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	Name:	MrHodja -
	Subject:	Pontoon idea
	Date:	10/14/2013 12:19:00 AM

Depends on how low is too low. We keep ours in the water, tied to the floating dock, and at 480 the motor probably has two feet of water under the prop. No problems yet. If it gets "too low" do you have an option to lash the toon perpendicular to your floating dock, with the motor farther out, to help ensure the lower end stays in water? Do you know what the bottom is like under your mooring site? If silt or mud you most likely will be OK, even if the water gets really low, with the motor in its highest raised poition.

I had to put stilts on my floating boat slip becuse there is a rock seam under it that is very uneven and would tend to break it apart if I let it settle onto the bottom. If the bottom under your toon is similar you might want to think again about leaving it in under extremly low water condtions. That being said, the water level has been following the allowance curve more closely this year than any in the past that I can remember. You'll probably be OK (but have a contingency plan just in case!).

And, finally, heed CAT's advice to have your motor ready for the winter.

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