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nemorino | Wed Jul-07-04 12:57 AM |
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#21732, "how much air?"
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okay, I got my odc816. The question I have is how much air to put in. Is it possible to over inflate a pontoon with the two way pump that comes with the boat?
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2004 - 6 Bass 2 Trout $219.20 in Gear
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RE: how much air?,
swampy,
Jul 07th 2004, #1
RE: how much air?,
CraniumRobustus,
Jul 07th 2004, #2
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Deacon,
Jul 07th 2004, #4
RE: how much air?,
fish24,
Jul 07th 2004, #3
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nemorino,
Jul 07th 2004, #5
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woodsac,
Jul 07th 2004, #6
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#21741, "RE: how much air?"
In response to Reply # 0
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I have personally seen 2 ODC U-boats fail at the seam (both not mine, fortunately). Not sure if they use the same material/seam work for the bladders on the kickboats, but it was enough to convince me that a lil underinflation is better than getting your pontoons tight as a drum.
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nemorino | Wed Jul-07-04 10:05 AM |
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#21751, "RE: how much air?"
In response to Reply # 3
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Is there a downside to having the pontoons too underinflated? Besides riding lower that is.
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2004 - 6 Bass 2 Trout $219.20 in Gear
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woodsac | Wed Jul-07-04 10:28 AM |
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#21752, "RE: how much air?"
In response to Reply # 5
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Everything! If they are TOO underinflated it will cause tons of drag. Makes it very slow in the water. The boat is harder to manuever, doesn't track straight, load shift to the rear, and it's not as stable. The other problem here is that once the sun starts to go down or the temperature starts to drop, you are going to lose even more pressure.
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