02-28-2013, 05:31 PM
Good luck. I don't wish to get into an argument with you or FG. I am just saying as a guy that has put a outboard on and had a frame failure look out.
Your deck is mounted on top of the existing rear deck frame right?. I might be mistaken because I can't tell but I do have two boats like yours. Your rear deck is attached to the main frame by sliding the tubing into the main frame and pinning it, is that correct? That is how my Creek Co is. If that is the case all I can say is be careful and keep inspecting the frame. The spot I would be watching is this spot but on the back not the front. I could not find a picture I already had of my boats that showed the spot well.
![[Image: toon_zps42d802b1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/toon_zps42d802b1.jpg)
As the power of the motor starts to build the pontoons are shoved down. When that happens the frame pieces that roll over the pontoons just above the joints I marked will push the pontoons out and away. This will cause the joint I marked to flex. This flexing will cause the metal to work just like a wire that is bent many times. It will harden and break. Now mine that failed was a Outcast frame. But the outcast frame is much larger tubing than the Creek Co.
Like I said before I am not going to argue and fight over this. I know FG has mounted a gas motor on toons but I will bet they were not this style of frame and mounted this way. You can take this for what it is worth but I would NOT use this pontoon with the mount you have. It will break your frame. Ron
![[Image: Broken1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Broken1.jpg)
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Your deck is mounted on top of the existing rear deck frame right?. I might be mistaken because I can't tell but I do have two boats like yours. Your rear deck is attached to the main frame by sliding the tubing into the main frame and pinning it, is that correct? That is how my Creek Co is. If that is the case all I can say is be careful and keep inspecting the frame. The spot I would be watching is this spot but on the back not the front. I could not find a picture I already had of my boats that showed the spot well.
As the power of the motor starts to build the pontoons are shoved down. When that happens the frame pieces that roll over the pontoons just above the joints I marked will push the pontoons out and away. This will cause the joint I marked to flex. This flexing will cause the metal to work just like a wire that is bent many times. It will harden and break. Now mine that failed was a Outcast frame. But the outcast frame is much larger tubing than the Creek Co.
Like I said before I am not going to argue and fight over this. I know FG has mounted a gas motor on toons but I will bet they were not this style of frame and mounted this way. You can take this for what it is worth but I would NOT use this pontoon with the mount you have. It will break your frame. Ron
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