The Aluminum is 125 thick.

Pontoon motor pod. Pontoon boats can be ideal for casual recreation that includes lounge areas stand up bars sun pads and even tables. The pontoons are large tubes that allow a lot of buoyancy. If the motor pod in the new location is being supported exactly as it is now in the current location you could even stay with a 90 hp motor or whatever the boat is rated for.

Pontoon boats with smaller engines are expected to go with shorter shafts. Other brands may have a traditional transom with the center tube bolted in front. The centre pod would extend about 27 past the rear deck see photo The centre pod adds buoyancy at the rear of the boat and offsets the weight of the heavier 4 stroke outboard and fuel.

Itd be best to have a piece of flat 18 aluminum TIG welded to the bottom of each of your angle aluminum pieces. Secondly and more importantly our extended pods provide BETTER performance by providing cleaner water management for the propeller. The truth is that the outboard motor shaft length for your pontoon boat depends majorly on your pontoons engine size.

Transom pods for mounting behind a center u-shaped tube are 6 x 23 x 25 for long shaft 20 and extra long shaft 25 motors are available. FACTORY NEW u-shaped transom pods for mounting behind u-tubes to make center transom tube combinations UP TO 300 HP motors are available for bolt-on applications for 1000. With the outboard at this location it rarely cavitates and the prop gets a good bite of the waterThis makes for better.

You could use a short shaft engine and in shallow water youd raise the engine by pulling up on the lever. Modern triple tube pontoon boat sometimes have the motor pod as a part of the center pontoon. With which to outfit your boat.

10 15 or Full Length Center Pods A great option They provide a much needed increase in buoyancy at the rear of the boat and more than offsets the weight of the heavier 4 stroke motors. Pontoon boats like all other boats and even all other vehicles can indeed come with their share of problems. The only difference you are going to see is.