Pontoon and method of making the same

A pontoon, said pontoon comprising:

• a generally elongated pontoon shell, said shell being made out of a generally rigid material, said shell defining a shell longitudinal axis, a pair of generally opposed shell longitudinal ends and a shell length extending along said shell longitudinal axis between said shell longitudinal ends, said shell having a shell peripheral wall surrounding a shell inner volume and defining at least one end aperture extending into said shell inner volume from one of said shell longitudinal ends;
• a buoyant filling component positioned within said shell inner volume, said filling component being made out of foam material, said filling component being slidably insertable into said at least one end aperture in a direction generally along said shell longitudinal axis and towards the opposed shell longitudinal end, the volume of said filling component being such that the combination of said shell and said filling component forms a generally buoyant combination;
• said shell peripheral wall including generally opposed base and supporting sections and a pair of spacing sections extending therebetween in a spaced apart relationship relative to each other;
• said base section defining a base section outer surface, said base section outer surface being provided with at least one longitudinal channel extending substantially and at least partially therealong.