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Will Buy Folbot Pontoons Today. Compass Mount. *Pic*
By:John Monroe
Date: 10/22/2007, 2:37 am
In Response To: Re: Thanks everyone for your help. (Bill Hamm)

: Hi John,

: Good thread, I'm watching this because at some point I may want to build a
: boat to sail, also would like a system to make my overly skinny yaks
: stable enough that I might take the new (non waterproof) camera out on it.

: Sailing NDK Greenlander might be a little odd .

: Bill H.

Hi Bill,

I decided to go with the Folbot pontoons and I will give a report after I receive them. They seem to be very rugged and have sufficient volume. I e-mailed the company telling them how I planned to retrofit my yak with their system and they give me individual prices for each item which includes pontoon bladders, pontoon shells, 1 1/4" dia. aluminum tube, black sea teak mount, all for only $127. It sounds like a steal. This probably doesn't include the mounting of the aka to a kayak, which I don't need. But if I remember right the complete system in their online catalog was about $250. And the shell comes in several colors. The Hobie pontoons with the complete system runs about $145. Either would be quite good for your camera shooting stability and not loosing you camera in the water as is my concern also.

I’m in the process of mounting my new Ritchie compass. It will mount underneath the front deck so it won't interfere with things I am carrying with the deck bungees. This Ritchie S-53G has a 12 volt light so I am planning on fitting a model airplane battery holder 8/AA on the back of the compass rack for the 12 volts.

John

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/15/2007, 5:42 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK* *Pic*
Chris Ostlind -- 10/15/2007, 9:11 am
Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/16/2007, 5:15 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Tom Armstrong -- 10/16/2007, 9:02 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/17/2007, 4:42 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2007, 3:44 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/18/2007, 2:57 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 5:32 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 3:56 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Tom Armstrong -- 10/17/2007, 12:00 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/18/2007, 6:32 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 3:49 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2007, 11:46 am
Will Buy Folbot Pontoons Today. Compass Mount. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/22/2007, 2:37 am
Re: Will Buy Folbot Pontoons Today. Compass Mount.
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2007, 1:56 am
Ordered Pontoons and Mounted Compass *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/23/2007, 4:50 am
Re: Ordered Pontoons and Mounted Compass
Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2007, 12:44 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/20/2007, 11:20 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/18/2007, 3:01 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *LINK* *Pic*
Chris Ostlind -- 10/18/2007, 8:30 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 4:17 am
Do you really want to inflate these things? *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/19/2007, 10:34 am
Re: Do you really want to inflate these things? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/20/2007, 5:03 am
The idea is based on this kayak plan *LINK*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/19/2007, 4:58 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK*
Tony Olsen -- 10/15/2007, 9:04 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Charlie -- 10/15/2007, 7:25 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Bill Hamm -- 10/16/2007, 4:58 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Charlie -- 10/16/2007, 11:31 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2007, 1:15 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Mike Savage -- 10/15/2007, 7:11 am
Re: Logo - It is a Hobie Logo *NM*
DrPepper -- 10/15/2007, 7:58 am
Re: Logo - It is a Hobie Logo
Bill Hamm -- 10/16/2007, 4:56 am
concur nm *NM*
David S. -- 10/15/2007, 5:08 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Scott Shurlow -- 10/15/2007, 7:04 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Paul Montgomery -- 10/15/2007, 10:14 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK*
Scott Shurlow -- 10/17/2007, 6:49 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Chris Ostlind -- 10/15/2007, 1:18 pm