Personal Narrative: My 30ft Paontoon Boat

Mr. Marty Stephens, my project manager and I are restoring his 30ft pontoon boat. This will consist of taking everything off and putting all new plywood, siding, carpet, furniture, speaker wiring, and reconstruction of the whole consul. When you do a project like this you have to know what is it that your boat will be doing the most. This pontoon boat will be used mostly for swimming and water sports; therefore we will be looking for decking, carpet, and furniture. First, we have started taking all the furniture off the boat to assure their will be no damage to the leather seats. Then taking all of the side railing off and placing it in a secure space. After you take all of the side railing off, you then dismount all of the trim on the boat,
Most of the furniture on the boats these days is a plastic bottom with leather seats to sit on. The many of the restoration and manufactures are putting plastic bases on the pontoon boats. This allows the boat to not have a lot of weight on it, this also makes the boat go faster. For people who are doing swimming or water sports off their boat, plastic furniture is the way to go. Plastic furniture also last ten times longer than the average wood furniture last. If you use wood furniture you also have to worry about rotting wood. According to the article “Tips for Restoring Pontoons,” “If the seats or other pontoon furniture is framed with wood, check (especially along the bottom edges of the furniture) to make sure that the material is in good condition and rot-free. If you discover any hint of rot, dispose of them and purchase replacements. You'll also want to inspect the pontoon seats for wear, fading, rips, or holes. If you find damage, you'll have to decide if you want to reupholster, repair, or replace the pontoon seats or furniture. In many cases, it is actually more economical to replace the seats rather than reupholster them. If you replace your pontoon seats, be sure to accurately measure your pontoon boat using the measurement guidelines provided on this website. You might think of changing your pontoon furniture the same as you would to rearrange a living room in order to achieve maximum comfort.” This project is very hard and time consuming. This project helps me with being patent and making the rite decisions. While doing this research paper I have learned that there are many ways you can restore a pontoon boat. This research project has helped me realize that I need to watch what I spend and how I spend my money. This research has also made me realize that if you aren’t careful you can mess something big