Use marine grade plywood
Dunno. All I know about building floating platforms is what I learned on Naked and Afraid and that usually involves logs or bamboo strapped together. P.S. they don't usually last very well. ;-)
You'll want to buy marine-grade plywood 3/4 in x 4 ft x 8 ft. or 3/4 in x 4 ft x 8 ft ground contact pressure treated pine performance rated sheathing. Either of these treated sheets of plywood are safe around water & will work for your pontoon, however the "marine grade" will give you the maximum rot protection but the "ground treated" is slightly cheaper & it too will do the job very good with great rot protection for many years.
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