www.BoatersSecretWeapon.com/Toolkit FREE Boat Buyer's Toolkit for new or used boat shoppers will give you 28-pages of checklists, questions to ask and how to demo the boat the right way so you don't miss a thing. Plus, get the cost of ownership calculator so you know precisely what your cost of ownership will be.
Yep, I have a 23 foot Bennington, 44 mph top speed with my 250, 600 W stereo, two subwoofers, windshield, two captains chairs, swing back seat in the back, eight speakers, removable ski pylon, Porta potty with pop-up canopy bathroom, multicolor LED lighting at night, and cuts through the water like butter. Tritune with Lifting strikes throughout, why would anyone buy anything else? It’s just awesome! oh, and far more room than your standard fiberglass boat.
FYI on freshwater aluminum boats. The aluminum used on pontoon boats is not saltwater rated. Fresh water rated aluminum boats use grade 4000 and up to grade 5052. Aluminum boats rated for saltwater use grade 5086 with 6061 structural components in which both grades will withstand saltwater exposure. There is a huge price difference between 4000 + 5052 and 5086 +6061 grade aluminum. I could not find one pontoon manufacturer that listed the grade of aluminum, or the thickness of the aluminum used for the pontoons and the structural components they use to connect everything together. The way to tell the difference in work quality when it comes to aluminum welding is you want to see solid welds on all the structural components, no skip welding. The structural aluminum that ties the pontoons and deck together should be a higher grade (strength) aluminum than the pontoons.
Still holding out despite getting older. Definitely see the utility, convenience and appeal many people see. However, still a diehard v-hull guy. Every boat has a place but flying plywood isn’t my thing. Feel like they are attempting to do something this design shouldn’t be doing.
Forget about getting older and put yourself behind the helm of an 18' to 20' Glastron Carlson like boat with at least a 200hp short shaft. OR THINK CIGARETTE BOAT.
www.BoatersSecretWeapon.com/Toolkit FREE Boat Buyer's Toolkit for new or used boat shoppers will give you 28-pages of checklists, questions to ask and how to demo the boat the right way so you don't miss a thing. Plus, get the cost of ownership calculator so you know precisely what your cost of ownership will be.
I’ve owned everything from wake boats to small yachts and my 26’ tritoon is easily my favorite over all.
Just put money down on a Tritoon and am super excited. We were considering a jetboat but was amazed at how far pontoons have come since I was a kid.
Great call!
Yep, I have a 23 foot Bennington, 44 mph top speed with my 250, 600 W stereo, two subwoofers, windshield, two captains chairs, swing back seat in the back, eight speakers, removable ski pylon, Porta potty with pop-up canopy bathroom, multicolor LED lighting at night, and cuts through the water like butter. Tritune with Lifting strikes throughout, why would anyone buy anything else? It’s just awesome! oh, and far more room than your standard fiberglass boat.
FYI on freshwater aluminum boats.
The aluminum used on pontoon boats is not saltwater rated. Fresh water rated aluminum boats use grade 4000 and up to grade 5052. Aluminum boats rated for saltwater use grade 5086 with 6061 structural components in which both grades will withstand saltwater exposure. There is a huge price difference between 4000 + 5052 and 5086 +6061 grade aluminum. I could not find one pontoon manufacturer that listed the grade of aluminum, or the thickness of the aluminum used for the pontoons and the structural components they use to connect everything together. The way to tell the difference in work quality when it comes to aluminum welding is you want to see solid welds on all the structural components, no skip welding. The structural aluminum that ties the pontoons and deck together should be a higher grade (strength) aluminum than the pontoons.
Still holding out despite getting older. Definitely see the utility, convenience and appeal many people see. However, still a diehard v-hull guy. Every boat has a place but flying plywood isn’t my thing. Feel like they are attempting to do something this design shouldn’t be doing.
Forget about getting older and put yourself behind the helm of an 18' to 20' Glastron Carlson like boat with at least a 200hp short shaft.
OR THINK CIGARETTE BOAT.