I have been watching this site for sometime.You look like a bunch of guys like me. Just wanting to enjoy life fishing.The reason I joined is because I solved my pontoon boat mobility by removing the pulley from the anchor mount & cutting a block of steel the same width as the inside of the bracket & a 1/2" longer.I then welded it to an old 20" bike fork,drilled a hole in the side to put a clevis pin to hold it in the bracket.This makes the boat a rickshaw to be controled by the foot rest as handles.You can load all your gear,lunch & jacket in an ice chest strapped to the rear deck.The big advantages the pontoon boat has over tubes is mobility in the wind,you don't set in cold water getting wet & having cramps.You canuse it in any pond that allows float tubes.They also handle rough water at Chatfield on weekends.I hope to get my boat assembled soon & I'll try to post pictures.