{"id":2996,"date":"2015-04-25T18:57:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T22:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/blog\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2019-02-16T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T14:50:45","slug":"update-pontoon-rebuild-project-bare-aluminum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/25\/update-pontoon-rebuild-project-bare-aluminum\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project &#8211; Bare Aluminum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today the remaining decking was removed from the &#8217;87 Manitou pontoon boat. &nbsp;A few pieces had significant rot, with one spot completely rotted through. &nbsp;I&#8217;ll haul these 4 sheets of old plywood decking to the dump next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With the boat down to the bare aluminum, I was able to inspect the structure for damage or stress cracks. &nbsp;It looked good, except for one area where a prior owner decided it was appropriate to cut through an aluminum cross member. &nbsp;I&#8217;ll have to cut some aluminum bar stock that I have in the garage and bolt it into this section.<\/p>\n<p>Next week I&#8217;ll be cleaning the aluminum and starting the rebuild &#8211; stay tuned!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2996 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06635.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06635-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06635-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06635-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06635-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2999'>\n\t\t\t\tEnzo runs with a stick &#8211; a welcome distraction from the project\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06653.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06653-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06653-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06653-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06653-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3000'>\n\t\t\t\tHalf the decking is removed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06661.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06661-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06661-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06661-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06661-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2997'>\n\t\t\t\tA prior owner cut this, presumably to route a steering cable. I will cut new aluminum stock to repair this &#8220;handiwork&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06664.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06664-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06664-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06664-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06664-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2998'>\n\t\t\t\tThis throttle cable appears to be a bit worn, possibly damaged from the trailer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06658.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06658-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06658-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06658-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06658-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3001'>\n\t\t\t\tBare aluminum!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06659.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06659-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06659-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06659-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rsDSC06659-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3002'>\n\t\t\t\tNo more decking\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the remaining decking was removed from the &#8217;87 Manitou pontoon boat. &nbsp;A few pieces had significant rot, with one spot completely rotted through. &nbsp;I&#8217;ll haul these 4 sheets of &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[71,84,86,88],"class_list":["post-2996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","category-upnorth","tag-manitou","tag-pontoon-boat","tag-rebuild","tag-restoration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4880,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2996\/revisions\/4880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}