Pontoon Dolly For Moving Pontoon on Concrete Floors

[JimJ]

I store my pontoon over winter in a storage barn with concrete floors. What does Bennington recommend to use as an easily movable set of four pontoon dollies with large swivel wheels so the pontoon can be moved easily around the floor. (The pontoon has ultralegs/sealegs. These make it harder to load using a scissors trailer. Thus, larger wheels are needed to ensure the trailer can slide beneath the ultralegs/sealegs.) Pontoon is a Bennington 2023 20LSR.

I purchased four of the Sternmaster pontoon dollies. They came partially assembled. They look to be excellent quality. The frame and casters look like they will support my pontoon quite nicely. I will know more this fall once we bring the new pontoon in for storage. I won't know before then because the dealer will deliver the new pontoon and put it in the lake for us immediately.

 

[Vikingstaff]

I purchased four of the Sternmaster pontoon dollies. They came partially assembled. They look to be excellent quality. The frame and casters look like they will support my pontoon quite nicely. I will know more this fall once we bring the new pontoon in for storage. I won't know before then because the dealer will deliver the new pontoon and put it in the lake for us immediately.

Wonderful. Keep us posted next fall. When are you expected to get your new boat? Please post pics when you get it. Always exciting to get the new boat. Enjoy!

 

[JimJ]

I promised an update once I got the pontoon in the storage barn. I bought 4 of the sternmaster dollies. They came partially assembled. After completing assembly, I placed them under my two pontoon tubes. They work perfect!! One person can move the pontoon into position with one hand. I have a 20LSR with ultra Legs (sealegs alternative) The dollies are very sturdy and the caster wheels are large enough to move easily and freely on concrete.

 

[Vikingstaff]

Nice!!!

 

[Ozzy 2550]

I wanted to add my two cents, my shop has a two post hoist that takes a prominent position directly inline with the driveway and overhead door. While there’s plenty of room for the pontoon, a trailer can’t get it close to the wall and still be able to remove the trailer. I bolted a set of car dollies to my plastic toon stands that allowed me to not only move the boat by myself, but also lets the 115 motor lower completely, perfect for winter maintenance

 

[Pbakk]

Love that garage setup! Nice.

 

[Ozzy 2550]

Love that garage setup! Nice.

Thanks, I retired a couple years ago and the shop is my playground

 

[RangerMTB5]

Very nice setup. The question is...how do you transfer from the trailer to the dollies?

 

[Ozzy 2550]

Very nice setup. The question is...how do you transfer from the trailer to the dollies?

A lift trailer can put the boat all the way to the ground, in my situation with the height of my dollies, the trailer only goes down a couple inches before the boat touches the stands. When we backed the boat into the garage it was on an angle so the truck could pull the trailer out, picture was the position we dropped it down at

 

[Ozzy 2550]

Kind of difficult to see that the boat is at an angle unless you look at the cuts in the floor

 

[DVW]

Thanks for bringing to light the limitations of a scissors trailer when lowering a boat with sea legs on a common low level dolly wheel assembly. A taller dolly wheel assembly used and presented by member ‘Wamplers Lake’ turned out to be the solution.
I have used dolly wheels to optimize the room in the garage. I can by myself move the boat sidewise against the wall.

 

[JohnnyRay]

Whatever you goofballs do, just make sure that the bow is elevated above the stern for storage.

 

[Ozzy 2550]

Whatever you goofballs do, just make sure that the bow is elevated above the stern for storage.

The boat is inside with heat, why would the level matter?

 

[JohnnyRay]

The boat is inside with heat, why would the level matter?

Because you never know...