Caution Premier Pontoon Owners

[Happy Gourmand]

I find it amazing that even on a very calm day that the boat would be still enough for the sun to focus through the plastic window on a specific area long enough to do this type of damage. Incredible, and i imaging it would apply to any boat with a plastic window, not just Premier.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

I find it amazing that even on a very calm day that the boat would be still enough for the sun to focus through the plastic window on a specific area long enough to do this type of damage. Incredible, and i imaging it would apply to any boat with a plastic window, not just Premier.

It wasn't so much the plastic windows as it was the black seat covers absorbing the concentrated rays of the sun. Premier is the only one that I am aware of who offers black seat covers.

If I pull the black seat cover back there is no issue as the vinyl is a light beige color. This only happens at the seat back cushion just forward of the helm where the light reflects off the plastic windshield. And yes, it was calm the day I noticed my seat smoking.

You can see in the web cam pic below, I have a white towel over the problem area until I can have a white piece of nylon sewn in which will eliminate the problem altogether...

Dan

[Happy Gourmand]

I just have the regular full playpen cover on mine, and the bimini...both black. The playpen cover does touch the vinyl seats when the boat is all buttoned up, it does get hot, but wouldn't guess that it could get hot enough to do that to the seats unless there was some concentrated rays focused on that spot.

[dt5150]

holy cow! good thing you caught it dan, that baby would've gone up in flames

[ishoot308]

I wanted to make a correction and clarification to this thread.

I saw Ryan Crawford of Winnisquam Marine this past weekend and we were discussing this issue. He reminded me that the front curtain of the supplied day enclosure was not supplied by Premier but was in fact custom made by a local canvas shop. The majority of the enclosure was supplied by premier but not the affected front curtain. I was incorrect in my above post stating this was Premiers standard day enclosure.

Just wanted to clarify...

Dan