Pontoon storage?

[FlatFish]

Inflated or deflated? or does it matter?

[Coastrider]

partialy deflated. Last season i forgot to partialy deflate mine and as the days got warmer my tube expanded and tore the fabric. Never store them inflated

[FlatFish]

Cool, thats what i've been doing. I'll be picking up pontoon number 2 in a couple of weeks, down sizing from a 9' to an 8' fishcat. A friend of mine will be picking up the same on friday.

[Zane]

I take mine apart and roll the pontoons up. Other people store theirs partially inflated and assembled, under porches, hanging from the garage rafters or the veranda. A fellow I know just leaves it in the back yard with a tarp over it,sometimes. It's important to take the frame apart once a year and check for rust(steel) and corrosion (aluminum), then apply some sort of coating. I use Never Seize but it can be messy if you have take the frame apart for transport. That being said, I guess you can use anything that will protect the metal.

[herkileez]

I ease the inflation up a bit and crank my pontoon boat up to the ceiling of my garage using bicycle hoist pulleys from Cajun Tire.

[halcyonsancta]

I park my wife's car in the driveway and put it in the garage where she would normally park.

Anyone know a good lawyer?... LOL

[FlatFish]

I park my wife's car in the driveway and put it in the garage where she would normally park.

Anyone know a good lawyer?... LOL

bahaha

thanks for the help guys.

[leapinglizard]

I have a Fishcat 9. It's stored deflated, flat on a rack in my crawl space. Not sure what to do about the moisture that accumulates inside the bladders. Any ideas on how to dry out the insides of the bladders?

Thanks

[Coastrider]

maybe put in a sealed bag with the valves open and a desicant cartridge?

[leapinglizard]

Over the past few years when I put the pontoons away for the winter, I have noticed moisture inside the bladders. Is there any harm in leaving the moisture there or should I find a way of removing it? I alway leave the valves open when not is use.