wrote...
My logic is that I wanted a craft that I could easily carry IN my car,
assemble quickly, and disassemble quickly and put back IN my car.

I could see trying to fit 9' pontoons into a car as being somewhat of
a problem. What was it that caused you problems when trying to get
it into the truck? The weight or trying to handle something that
size given your condition?

My
search started because I developed a bad case of rotator cuff syndrome from
yanking on dogs and getting my 8ft pram ON my truck was too painful to
accomplish. Getting a pontoon boat ON my truck would have been, too.

Pontoons are pretty easy to load in a truck IMO. Take the air out of
the pontoons and put the frame in with the pontoons still attached.
Take out, inflate and go or take out, go and then inflate depending
on the situation. Of course I have only done it about a dozen times
but found that they were quicker and easier than what it takes to put
my drift boat in the water and get everything ready. Pontoons can be
a difficult to carry when hiking into a high mountain lake in my far
too painful experience. I know what to do differently next time
though... A kickboat is probably better in that regard.

When, in on the floor of my shop, I found putting the pontoon together to be
time consuming and frustrating, it was clear that it wasn't the craft to
suit my needs. I have called that need "portability" and I don't think it
is that far off the mark.

Once you put it together though, do you really need to take the whole
thing apart? Most people I know don't disassemble the frames. Of
course they aren't using a car either......

Use what you will, and I wouldn't buy any high ticket item on one person's
advice, mine included, but I love my WM, it suits my needs.

That's why I suggested a comparison. I totally prefer a pontoon over
one of those kickboats. For you the kickboat is better. Who knows
which one the inquirer will like better. g It depends on
preferences and usages I guess.
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