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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3777730" data-attributes="member: 15054">For all of you that have or get a Pontoon boat be aware of 1 very overlooked safety issue with some of them.Especially if you have children.It is the deck on the front of some of the Pontoon boats does not come out to the front of the Pontoon.You or a child can fall off the front of the deck and hit your head on the pointy toon and very easily die.Just be aware of this.I know some that have dangerous pointy toons and the short deck  and they put a life jacket over the pointy end when they have passengers.Very dangerous.Slip or stumble and it can end a nice lake trip.Now on the 2 stroke engines DO NOT run the fuel out of the carburetors.I know many that feel this is what needs done at the end of the boating trip but it severly hurts the engine.A 2 stroke gets oiled from the fuel, rings Rod and main bearings and cylinder walls  and everything else needs this lube.Proper way is to pull the fuel line and use the screw on the carb lower section of the bowl and let the fuel drain out.2 stroke oil is it's own fuel stabilizer.I have used Quicksilver marine 2 stroke in my 1975 bayliner  since the 80's and never drained the carbs and they were taken apart 4 years ago and not a spec of any debris in them.That was the first time they have been off  since 1975 Perfect condition.Just needed new fuel lines going to them.</blockquote>