822

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonsGarage I'm going to start a pontoon custom fishing build here soon on a 22ft

@BrandonsGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Seats came from pontoonstuff.com Most everything else was amazon and ebay.