How to Dock a Pontoon Boat

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Pontoon boats may be big (and sometimes a bit lethargic), but docking them is very doable.
In this video, Ray Fernandez of Bridge Marina demonstrates how to pull a pontoon boat into a dock slip by "bumping" in and out of gear, using reverse when needed, and taking it slow.
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@travisphillips5587 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Easy instructions and great demonstration

@Bridgemarina 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate your kind feedback - glad you enjoyed!

@swollz1 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video. Long time boater but just bought a pontoon and leased a slip at a marina. Mine will be going in from the port side. I wanted a starboard entrance but they were all rented.

@Bridgemarina 20 күн бұрын

Happy to help - thank you for stopping by! Congratulations on your pontoon! Where are you boating?

@swollz1 20 күн бұрын

@@Bridgemarina Sardis Lake in Mississippi. I bought it for a larger platform to fish from. Still have my bass boat though.

@mBLOOD42oz Жыл бұрын

I failed at all my attempts hahah.. New pontoon boater here

@Bridgemarina Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new pontoon! Like most things... practice, practice, practice - and then some more practice. Suggest 'learning experience' rather than failure ;-) - where are you boating?

@user-yj9vz3zk8z 2 ай бұрын

I have a 25’ tritoon and I always start my turn as I’m turning into the slip before mine and then do basically everything he just did except I don’t have to make several corrections like he did. It usually takes 1 turn in, 1 bump in reverse with the wheel fully turned back and then straight into the slip with the wheel turned forward.

@thomasconnolly8188 Ай бұрын

Do all of you guys nose your toons in? I’ve tried it now in and bow out. My marina has narrow fairways. The wind can be a problem. Trying to figure out what’s best. We have a 24’ tritoon with a long kickout on the stern

@jamesyoung6829 2 ай бұрын

This is the best demonstration I’ve seen thank you. Any adjustments to this process when wind and current are working against you? We have a tight slip with boat lift and have boats on both sides of a narrow fairway.

@Bridgemarina 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate your kind feedback - thank you! Check out our video on docking with wind and current here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLVdgMJ4veCclXk.html Hope this helps!

@jamesyoung6829 2 ай бұрын

@@Bridgemarina this is extremely helpful thank you! I will practice this with our pontoon! The big take away for me is to learn how to move the wheel quick with my left hand without moving my right hand too quickly on the throttle. 😩