Yikes

SIKSUKR · 05-09-2013, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ITD

PV=nRT if the pontoons are sealed then the pressure will change with temperature. Don't forget about the sun..... Science, it's great stuff.

Put a can of beer 1/3 submerged in the water on a hot sunny day.Open that beer after a few hours and check the temp.I'll bet that beer temp is very close to the water temp.

Science is great stuff when combined with comman sense.

brk-lnt · 05-09-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Put a can of beer 1/3 submerged in the water on a hot sunny day.Open that beer after a few hours and check the temp.I'll bet that beer temp is very close to the water temp.

Science is great stuff when combined with comman sense.

The area of the beer can relative to its water and air contact is a lot different than that of a pontoon log...

Happy Gourmand · 05-09-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Put a can of beer 1/3 submerged in the water on a hot sunny day.Open that beer after a few hours and check the temp.I'll bet that beer temp is very close to the water temp.

Science is great stuff when combined with comman sense.

Are you talking about a 12 oz can or a 16 oz can?

jrc · 05-09-2013, 03:20 PM

Drink the beer before it get too warm, that's common sense and science.

Wow, toons have come a long way from the days of the pokey party barge. The big one in our marina is amazing.

ITD · 05-09-2013, 05:12 PM

Ahhhh, I didn't realize they filled the pontoons with beer......

HellRaZoR004 · 05-09-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ITD

Ahhhh, I didn't realize they filled the pontoons with beer......

Now we're talking some sense

NoBozo · 05-09-2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

Now we're talking some sense

It's like a "Self Propelled" KEG.

NB

ITD · 05-09-2013, 07:30 PM

Some CO2 and a cold plate, that would be some party!!

HellRaZoR004 · 05-09-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

It's like a "Self Propelled" KEG.

NB

Don't give the party barge in Braun Bay any ideas

ishoot308 · 05-20-2013, 04:21 PM

All this talk about holes in pontoons jinxed me!!

I have been noticing a loss in speed for the past couple weeks and navigating to my slip at Fay's this morning I knew something was up as I felt a lot of drag and speed was way down by about 10 MPH.

Fay's pulled the boat for me and lo and behold another hole in the center tube towards the front nose cone!

Not sure what caused this one yet...

Dan

SAMIAM · 05-21-2013, 09:48 AM

Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

ishoot308 · 05-21-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

I would be pretty upset too!!

Dan

Rusty · 05-21-2013, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

I've done a lot of Aluminum welding using TIG or MIG and I can tell you it is not easy to repair something that is only @ 0.080 - 0.090 thick.
A patch is the best way to go, and even then it is difficult.

They are probably waiting for the new log to come in so they don't have to fix the old one.

These are just my opinions and I post them as such!

fatlazyless · 05-21-2013, 10:31 AM

...would most definitely be an easy & quik-fix with www.getflexseal.com/ ...flexseal to the rescue, buddy, with Phil Swift!

Happy Gourmand · 05-21-2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

Sorry to hear about this development. It sure puts a damper on the excitement of getting a new boat. I would be very upset at this point
I think I will get a trailer for my new pontoon boat and try to keep forklifts away from it.

Charlie T · 05-21-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

At this point I would be asking for a loaner boat at no charge and a rebate on my valet fee. You paid your money and thru the sole fault of the dealer you don't have your boat, you should not have to pay to store a boat you can't use. The dealer has to take some responsibility here as it was their employee that caused the damage.

SAMIAM · 05-22-2013, 09:22 AM

All good suggestions.......I fired off another(not so friendly)email asking for a loaner.We'll see what happens.

NHBUOY · 05-31-2013, 09:39 AM

Hey Sam. I am thinking no news is good news.?.

Hope you are on the water now.

SAMIAM · 06-01-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NHBUOY

Hey Sam. I am thinking no news is good news.?.

Hope you are on the water now.

Thanks NHBUOY......yup,boat was delivered this week ....just in time for the great weather.Had a nice booze cruz with some friends to celebrate but some didn't realize that 90 degrees doesn't translate to water temperature.......still in the 60's....yikes (again)

chasedawg · 06-01-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

Samiam, though it's been an awful week for boating, I was wondering if you heard from them regarding your request. I was chatting with another friend who kept his boat at Channel since 1986, but left them last year because of damage they did to his boat with a forlkift and then fought him tooth and nail about fixing it.

I just read your post. I was very disappointed in you posting bad information about certain marina's. You of all people should not be.

I know first hand that you went to this same marina to buy a pontoon boat because you told a friend of mine that the boat line they carried was the best pontoon boat on the market.

You then told them that you were a friend of a very good customer of theirs. You didn't even know this person only by a craig's listing and his name. They believed you and gave you a steep discount based on your word. Then you asked them, I was told, to correct and add items to make the sale to your liking which they did. When it came to closing you walked away.

Walking away from a transaction is a buyers right. And buyers remorse is understood. But what is disappointing is how you continue to give them a bad name.

I'm totally confused and others as well......what is your motive?

Happy Gourmand · 06-02-2013, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by chasedawg

I just read your post. I was very disappointed in you posting bad information about certain marina's. You of all people should not be.

I know first hand that you went to this same marina to buy a pontoon boat because you told a friend of mine that the boat line they carried was the best pontoon boat on the market.

You then told them that you were a friend of a very good customer of theirs. You didn't even know this person only by a craig's listing and his name. They believed you and gave you a steep discount based on your word. Then you asked them, I was told, to correct and add items to make the sale to your liking which they did. When it came to closing you walked away.

Walking away from a transaction is a buyers right. And buyers remorse is understood. But what is disappointing is how you continue to give them a bad name.

I'm totally confused and others as well......what is your motive?

I PM'd a response.

SAMIAM · 06-02-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by chasedawg

I just read your post. I was very disappointed in you posting bad information about certain marina's. You of all people should not be.

I know first hand that you went to this same marina to buy a pontoon boat because you told a friend of mine that the boat line they carried was the best pontoon boat on the market.

You then told them that you were a friend of a very good customer of theirs. You didn't even know this person only by a craig's listing and his name. They believed you and gave you a steep discount based on your word. Then you asked them, I was told, to correct and add items to make the sale to your liking which they did. When it came to closing you walked away.

Walking away from a transaction is a buyers right. And buyers remorse is understood. But what is disappointing is how you continue to give them a bad name.

I'm totally confused and others as well......what is your motive?

Chasedawg.....I have no idea what you are talking about......I believe you have me confused with someone else.
I did not walk away from any closing.I went to Channel because I had already decided on a Bennington......made the deal that same day.
I had previously looked at the Premier at Winnisquam Marina but liked the design of the Bennington better.Never even got close to a deal but felt bad because they are awesome folks,who I've dealt with in the past.
Your statement that I said I was a friend of a good customer that I knew from Craigs list,gave me a steep discount and I walked away from a closing did not happen.I'll say again......you have confused me with someone else.
I've never even used Craigs list and I don't recall ever speaking badly of any marina's or any other business for that matter.
My wife might agree with you that I'm losing my mind but I can't recall any of this happening

chasedawg · 06-02-2013, 10:30 AM

SAMIAM....Sorry I confused you. Please read the title again......I will send you a PM

SAMIAM · 06-02-2013, 11:51 AM

That was MY mistake,Chasedawg.........I read it over quickly and didn't notice it was a quote......so sorry.
Knew it was some kind of a mix up and turned out to be mine.

05-20-2013, 04:21 PM	#10
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,537 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Jinxed! All this talk about holes in pontoons jinxed me!! I have been noticing a loss in speed for the past couple weeks and navigating to my slip at Fay's this morning I knew something was up as I felt a lot of drag and speed was way down by about 10 MPH. Fay's pulled the boat for me and lo and behold another hole in the center tube towards the front nose cone! Not sure what caused this one yet... Dan

05-21-2013, 10:31 AM	#14
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,174 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	...would most definitely be an easy & quik-fix with www.getflexseal.com/ ...flexseal to the rescue, buddy, with Phil Swift! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

06-02-2013, 10:30 AM	#23
chasedawg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melvin village Posts: 526 Thanks: 515 Thanked 318 Times in 150 Posts	Yikes...Phantom Gourmand please stop spreading.... SAMIAM....Sorry I confused you. Please read the title again......I will send you a PM

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05-09-2013, 03:20 PM	#4
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Drink the beer before it get too warm, that's common sense and science. Wow, toons have come a long way from the days of the pokey party barge. The big one in our marina is amazing.

05-09-2013, 05:12 PM	#5
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	Ahhhh, I didn't realize they filled the pontoons with beer......

05-09-2013, 07:30 PM	#8
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	Some CO2 and a cold plate, that would be some party!!

05-21-2013, 09:48 AM	#11
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	Getting a little discouraged.........Monday will be 3weeks without the boat.I emailed Jeff and got no response.He said he would weld it so we could use the boat until the new pontoon arrived.I thought we were pretty understanding....didn't get mad that they put a fork lift through my brand new Bennington,so I thought he might get right on it.

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05-22-2013, 09:22 AM	#17
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	All good suggestions.......I fired off another(not so friendly)email asking for a loaner.We'll see what happens.

05-31-2013, 09:39 AM	#18
NHBUOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loon Mtn. winters...Meredith Neck summers Posts: 398 Thanks: 288 Thanked 94 Times in 60 Posts	Hey Sam. I am thinking no news is good news.?. Hope you are on the water now.

06-02-2013, 11:51 AM	#24
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	That was MY mistake,Chasedawg.........I read it over quickly and didn't notice it was a quote......so sorry. Knew it was some kind of a mix up and turned out to be mine.