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This calculator assumes that a pontoon float or boat consists of two or more pontoons tied
together by some form of structure, which is decked over to form a platform for people and gear.
Assumptions:
Dpontoon 27in
Lpontoon 48ft
Npontoon 2
pontoon 54.07
lbf
DLstruct 2747lbf
water 62.4
lbf
ft
ft
Weight of platform, hardware, etc.
Unit Weight of water
Fresh: 62.4
Salt: 64
Calculations:
DLvessel pontoon Lpontoon Npontoon DLstruct
DLvessel 7937.72 lbf
Dpontoon
Vpontoon
Npontoon Lpontoon
2
GLvessel
DLvessel
Volume of water
displaced by just the
pontoon boat weight
DLVol 127.21 ft
Volume of water
displaced by pontoon
boat + peaple + gear
GLVol 254.46 ft
DLVol
DLArea
Npontoon Lpontoon
DLArea 1.33 ft
GLVol
GLArea
Npontoon Lpontoon
GLArea 2.65 ft
DLVol
GLVol
water
DLvessel GLvessel
water
In this next section, we need to use calculated values to pick values from a table.
Table is attached at the end of this worksheet.
DLArea
inTableDL
Dpontoon
GLArea
inTableLL
Dpontoon
inTableDL 0.26
Find this number in the table, under the column area/D 2. Pick
the value of d/D from the column to the left of your value, and
enter it below.
inTableLL 0.52
Find this number in the table, under the column area/D 2. Pick
the value of d/D from the column to the left of your value, and
enter it below.
outTableDL 0.37
This is the number you picked off the table, in the d/D column
and from the same row as the value for inTable DL
outTableLL 0.63
This is the number you picked off the table, in the d/D column
and from the same row as the value for inTable LL
d DL outTableDL Dpontoon
d LL outTableLL Dpontoon
Results:
d DL 9.99 in
Submerged depth or draft of the pontoon boat under just it's own weight.
d LL 17.01 in Submerged depth or draft of the pontoon boat with passengers and gear.