Pontoon Sinking at the Dock! Quick salvage & recovery method provided you have all the right equipment and an actual work boat. Pontoons are notoriously an absolute pain because you can’t access the hull! I have seen very few with deck access points or bilge pumps, and once they start corroding it’s not long until they get pinholes, or in this case big holes! Best thing to do with pontoons is keep up on your zincs, don’t store in the water preferably, and keep the epoxy barrier & bottom paint fu