We make a pretty good pontoon restoring team over here! Glad the videos have inspired you and hope that you'll find everything you need on our channel to complete your project with no hassle. thanks for watching!
Greetings Tom, It was great to watch you finally helping Corey on a pontoon. This was a great video to share with my friend who will lend a hand on my restore. This boat had all the obstacles for a perfect video tutorial, which you've done a fantastic job. I loved the bolt through the floor trim so much that I'm considering getting new to do the same. The original trim isn't wide enough on my project. If this is how the start of the busy season will be, I'm looking forward to the up and coming.
Thanks! for sharing all of your great work! You make it look so much easier than it really is. Keep up the great work! Really liked your jet boat build too!
Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the boat build too! We've learned to avoid using the word "easy" when breaking things down in our videos. We've done nearly 100 pontoon restorations in the last few years so we have some solid systems and procedures in place that probably make it look easier than it is....and no matter what it's still dirty, sweaty, hard work!
Totally agree.it’s true I just did tear down and it’s true no furniture but pontoon I got it’s horrible shape and also 1987? Or something like that.I did this Sunday myself and get done to ready for new flooring in 1 afternoon.with this shape and age of pontoon have to count 90%+ of plywood screws it’s rust and unable to unscrew so have to deal with this forever.I just ordered new flooring and new railing so maybe I’ll post how long take me to put together.And one more thought coz it’s 20 foot pontoon so mostly no one have big garage so IT’s outside work for me…
Glad you got your project moving right along. We've got little tips and tricks for rusty screws and seized bolts that don't slow us down too much. It's just all the fancy bells and whistles on these newer toons that slow us down the worst! I always say that having a big indoor space is partly why we'll stay in business....most folks don't have a dry space to work on a boat that big even if they wanted to tackle the project.
Hey Tom, I was thinking of flipping my plywood, reusing the good sheets. But if you’ve had to drill out the self tappers on the sheets of plywood with a hole saw, would I be able to reuse them or are they basically no good anymore? Thanks.
My first response has to be this: get new deck boards. If you reuse old boards I would personally just sand the top rot and glue off and keep them upright. The bottom might be dry, but that doesn't mean it's in great shape rot wise either. If you did flip them you could use an epoxy to fill any holes, and then just use new self tappers next to where the old ones were. In ending, get new deck boards so you can do it once and be done knowing you did it the best way possible. 😉
Hey Tom, started tearing into my toon yesterday. OMG, is it ever rough!!! All wood, lots of rotten stuff!! All weighs a ton!! Even the flooring, delaminating, soft…just nasty!!! So will def take your advice, all new flooring is def needed!!! Thanks once again my friend!!
@@davidcobb4527 I've had at least a handful of customers bring me their boats to restore BECAUSE they'd restored one in the past and never wanted to do the task again!!! The tear down is some good old fashioned hard work...getting it back together isn't so bad, and it's a lot cleaner!
Morning Tom, Well, your videos have been so helpful and informative!! Honestly they’ve made this job a lot easier!! In fact I was thinking just this morning, that I’ll run all my new wiring harness prior to laying the floor. Save bending over and reaching between the pontoon and the floor, cause there’s not much room!! So yeah, looking forward to a nice clean install!! Cheers pal.
Great Job. Another question I ordered the Faria gauges and was wondering will they wire up the same as my old ones or will I need to find a wiring diagram
They should wire up the same as long as you keep track of what colored wires from your gauge harness go where. I've got other videos that share a wiring chart that tells what colored wires go where for all different outboards. Your Tach will need to have the pole setting adjusted to your motor make, model, and year as well. There's a chart for that if you Google "Faria Gauge Tachometer Settings"
We've got family who went to school there and Cori grew up going to Tennessee games a couple times a year. They're a fun team to watch and it's been really neat to see the program turning around. She's tried to get me to move to Tennessee several times....it's just TOO HOT in the summer down there!
Yes it is definitely hot! You would certainly need an air conditioned warehouse down here. Plus no snow… I miss the snow. Hopefully Milton figures things out for you guys. Thanks for the reply and thanks again for all the videos. About to start all the electrical on my pontoon rebuild.
@@VolunteerAirsoft Yes, we are just hitting our cooler days now where it’s not miserable in our warehouse. We were spoiled last year with Hooker and his accuracy…Milton is a bit less accurate and a lot more unpredictable!
I have looked at your videos and very helpful. What I am having trouble with is exactly how the wiring from the throttle/shift connects with my gauge cluster. I am installing the Faria Chesapeake gauges, using the six switch box off Amazon to a Yamaha 703 remote. Can you help with this?
You need a gauge harness (or to just make one yourself) to hook to the 703 control box. Or you will need to tie into the wires that are coming out of the back of the box that have quick connect fittings on them. This video breaks down gauges for a Yamaha...and it just so happens to be Faria gauges too. You'd just follow the corresponding colored wires from the control box to the gauge cluster. You can even get all the different colored 16 gauge marine coated wires on Amazon!
@@tomspontoons I appreciate the response, where can I get a gauge harness for this specific application? Or a wiring schematic for this to make my own. I watched the video on the Faria gauges to the Yamaha but didn't see where this was done. Did I just miss it and need to watch more closely?
@@rippedat6058 not sure if Yamaha has a stock gauge harness. You may just have to make one. You can call Vans Sport Center to see if they have one for that 703 box. 616-364-0666 Email me and I’ll send the wiring diagram: TomsPontoons@gmail.com
The prices vary quite a bit based on length and width of the boat and exact details chosen. In general, most boats start around $4,500 for the floor and go up from there with new seats, railings, electrical, and even a new outboard. You can go to PontoonStuff.com to see all of the materials we use for projects to price it out. If you purchase anything be sure to use TOMSTOONS at checkout to save 5%!
I appreciate your videos. Helpful, educational and entertaining! Good stuff!
Thank you for watching and for the kind words! Happy to be here helping folks with their projects.
Very interesting and helpful .You inspired me to redo a pontoon boat myself . And you have cute help . I found one on market place.
We make a pretty good pontoon restoring team over here! Glad the videos have inspired you and hope that you'll find everything you need on our channel to complete your project with no hassle. thanks for watching!
Greetings Tom,
It was great to watch you finally helping Corey on a pontoon. This was a great video to share with my friend who will lend a hand on my restore. This boat had all the obstacles for a perfect video tutorial, which you've done a fantastic job. I loved the bolt through the floor trim so much that I'm considering getting new to do the same. The original trim isn't wide enough on my project. If this is how the start of the busy season will be, I'm looking forward to the up and coming.
She loves to make me work once in a while! Lots of videos to come covering as much fun pontoon projects as everyone can handle watching!!
Thanks! for sharing all of your great work! You make it look so much easier than it really is. Keep up the great work! Really liked your jet boat build too!
Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the boat build too! We've learned to avoid using the word "easy" when breaking things down in our videos. We've done nearly 100 pontoon restorations in the last few years so we have some solid systems and procedures in place that probably make it look easier than it is....and no matter what it's still dirty, sweaty, hard work!
Good job you 2. Looks awesome. I'll be re-decking a 1998 aqua patio soon.
Thank you! We've tackled a few of those along the way. Should be a pretty straight forward project, and pretty nice boats to work on restoration wise!
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Totally agree.it’s true I just did tear down and it’s true no furniture but pontoon I got it’s horrible shape and also 1987? Or something like that.I did this Sunday myself and get done to ready for new flooring in 1 afternoon.with this shape and age of pontoon have to count 90%+ of plywood screws it’s rust and unable to unscrew so have to deal with this forever.I just ordered new flooring and new railing so maybe I’ll post how long take me to put together.And one more thought coz it’s 20 foot pontoon so mostly no one have big garage so IT’s outside work for me…
Glad you got your project moving right along. We've got little tips and tricks for rusty screws and seized bolts that don't slow us down too much. It's just all the fancy bells and whistles on these newer toons that slow us down the worst! I always say that having a big indoor space is partly why we'll stay in business....most folks don't have a dry space to work on a boat that big even if they wanted to tackle the project.
Fun!
It was…and a lot of work
When are yall going to work on that Bently? I have one very similar and would love to see it done.
I hope SOON! The customer is working on making a couple decisions before we start.
Hey Tom, I was thinking of flipping my plywood, reusing the good sheets. But if you’ve had to drill out the self tappers on the sheets of plywood with a hole saw, would I be able to reuse them or are they basically no good anymore? Thanks.
My first response has to be this: get new deck boards.
If you reuse old boards I would personally just sand the top rot and glue off and keep them upright. The bottom might be dry, but that doesn't mean it's in great shape rot wise either. If you did flip them you could use an epoxy to fill any holes, and then just use new self tappers next to where the old ones were.
In ending, get new deck boards so you can do it once and be done knowing you did it the best way possible. 😉
Hey Tom, started tearing into my toon yesterday. OMG, is it ever rough!!! All wood, lots of rotten stuff!! All weighs a ton!! Even the flooring, delaminating, soft…just nasty!!! So will def take your advice, all new flooring is def needed!!! Thanks once again my friend!!
@@davidcobb4527 I've had at least a handful of customers bring me their boats to restore BECAUSE they'd restored one in the past and never wanted to do the task again!!! The tear down is some good old fashioned hard work...getting it back together isn't so bad, and it's a lot cleaner!
Morning Tom, Well, your videos have been so helpful and informative!! Honestly they’ve made this job a lot easier!! In fact I was thinking just this morning, that I’ll run all my new wiring harness prior to laying the floor. Save bending over and reaching between the pontoon and the floor, cause there’s not much room!! So yeah, looking forward to a nice clean install!! Cheers pal.
@@davidcobb4527 That's the best way to do it!!
Great Job. Another question I ordered the Faria gauges and was wondering will they wire up the same as my old ones or will I need to find a wiring diagram
They should wire up the same as long as you keep track of what colored wires from your gauge harness go where. I've got other videos that share a wiring chart that tells what colored wires go where for all different outboards. Your Tach will need to have the pole setting adjusted to your motor make, model, and year as well. There's a chart for that if you Google "Faria Gauge Tachometer Settings"
Nice work! Now is this plywood you're using marine grade? Seems like it would have to be...
Yes. This is Marine Grade CCA treated plywood. Same stuff big pontoon manufacturers use on their new boats.
How are you guys Vols fans living in Michigan? I’m a Wolverine fan living in Tennessee!
We've got family who went to school there and Cori grew up going to Tennessee games a couple times a year. They're a fun team to watch and it's been really neat to see the program turning around. She's tried to get me to move to Tennessee several times....it's just TOO HOT in the summer down there!
Yes it is definitely hot! You would certainly need an air conditioned warehouse down here. Plus no snow… I miss the snow. Hopefully Milton figures things out for you guys. Thanks for the reply and thanks again for all the videos. About to start all the electrical on my pontoon rebuild.
@@VolunteerAirsoft Yes, we are just hitting our cooler days now where it’s not miserable in our warehouse. We were spoiled last year with Hooker and his accuracy…Milton is a bit less accurate and a lot more unpredictable!
I have looked at your videos and very helpful. What I am having trouble with is exactly how the wiring from the throttle/shift connects with my gauge cluster. I am installing the Faria Chesapeake gauges, using the six switch box off Amazon to a Yamaha 703 remote. Can you help with this?
You need a gauge harness (or to just make one yourself) to hook to the 703 control box. Or you will need to tie into the wires that are coming out of the back of the box that have quick connect fittings on them. This video breaks down gauges for a Yamaha...and it just so happens to be Faria gauges too. You'd just follow the corresponding colored wires from the control box to the gauge cluster. You can even get all the different colored 16 gauge marine coated wires on Amazon!
@@tomspontoons I appreciate the response, where can I get a gauge harness for this specific application? Or a wiring schematic for this to make my own.
I watched the video on the Faria gauges to the Yamaha but didn't see where this was done. Did I just miss it and need to watch more closely?
@@rippedat6058 not sure if Yamaha has a stock gauge harness. You may just have to make one. You can call Vans Sport Center to see if they have one for that 703 box. 616-364-0666
Email me and I’ll send the wiring diagram:
TomsPontoons@gmail.com
@@tomspontoons thanks for the reply, I sent an email just a few minutes ago!
Keep the videos coming, they are invaluable!!
@@rippedat6058 not stopping on the content anytime soon!!
How much does it cost to refurbish a used pontoon?
The prices vary quite a bit based on length and width of the boat and exact details chosen. In general, most boats start around $4,500 for the floor and go up from there with new seats, railings, electrical, and even a new outboard. You can go to PontoonStuff.com to see all of the materials we use for projects to price it out. If you purchase anything be sure to use TOMSTOONS at checkout to save 5%!