Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Property Projects & Construction Would this work as a floating dock?

A guy I know is thinking of offering the seller $350
for this old pontoon boat on CraigsList. He says he
wants to turn it into his pond's fixed floating dock.
He says he would take off sides, maybe re-floor it.
I told him he's a hillbilly!...lol
What do you guys think? Pro's? Con's?

ps: not sure how the heck he'd move it
there is no trailer, but it's not far from his place.




http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/4010367661.html

That should make a great floating dock ('barge'), -- assuming the pontoons are still in reasonable shape and don't leak. Everything else can be reasonably replaced or repaired. The price seems more than fair. I'd love to find a deal like that for my small pond.

Moving it shouldn't be a problem either. If a friend with an equipment trailer can't be found, just call a towing company. They will generally charge $1-$2 per mile, plus setup.

Makes a great dock!

Anchored by just four poles, added a walkway, chained to the shore and extremely stable! I'd love to find another one that cheap!

I need to find me one of those at that price. I am a hillbilly so I would have no qualms about it. Just the logs sell here locally new for $375. Plus they want $75 a piece to shorten them for my pond.

A pontoon boat for a floating dock is a heck of a good idea. That never ever interned my mind. An aluminum one would be almost upkeep free.

If you want one, they’re not hard to find. Just google “salvage boat auction” or some variation and you will find several sites that auction off damaged and salvaged boats of all kinds. Here is an example of an insurance claim from a highway rollover in Texas that will auction next week.

http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html...=SEARCH_RESULTS

From my salvage days, it seems there was a disproportional number of pontoon boat salvages. I think because many owners bought their first boat late in life when they had the time and money to do so, and they most often bought them without a trailer so they couldn’t get them out of the water during bad weather. They would get hung under the dock or end up on the dock. This hurricane season has been quite so far but it may heat up next month, start watching now and you might snag one for a winter project.

Thanks Guys!

I even found a blog on this topic.
(Building a boat dock with a pontoon boat - scroll to bottom)

ps: Lovnlivin your's looks great.

I think that would make an awesome dock.

See this thread for what we did:

Pontoon Dock

Thanks jludwig...I will pass that along.
Looks really nice.

Hey is that my favorite breed of dog in the pic? (Border Collie)

Glad to help. It was the cheap and quickest method for us.

Yes the dog is a Border Collie. That's the only breed of dog we are allowed to have.