# How much weight can a pontoon pod carry?

> How much weight a pontoon pod carries: Main Boat Pod 150kg at half immersion, 350kg fully immersed. Load ratings for every pod and common builds.

Source: https://www.pontoonzboats.com/guides/pontoon-pod-load-capacity/

Load ratings for every Pontoonz pod, what half immersion means, and how to size a hull for the weight you need to float.

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**The short answer:** a Main Boat Pod carries 150kg at half immersion, the figure to design to, and 350kg fully immersed. A hull's capacity is the number of Main Boat Pods times 150kg.

## Load rating per pod

| Pod | Size | Weight | Rated load |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Main Boat Pod | 1200 x 600mm | 23kg | 150kg / 350kg |
| Walk Pod | 1200 x 1200 x 250mm | 22kg | 150kg |
| Raft Pod | 900 x 400mm | 14kg | 60kg |
| Dockpro Float Pod | 500 x 500 x 400mm | 7kg | 40kg (about 160kg per m², 4 per m²) |

Main Boat Pod figures are at half immersion and fully immersed. Bow Pods and Speed Bow Pods shape the front of a hull and are not counted in its load.

## Why we size at half immersion

A pontoon sitting at half immersion still has half its height above the water. That reserve carries people stepping on at one corner, a wake from a passing boat, rain on a cabin roof and the gear you add next summer. Size a build so its everyday load sits at half immersion and the full-immersion figure stays in reserve.

## Capacity of common builds

| Build | Main Boat Pods | Rated load |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6m twin-hull pontoon boat | 8 | 1,200kg |
| 3.6m x 3m swim raft | 6 | 900kg |
| 4.8m x 3m sauna platform | 8 | 1,200kg |
| 8.1m twin-hull houseboat platform | 12 | 1,800kg |
| 8.1m tri-hull houseboat platform | 18 | 2,700kg |

See the full price for each of these on [pontoon floats and pricing](https://www.pontoonzboats.com/pods-and-pricing/), or the layouts on [pontoon boats](https://www.pontoonzboats.com/pontoon-boats/), [houseboat pontoons](https://www.pontoonzboats.com/houseboats/) and [swim rafts](https://www.pontoonzboats.com/swim-rafts/).

## How many pods do I need?

Enter your deck size and the load it has to carry. We'll tell you how many pods, which type, and an indicative price.

## Questions about pod load ratings

### How much weight can one pontoon pod carry?

A Main Boat Pod is rated 150kg at half immersion and 350kg fully immersed. A Walk Pod carries 150kg, a Raft Pod 60kg and a Dockpro Float Pod 40kg.

### Should I size a pontoon at half immersion or full immersion?

Half immersion. The full-immersion figure is the most the pod can hold up before it goes under; designing to half immersion leaves freeboard for waves, people moving about and gear added later.

### Do Bow Pods add load capacity?

Bow Pods shape the front of the hull and are not counted in the load rating. Size the hull on its Main Boat Pods.

### How many pods does my build need?

Add up the deck, frame, cabin, motor, people and gear, then divide by the half-immersion rating of the pod type. The calculator on this page does it for you, assuming an even load. We check every estimate before we quote.

## Tell us what you need to float

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