Quality Boating Accessories & Supplies
Is your pontoon boat in need of a rebuild or restoration to improve its appearance? Fortunately with their relatively simple construction pontoon boats may be the simplest and easiest boat out there to work on yourself. Depending on the overall condition your current pontoon boat or one you’re contemplating on buying. With quality replacement seats, furniture, and accessories, or maybe even a new bimini top or canopies you may be well on your way to restoring your pontoon to maybe a better than new condition. Let’s use a photo of this pontoon boat as an extreme example of a very good rebuild and restoration.
As you can clearly see in the photo this pontoon boat has been sitting neglected in a woodlot for quite some time. Any person with just some basic skills can take a rundown rotted out pontoon boat in deplorable condition and turn it into a quality boat anyone would be proud to own and you can save thousands off the price of new. Always give the pontoons, cross members, railing, and fencing careful evaluation and make sure they are still in sound and serviceable condition. These also are replaceable and available but are very difficult to match and obtain should they be damaged beyond usable condition. You may need to install some new quality marine plywood for decking, and your choice of floor covering which could be either marine carpet, or vinyl. Or better yet you may order a complete pontoon boat decking kit and save some money. The decking kits come complete with new fasteners, quality marine plywood decking and marine carpeting in various color choices and weights.
Now that the decks are refurbished you’ll need to choose between either purchasing a replacement pontoon boat seating group or individual boat seats both are available and hopefully you’ll find something in a style and color that suits your theme and budget. In many cases matching marine vinyl can also be purchased separately should you want or need to reupholster any existing furniture on your boat such as the console or sun deck to match your new replacement seating. You may consider other boat accessories such as tables to complement your interior restoration and they are also available in a wide variety of choices.
In the demolition or the restoration of your boat, was the apparent condition of the electrical wiring safe? In many older boats you’ll find where numerous splices in the wiring harness have been installed for variety of reasons. Age and UV light reflected up from the water can also take its toll on the boats wiring, mainly because in pontoon boats in most instances the wiring is left exposed underneath and vulnerable to damage. If you’re already doing a rebuild of the boat anyway, there’s no better time to address any electrical wiring issues. I’d especially recommend the marine electronics available below at EzAcDc. Boating marine electronics just doesn’t get any easier than what’s available there. Prefabricated pontoon boat wiring harnesses are available with plug and play electrical accessories. Many of the marine boat lighting accessories both navigation and docking lights are also low current drawing LED’s, which also have plugs included to simply tie into your existing boat wiring harness. Also check out the boating electrical control switch panels which are wood grain in appearance and look fabulous, and are also plug and play with the pontoon boat wiring harness. But they also have pigtails included for easily splicing into your existing boat wiring harness, then plug and play. This marine switch panel actually should work real well in a wide variety of boat styles and marine applications.
How is the existing fencing on the boat? Hopefully it’s in good serviceable condition, though new fencing is available it highly unlikely to match your current existing pontoon fence very satisfactorily unless you replace it all. In many instances a little straightening and putting in new fence paneling will provide satisfactory results. Now all that’s left to do is to reinstall or replace the bimini top to complement the color choices of your replacement components. Also consider picking up a good sturdy boat ladder in a style of your choice to mount on your boat they are a real nice and useful value added option that should be included on any boat. The last necessary item is a good quality pontoon boat cover, so you can enjoy and protect your investment for many memorable future years of boating.
This article would not be complete without mentioning pontoon boat trailers. Here is a good page with a wide selection of available trailers for your pontoon boat. Who knows the value may make it worthwhile to make a trip to pick a trailer up along with other items for your pontoon boat restoration.
Pontoon Stuff's Family of Quality Boating Accessories
Pontoon Stuff.com-----------------Boat Carpet Store
Pontoon Boat Furniture-----------Bass Boat Carpet
Pontoon Boat Seats---------------Runabout Boat Carpet
Pontoon Boat Carpet--------------Ski Boat Carpet
Pontoon Boat Bimini Tops -------Pontoon Boat Carpet
Marine Plywood--------------------Cruiser/Cuddy Boat Carpet
Pontoon Boat Covers-------------Carpet Adhesive
Back to Boating---------------------Boat Seat Store
Attwood Gas Springs--------------Bass Boat Seats
Seat Hardware----------------------Folding Fishing Seats
Attwood Transom Savers---------Bucket Seats
Navigation Lights-------------------Back to Back Boat Seats
Battery Boxes & Trays-------------Pontoon Boat Seats
Bilge Pumps-------------------------Designer Boat Seats
Livewell Pumps---------------------Offshore Boat Seats
The EzAcDc Difference
Wiring a boat used to be a major headache to say the least. Wells here's a new line to the Pontoon Stuff's family of products that's designed from the ground up to reduce or eliminate those headaches. Though relativity new to the family here it's well worth your time to investigate it. These are some really nice looking electrical accessories and plug and play wiring that couldn't make wiring a boat any simpler.
Also Check Out Pontoon Stuff's E-Bay Store For Potential Values
If you're considering a pontoon boat purchase, rebuilding, or seeking pontoon boat parts, and looking for advice or information. I'd highly recommend the above suppliers and also check out and join their forum at Pontoon Stuff where's there’s a good knowledgeable group of members who love sharing and helping others with their questions.
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Posted by blog.houseboatodyssey1.com at 11/28/2010 10:43 AM 
Categories: Building Materials, Maintenance, Seating, Boating, Pontoon Boat Maintenance, Various 101's, Boating Supplies, Pontoon Boat (s), Accessories, Pontoon Boat, Buying Tips, Boat Seats, boating accessories, Boat Seating
Tags: Pontoon Boat Marine Accessories Seating Seats rebuilding Bimini boat furniture carpeting cca marine plywood marine carpet replacement
Categories: Building Materials, Maintenance, Seating, Boating, Pontoon Boat Maintenance, Various 101's, Boating Supplies, Pontoon Boat (s), Accessories, Pontoon Boat, Buying Tips, Boat Seats, boating accessories, Boat Seating
Tags: Pontoon Boat Marine Accessories Seating Seats rebuilding Bimini boat furniture carpeting cca marine plywood marine carpet replacement
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