Looking to Build a Mini Deck Boat (2024)

Hi all, been a few years since I was on here, sold my pontoon almost 2 years ago and a small class A motorhome and bought a larger motorhome with 2 slide outs.

I also have just finished a double deck trailer to carry my Jeep on bottom and a inflatable boat with motor on top that lowers down for launching by remote control.

However me an my wife miss the pontoon days so I was thinking of building a small deck boat with a 30 plus hp motor, where does one find someone to make a aluminum type boat deck, just the bottom part, I can finish the rest, or is there mini toons that have some performance to them than the regular ones that just plow thru the water, I want speed and small in one package. [25 mph average or more]

My length can not exceed 14 ft and width just under 6 ft to fit my custom double deck trailer.

Any ideas of who makes this would be great.

Well I was looking at the CraigCat and thought is was neat but not much deck area and where does my dog ride, looking for something like this but more walking deck area would be nice.

I doubt you are going to get a small (6 foot wide) pontoon boat that will handle the motor required for 25mph.

This might fit your bill, if you think more reasonably on speed. I bet even with a 15hp motor, this thing would be a blast for you

http://miteytoon.wix.com/pontoon

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timmac wrote:However me an my wife miss the pontoon days so I was thinking of building a small deck boat with a 30 plus hp motor, where does one find someone to make a aluminum type boat deck, just the bottom part, I can finish the rest, or is there mini toons that have some performance to them than the regular ones that just plow thru the water, I want speed and small in one package. [25 mph average or more]

My length can not exceed 14 ft and width just under 6 ft to fit my custom double deck trailer.

Any ideas of who makes this would be great.

Let's see if I'm following you at all. Are you actually looking for larger or wider than typical flat bottomed Jon Boat that you modify to side seating etc. more or less like a deck-boat?

Alweld does make a few models that may work with a lot of ingenuity on your part. Their model 1448VV for instance has a 48" bottom width with a 68" wide Beam so it would fit your trailer and it's 40 hp rated so it may also make your speed. Linky: Alweld

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Bamby wrote:

timmac wrote:However me an my wife miss the pontoon days so I was thinking of building a small deck boat with a 30 plus hp motor, where does one find someone to make a aluminum type boat deck, just the bottom part, I can finish the rest, or is there mini toons that have some performance to them than the regular ones that just plow thru the water, I want speed and small in one package. [25 mph average or more]

My length can not exceed 14 ft and width just under 6 ft to fit my custom double deck trailer.

Any ideas of who makes this would be great.

Let's see if I'm following you at all. Are you actually looking for larger or wider than typical flat bottomed Jon Boat that you modify to side seating etc. more or less like a deck-boat?

Alweld does make a few models that may work with a lot of ingenuity on your part. Their model 1448VV for instance has a 48" bottom width with a 68" wide Beam so it would fit your trailer and it's 40 hp rated so it may also make your speed. Linky: Alweld

Thanks for that info, it is wide at the bottom and would still fit my trailer, was considering a jon boat with deck built inside like many have done.

1448VV 14'long, 68"wide, 310lbs 40hp.

Try this manufacturer they have a 14' x 6' toon.

http://Www.pondtoon.com

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lemans81 wrote:I have nothing super helpful to add, but all of these ideas were things I didn't know even existed.

How cool is this, it's electric .. And it's supposed to top out at 25mph.

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