How to Drive a Pontoon Boat

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OLCtv - 6 years ago

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Kyle Mercado - 6 years ago

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Lithus17 - 7 years ago

Consider this, you’re taking boating advice from a guy who says “drive” when it comes to water vessels. You pilot a pontoon, not drive one.

Richard Howe - 7 years ago

Where is the part where you disconnect dock lines and make sure you have enough fuel?

Rigo Alvarado - 9 years ago

if i rent a pontoon do you have some person who speak spanish for the instrucions...

AmarNathan - 9 years ago

Im thinking to rent a pontoon for the family but none of us never really drove a boat, and renting a driver is 440 an hour. So can we just wing it? or will they ask for like a permit or something in order to drive?

athel jackson jackson - 6 years ago

AmarNathan hit me up. And ill drive you around alot cheaper than that lol.. you rent it and ill drive it.

AmarNathan - 8 years ago

+Pilot Christopher#1/Drummer Boy We got the pontoon in Lake minnetonka and it was the best time ever.

Destin Vacation Boat Rentals - 9 years ago

+AmarNathan it shouldn't take you long to learn how to drive the boat with some instruction from the rental company.

AmarNathan - 9 years ago

+Destin Vacation Boat Rentals yea and how is it driving, you think a person that has no experience can drive a 30 foot pontoon? some us has been in a boat Ibut not too much driving experience. Thanks for the tips.

AmarNathan - 9 years ago

+Destin Vacation Boat Rentals thanks, im in Minnestoa. and my coworker said we just need a drivers licence.

Destin Vacation Boat Rentals - 9 years ago

+AmarNathan it depends on where you are renting the boat. In Florida, you only need a Boater's license if you were born after Jan 1, 1988. Either way, your rental facility should be able to go over the boat with you and teach you how to use it before you leave the dock. Hope that helps!

HamRadioConcepts - 9 years ago

never once told me how to drive a pontoon boat..only how to backup, and where to look when backing up.. poor.

Brian Wilgus - 8 years ago

I agree, he told me next to nothing.

Matthew Farquhar - 9 years ago

2:37 left hand side there is a shadow of a shark :-)

Jason Cain - 10 years ago

good stuff....thanks for the post.

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pete moore - 10 years ago

for you

sean walker - 10 years ago

FYI one pilots a boat, boats are not cars...

Destin Vacation Boat Rentals - 10 years ago

There are many very intelligent people who know nothing about boats. Just as there are intelligent people who know about boats and not about other things. Grammar, for example. ;)

sean walker - 10 years ago

They are stupid so you reinforce their stupidity instead of teaching them properly, oh well you cant be held to coast guard standards with that logic...

Destin Vacation Boat Rentals - 10 years ago

You are correct, +sean walker! We used "drive" because that is the term most new boaters search for when looking for information about how to pilot a boat. Thanks for the comment!

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SoundOfSilenceWolf - 11 years ago

your instructions were not clear enough, my boat is holding up traffic on the interstate

skyeric875 - 12 years ago

Do not use a pontoon in the ocean, the hull is made to only take chop less than 4-3ft. Not recommended, how i know is that I rent out pontoons and people think they can take these things in the ocean. Then they come back completely we wondering why there wet. Think of a Deep V-hull boat with high gunnels and auto bidge. I'd say a motor more than 150 is good for ocean fishing. Just stay safe on the water, happy fishing!

WishIwasFishin1 - 12 years ago

I use my pontoon boat on Lake Roosevelt, big body of water. It works great for the family pulling tubes and fishing. I really found a great product to help me steer the big boat. Uncle Norms Marine products Orca fin mounted to my 150hp Yamaha. It sure helps in the wind and helps to plane the boat, I would recommend this fin to anyone with a pontoon boat.

KsAdventures - 13 years ago

@NickGallardo520 the first 2 1/2 years of my 24 years of CG experience was spent at a SAR station. Do not buy a pontoon boat for the ocean. Boats with keels should be used on the ocean. It's just a disaster waiting to happen otherwise.

Nick L - 13 years ago

@DestinBoatRentals all right thanks you for your help

Nick L - 13 years ago

@DestinBoatRentals all right thanks, because my dad and i are planing to buy a pontoon boat, and we will be only on the ocean, so like my main question was, are they durable in waves higher than 4 feet?

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Nick L - 13 years ago

so are pontoon boats good, for the ocean, because many people say that they are mainly for lakes

itscloudyagain - 13 years ago

nice the water is sooo beautiful i wanna get a small boat for me

Getsen42 - 13 years ago

Dude, you better hope that the rest of the way out the water looks like glass as it does there, because if you hit any chop at all you're going to lose the fishing rod not secured behind you ;-).