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22’ tritoon with 140hp. When I bought it, it was barely hitting 20mph. After pressure washing what I could of the toons with it on the trailer and then scrubbing by hand in the water the parts that touched the bunks, I’m hitting 31mph with a full tank and the Bimini up. The toons could probably be polished and pick up a few more mph too
You speak of water intrusion. I purchased an older toon a couple years ago. While at the lake my gal took a picture of the toon coming in to dock. That was when I noticed her listing…the boat, not my gal. When she was trailered I pulled both rear plugs, fortunately it had them. There was a stream of water 20 minutes from one and maybe 10 from the other!! So I made up an air gauge with a valve. You must be careful and only add maybe 2 lbs of air, but found 4 stress cracks and maybe 4 holes on one, where the previous owner/ idiot drilled through the toon to mount the fuel tank! The other toon had 3 stress cracks and 5 holes where the battery clamps were! So for the cracks I used a marine grade JB Weld and for the holes I used an industrial caulking type of sealant. Also as you mentioned, both plugs were just snug with no thread tape or sealant!! So yeah, always a good idea to check, and so glad I had the plugs as I wouldn’t be too excited to drill into my pontoons!!
I am running a 1977 Godfrey San Pan 824M. 28 ft pontoon. It has a 60hp on it and it goes about 15 mph with just myself. And very low fuel. About to go to a 115 I am hoping to be at 18mph loaded Fingers crossed
Thank you for getting back, the boat will be trailered, we like to fish, tow a tub and just Cruze, the lakes we go to are all state parks/ reservoirs, maybe a few group trips but mainly just the four of us
2020 Harris Solstice 250 with 300HP Mercury Verado. We keep the full Bimini top open, but still have plenty of power. I'm anxious to run the boat with the top down once the weather cools down.
Greetings, I’m an Army retired grandpa. I live around the southwest coast of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and I’m trying to learn about tri-toons for trips with my family and friends. Love your videos and before I get anything I’ll make sure to watch all the videos in your channel. My question is about sea water tri-toons, where is the best place to get one in Florida? since we don’t have used dealer in the island and the ones I have seen are not sea water ready as per the videos I have seen.
We load our 18 foot 50 hp with us and all our shit for a weekend and get 25mph Bimini folded up, folded down about 22/23. Now add two more adults 15/18 with no wind.
2019 suntracker 20’ with a merc 90 command thrust. 54-5600 WOT 30mph down river on perfect conditions, 25-26 up. I’ve hit 32 on local lake with super calm water. That’s just with my wife and cooler as well.
I have a 20 foot JC tritoon With Honda BF75. I get 20 mph if it’s me and dog and canopy up. 18 with one additional rider. And around 15 when i have 4. But 4 adults is like 1300 lbs
Or to improve your speed and improve gas efficiency get lifting strakes or the Hydro fin or both. 40% improvement in speed with hydro fin and 50% in gas efficiency.
Agree with your last point. Most pontoons/Tritons’ are sold underpowered to get the price down for first time buyers. I would have added (in terms of expectation management) you have straight logs on your boat (no strakes or integrated pads) and are expecting the boat to plane.
We had to laugh at the 7:00 mark. Now if this was an anchored swim platform it would be one thing, but personally I wouldn't take any 'toon out with that much chop. Those props were worse than just "dinged", somebody was trying to make either sand or sawdust on the lake bed! Regarding engine performance, with many newer engines you can adjust your engine TRIM on the fly. That can make a major difference whether you're running a mono or multi hulled boat.
So as a newbie Tritoon owner and boat owner. There’s this thing about speed and trimming up a little when you’re on plane. Definitely gonna try. Tritoon seems to plow when I have 2 people on the bow. So starting off, I should trim down, and once I get to speed, I trim up a little bit so the bow rises a little. You tube videos - state prop should be level with pontoons. I should say I also have the hydrofoil Shield mounted to the bottom of my skeg
I enjoy the videos, we are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 small children , looking to get our first new to us used boat, we live in Colorado so we go every weekend in the spring summer and fall (well almost every weekend) we were looking a pontoons, what is a good starter boat? Pontoon or V haul? At this point I have watched a tons of your videos.
Keep a large green scrubbie or a stiff scrub brush on your boat. When docked or anchored out, it just takes a few minutes to hit the surfaces below the water line. You can feel all the algae getting knocked off. But in saltwater, scrub cautiously as not to get cut on a barnacle!
I clean my logs with acid type cleaner. I see some polish and get a "chrome finish" on them. That has to make a difference in drag, but curious what your comments would be. Thanks!
I’ve got a 2013 22’ G3 sun catcher with a 115hp. I get 21 on the gps with just my wife and a cooler. Top down Other people with similar sized boat are getting like 28..
Also of note: A tritoon with an I/O will never be as fast as the same boat with an outboard on it of the same HP. Reason being the former has more weight further up from the stern whereas the latter has all the weight at the extreme end of the stern which will allow more of the boat to be out of the water which will then cause less drag.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon the boat is 1730lbs. It holds 90 litres full ( and I usually keep it full). 5000-6000rpm (I max at 5300rpm). We had 6 passengers at about 1080lbs. With 4 passengers I hit 15mph. Bimini is up. 15 mph wind, toons seems clean but I’ll double check them. Thanks for any advice.
I have a 2019 22 ft Bentley w a Honda 200 it does have a solas prop not sure pitch .. I get a lot of cavitation or engine rev high when I’m cruising and attempting to accelerate once it does get traction I’m about 35 mph at 6500 rpm .. new to the boat wondering if normal or issue w prop ? Engine looks about correct hight . On last hole cannot go lower .
I was actually thinking about getting sea legs installed on my pontoon. But that whole system weighs 600 pounds. 23 foot tri tune with a 200 Merc. I’m trying to figure out how much slower it will go because of that, and how much lower it will actually sit in the water or if it will have an effect at all once on plane as far as drag because it’s sitting lower. Any thoughts?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon What a simple and great idea that I did not think of LOL. I’ll get 600 pounds on the boat and see what happens. But yeah, northern Illinois on the Fox River. Going to be a while. I’m kind of forced to use the sea legs because the water is only about 2 feet deep at my peer. Sometimes even more shallow than that being that it’s a river. I don’t wanna get stuck on a lift. If you can think of any other options for a shallow water lift I’m all ears. Very much appreciate the information. You just gained another subscriber. Good channel here.
So I have a 2021 sun tracker with a 50 hp Mercury my boat is ac16 foot pontoon what is the biggest motor I can run on that boat i’m a first time boat owner and I was just wondering
2000 Godfrey Aquapatio 270fe, 27.5ft, tri-sport toon, Yamaha F115 fourstroke. On Lake of the Ozarks, bought it used in October 2019. I float it at my dock from early May to late October. Some algae builds up, but not too bad, using GPS I get 21Mph at first launch, then trickles off to 16-17mph at end if season. The toons definitely need sanding and polishing. There a couple spots that need a quick weld fix on the toons. They take on a little water through the season, easy to drain though. My question is do you know of any good shops to have those tasks done around my area?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon it is 7 feet down at 653.03. Mine is floating, but there's a lot that aren't so lucky right now. The entire lake froze a couple weeks back. I've got a short video up of the lake frozen
Huntsville Props in Huntsville Alabama can fix damaged stainless steel props. Mine hit a rock and got banged up bad. He fixed it up like new. Can't even tell it was damaged at all.
Hi everyone. We just bought a2004 tickets Vf20 Voyager with a 2004 eventide E tech saltwater edition motor and with top up we barely hit 18 gps. Is this norm? The tools oil clean but it sits in the water constantly. Thanks in advance
I watched another video of yours and figured it out. My 2004 pontoon is only doing 18 mph. But I had the canopy up and may need to clean the pontoons although they look clean
I’m a new tri-toon owner this year. I got a brand new boat with a 150. The first day, I got it up to 32 mph with the bemini up. A few months later, I’m maxing out at 22 mph. My friends, who all have similar boats as I do due to max allowed on the lake, started the season at close to 40 and ended it at 30’ish. We all have 25 ft tri-toons with a 150. My engine sits noticeably lower in the water than all my friends when we are tied up together. My dealer (which has been a nightmare-worse than what you’re imagining right now) says that is just a difference in manufacturers, and I shouldn’t try to compare that way. Algae is a huge problem on our lake, and we all leave our boats in the water the whole season. We all lose performance, but I just don’t get the same performance they do. Any thoughts? Thank you, I appreciate your time.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Thank you so much for the quick reply and advice! I have a 2020 Barletta C22UC with a Mercury 150--full center toon. I don't have a trailer, so it sits in the water the whole season, and I can't pull it out. No doubt the algae is the main problem. I try to scrape it in the water with a putty knife, and I might get a couple more mph out of it for a week or two, but that's it. The thing is though, all of my friends' tri-toons that are also 150 powered and the same length get better performance--even my friend that has an express toon. Sorry, I can post a picture because it was taken away for some warranty work, and is then going to winterized and stored. Thank you again for answering my question. I appreciate it.
Take it out water and clean toons. It works!!! I can tell a difference after a week. I left mine in six weeks one time and it dropped from 32 to 20. I took to get it worked on and they told me after 3 weeks nothing wrong with engine. They said they would clean tools for 295 bucks. I told them they were crazy and brought it home, cleaned just one of three to prove a point. That made a 5 mph difference. Cleaned other 2 and back to 32 that easy. Buy too bright and spray on with sprayer. The build up falls off within 2-3 minutes.
Would changing the engine position up or down impact how the toon lifts at lower speeds with people in the front? We have a 2020 Avalon 2385 VRL with a 200 Suzuki and a performs outstanding but struggles at low speeds with six people in the front. Was contemplating raising the motor one hole to pull the rear end down and lift the front end up when cruising and a little nose heavy
Has anybody ever seen how a pontoon boat is held together? Not very sturdy! High speeds on thin aluminum, with mostly plywood holding it together ! Not smart!
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon absolutely none and never will. Ive seen what 3/16" completely welded hull with 3 watertight compartments 34' aluminum boats can do. Stress crack and capsize. So hell no on a pontoon. By the way im a licensed Captain 200ton. Master , (oil spill recovery, offshore supply boats, crewboats, marine salvage) i have seen the aftermath of these stronger and stronger poontoon boats.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon I don't know. It had no prominent markings that got my attention as to the size/HP rating. It was a pretty good sized motor, but not huge. Sounded like a pretty small displacement though, so 90-115 HP would be my guess. The boat is a tri-tune though, and no matter how I trimmed it, 23 MPH seemed to be the limit. But we didn't rent it to go fast. We're a bunch of old fogies that just wanted an outing on the lake.
Ha ha you're the kind of guy that would put a blower on a minivan. They're old and nosy, I live on the river so I see these dudes every weekend. It's like they're going to the dang zoo, "this is the river people in their natural environment. Don't wave at em, just stare. If you'll come at night you can see in their windows". Now I know why monkeys sling poo.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon lol The ones that come by the house don't want to go fast, they can't see everything. I really question if a pontoon is make to go 100+ mph. My parents lived one lake up from us, they would roundup all the old farts and go looking at houses (being nosy) on their pontoon. Maybe it's a southeast thing but all the old people have pontoons on the TVA lakes, it's not uncommon to hear Elvis on the radio as they idle by. It's not just pontooners we get em on the road too. I guess minding your own business is a superpower these days.
@@DanielSon69 The 1930s called, it wants it's hat back. Toque, where in the world did you come up with that, it was a good one however. lol I have em an F**k Biden flag to look at now and they are having a ball with it. I get more thumbs ups and people taking pictures of it to send their buddies. I guess a lot of people that aren't on YT haven't seen em ?
@@DanielSon69 OK, so that's what made ya think of that, I had to Google it. I thought you were either very old or a genius. They say history repeats it's self. If ya see one in aluminum would you send it to me? lol
Look, it's a tritoon or a pontoon. Designed for leisure not racing down the lake at 100mph. Guys with personal size issues keep adding more and more hp. Mine is bigger than yours.
i think people just are starting to realize the potential tritoon has tho as a hull, they are a great leisure boat for lakes but can often handle seas pretty well and are capable of going fast with some additional features
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FREE For Boat Owners: boaterssecretweapon.com/pages/boater-bootcamp FREE Boater Bootcamp for newer boat owners gives you insights on boat ownership basics, navigation and practical rules of the water and how to avoid, be prepared and handle emergency situations. No more not knowing what you don't know in the boating lifestyle.
22’ tritoon with 140hp. When I bought it, it was barely hitting 20mph. After pressure washing what I could of the toons with it on the trailer and then scrubbing by hand in the water the parts that touched the bunks, I’m hitting 31mph with a full tank and the Bimini up. The toons could probably be polished and pick up a few more mph too
You speak of water intrusion. I purchased an older toon a couple years ago. While at the lake my gal took a picture of the toon coming in to dock. That was when I noticed her listing…the boat, not my gal. When she was trailered I pulled both rear plugs, fortunately it had them. There was a stream of water 20 minutes from one and maybe 10 from the other!! So I made up an air gauge with a valve. You must be careful and only add maybe 2 lbs of air, but found 4 stress cracks and maybe 4 holes on one, where the previous owner/ idiot drilled through the toon to mount the fuel tank! The other toon had 3 stress cracks and 5 holes where the battery clamps were! So for the cracks I used a marine grade JB Weld and for the holes I used an industrial caulking type of sealant. Also as you mentioned, both plugs were just snug with no thread tape or sealant!! So yeah, always a good idea to check, and so glad I had the plugs as I wouldn’t be too excited to drill into my pontoons!!
I like slow on the water, I go fast all week at work, time to unwind on the water. 😁
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon I agree😂
Digging my toon
Use a light at night to inspect pontoons. Works great. Lots of small bright light out there now.
I am running a 1977 Godfrey San Pan 824M. 28 ft pontoon. It has a 60hp on it and it goes about 15 mph with just myself. And very low fuel. About to go to a 115 I am hoping to be at 18mph loaded Fingers crossed
I guessing you will get 27 mph (gps). with clean toons. My 24 ft does 29.
Thank you for getting back, the boat will be trailered, we like to fish, tow a tub and just Cruze, the lakes we go to are all state parks/ reservoirs, maybe a few group trips but mainly just the four of us
2020 Harris Solstice 250 with 300HP Mercury Verado. We keep the full Bimini top open, but still have plenty of power. I'm anxious to run the boat with the top down once the weather cools down.
Greetings, I’m an Army retired grandpa. I live around the southwest coast of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and I’m trying to learn about tri-toons for trips with my family and friends. Love your videos and before I get anything I’ll make sure to watch all the videos in your channel. My question is about sea water tri-toons, where is the best place to get one in Florida? since we don’t have used dealer in the island and the ones I have seen are not sea water ready as per the videos I have seen.
We load our 18 foot 50 hp with us and all our shit for a weekend and get 25mph Bimini folded up, folded down about 22/23. Now add two more adults 15/18 with no wind.
2019 suntracker 20’ with a merc 90 command thrust. 54-5600 WOT 30mph down river on perfect conditions, 25-26 up. I’ve hit 32 on local lake with super calm water. That’s just with my wife and cooler as well.
I have a 20 foot JC tritoon With Honda BF75. I get 20 mph if it’s me and dog and canopy up. 18 with one additional rider. And around 15 when i have 4. But 4 adults is like 1300 lbs
4 adults 1300lbs? Are you all linemen?
Or to improve your speed and improve gas efficiency get lifting strakes or the Hydro fin or both. 40% improvement in speed with hydro fin and 50% in gas efficiency.
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Agree with your last point. Most pontoons/Tritons’ are sold underpowered to get the price down for first time buyers. I would have added (in terms of expectation management) you have straight logs on your boat (no strakes or integrated pads) and are expecting the boat to plane.
Thank you for all the information you share.
I have a 24 foot Sun Tracker fishing boat with a 90 horse four stroke motor what should the water line be on the pontoon they are 25 inch pontoons
We had to laugh at the 7:00 mark. Now if this was an anchored swim platform it would be one thing, but personally I wouldn't take any 'toon out with that much chop.
Those props were worse than just "dinged", somebody was trying to make either sand or sawdust on the lake bed!
Regarding engine performance, with many newer engines you can adjust your engine TRIM on the fly. That can make a major difference whether you're running a mono or multi hulled boat.
So as a newbie Tritoon owner and boat owner. There’s this thing about speed and trimming up a little when you’re on plane.
Definitely gonna try. Tritoon seems to plow when I have 2 people on the bow.
So starting off, I should trim down, and once I get to speed, I trim up a little bit so the bow rises a little. You tube videos - state prop should be level with pontoons.
I should say I also have the hydrofoil Shield mounted to the bottom of my skeg
I enjoy the videos, we are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 small children , looking to get our first new to us used boat, we live in Colorado so we go every weekend in the spring summer and fall (well almost every weekend) we were looking a pontoons, what is a good starter boat? Pontoon or V haul? At this point I have watched a tons of your videos.
Wow... I wasn’t aware algae could slow a boat 10 miles an hour or more. Good to know.
Keep a large green scrubbie or a stiff scrub brush on your boat. When docked or anchored out, it just takes a few minutes to hit the surfaces below the water line. You can feel all the algae getting knocked off. But in saltwater, scrub cautiously as not to get cut on a barnacle!
This. Green scotch bright and a hour of scrubbing in the spring gets me 6 mph easy.
I clean my logs with acid type cleaner. I see some polish and get a "chrome finish" on them. That has to make a difference in drag, but curious what your comments would be. Thanks!
What are the pros and cons of having twin engines on the back of Tri-toons?
I’ve got a 2013 22’ G3 sun catcher with a 115hp. I get 21 on the gps with just my wife and a cooler. Top down Other people with similar sized boat are getting like 28..
Doesn’t need to a “speed machine” just tryin to get a little more for the kids on the tube lol
What’s rpm you hitting? What motor?
I have a 2017 sun chaser with a 150 mercury and 30 is top speed.
I have a 2021 Bass Buggy 18 dlx==60 hp Mercury CT with a 14 x 11 stainless prop==22mph at 6000 rpm. Can I do any better?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Thank you sir! I appreciate your quick reply.
Also of note: A tritoon with an I/O will never be as fast as the same boat with an outboard on it of the same HP. Reason being the former has more weight further up from the stern whereas the latter has all the weight at the extreme end of the stern which will allow more of the boat to be out of the water which will then cause less drag.
I have a 22” Manitou 23” toons with a Yamaha 50hp four stroke. Getting 5000-5300rpm and 14mph. Is that a little slow?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon the boat is 1730lbs. It holds 90 litres full ( and I usually keep it full). 5000-6000rpm (I max at 5300rpm). We had 6 passengers at about 1080lbs. With 4 passengers I hit 15mph. Bimini is up. 15 mph wind, toons seems clean but I’ll double check them. Thanks for any advice.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon 1000lbs, 24 gallons, clean toons, Bimini up, slight wind, water moving but not rolling (no caps or anything)
I have a 2019 22 ft Bentley w a Honda 200 it does have a solas prop not sure pitch .. I get a lot of cavitation or engine rev high when I’m cruising and attempting to accelerate once it does get traction I’m about 35 mph at 6500 rpm .. new to the boat wondering if normal or issue w prop ? Engine looks about correct hight . On last hole cannot go lower .
I was actually thinking about getting sea legs installed on my pontoon. But that whole system weighs 600 pounds.
23 foot tri tune with a 200 Merc. I’m trying to figure out how much slower it will go because of that, and how much lower it will actually sit in the water or if it will have an effect at all once on plane as far as drag because it’s sitting lower. Any thoughts?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon What a simple and great idea that I did not think of LOL. I’ll get 600 pounds on the boat and see what happens. But yeah, northern Illinois on the Fox River. Going to be a while.
I’m kind of forced to use the sea legs because the water is only about 2 feet deep at my peer. Sometimes even more shallow than that being that it’s a river. I don’t wanna get stuck on a lift. If you can think of any other options for a shallow water lift I’m all ears. Very much appreciate the information. You just gained another subscriber. Good channel here.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon some times it to easy ben there myself good luck
So I have a 2021 sun tracker with a 50 hp Mercury my boat is ac16 foot pontoon what is the biggest motor I can run on that boat i’m a first time boat owner and I was just wondering
2000 Godfrey Aquapatio 270fe,
27.5ft, tri-sport toon, Yamaha F115 fourstroke. On Lake of the Ozarks, bought it used in October 2019. I float it at my dock from early May to late October. Some algae builds up, but not too bad, using GPS I get 21Mph at first launch, then trickles off to 16-17mph at end if season. The toons definitely need sanding and polishing. There a couple spots that need a quick weld fix on the toons. They take on a little water through the season, easy to drain though. My question is do you know of any good shops to have those tasks done around my area?
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon it is 7 feet down at 653.03. Mine is floating, but there's a lot that aren't so lucky right now. The entire lake froze a couple weeks back. I've got a short video up of the lake frozen
Hi I have a 23 ft pantoon with mercury 4 stroke 90 hp and I can't go pass 2500 rpm is this normal
How often should you change your water separator on a pontoon boat.
Do you measure the cavataion plate from the bottom of the transom pod or the bottom of the pontoon tubes?
Huntsville Props in Huntsville Alabama can fix damaged stainless steel props. Mine hit a rock and got banged up bad. He fixed it up like new. Can't even tell it was damaged at all.
good to know thank u
Looking at buying a New Bentley Elite 253 Swingback with a 250hp. Anyone have experience with Bentley? Shopping for my first boat.
Is there a way to add a second merc 75 to a 2021’ 18’ Suntracker DLX?
How often do you change the oil in a 2019 pontoon boat.
Hi everyone. We just bought a2004 tickets Vf20 Voyager with a 2004 eventide E tech saltwater edition motor and with top up we barely hit 18 gps. Is this norm? The tools oil clean but it sits in the water constantly. Thanks in advance
I watched another video of yours and figured it out. My 2004 pontoon is only doing 18 mph. But I had the canopy up and may need to clean the pontoons although they look clean
some great ideas
I’m a new tri-toon owner this year. I got a brand new boat with a 150. The first day, I got it up to 32 mph with the bemini up. A few months later, I’m maxing out at 22 mph. My friends, who all have similar boats as I do due to max allowed on the lake, started the season at close to 40 and ended it at 30’ish. We all have 25 ft tri-toons with a 150.
My engine sits noticeably lower in the water than all my friends when we are tied up together. My dealer (which has been a nightmare-worse than what you’re imagining right now) says that is just a difference in manufacturers, and I shouldn’t try to compare that way. Algae is a huge problem on our lake, and we all leave our boats in the water the whole season. We all lose performance, but I just don’t get the same performance they do.
Any thoughts? Thank you, I appreciate your time.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Thank you so much for the quick reply and advice! I have a 2020 Barletta C22UC with a Mercury 150--full center toon. I don't have a trailer, so it sits in the water the whole season, and I can't pull it out. No doubt the algae is the main problem. I try to scrape it in the water with a putty knife, and I might get a couple more mph out of it for a week or two, but that's it.
The thing is though, all of my friends' tri-toons that are also 150 powered and the same length get better performance--even my friend that has an express toon.
Sorry, I can post a picture because it was taken away for some warranty work, and is then going to winterized and stored.
Thank you again for answering my question. I appreciate it.
Take it out water and clean toons. It works!!! I can tell a difference after a week. I left mine in six weeks one time and it dropped from 32 to 20. I took to get it worked on and they told me after 3 weeks nothing wrong with engine. They said they would clean tools for 295 bucks. I told them they were crazy and brought it home, cleaned just one of three to prove a point. That made a 5 mph difference. Cleaned other 2 and back to 32 that easy. Buy too bright and spray on with sprayer. The build up falls off within 2-3 minutes.
@@eddiepadgett8105 thanks, Eddie!
I bought a 24ft pontoon with a 20 horse motor in the salesman told me it would do 45 miles an hour and it does not..😳😳
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon just being funny guy
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon..its ok..I was just being a funny guy
Would changing the engine position up or down impact how the toon lifts at lower speeds with people in the front? We have a 2020 Avalon 2385 VRL with a 200 Suzuki and a performs outstanding but struggles at low speeds with six people in the front. Was contemplating raising the motor one hole to pull the rear end down and lift the front end up when cruising and a little nose heavy
Put the beer & food in the rear, and the heaviest folks will automatically sit back there. ;)
there is only 1 reason.. motor too small
Has anybody ever seen how a pontoon boat is held together? Not very sturdy! High speeds on thin aluminum, with mostly plywood holding it together ! Not smart!
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon absolutely none and never will. Ive seen what 3/16" completely welded hull with 3 watertight compartments 34' aluminum boats can do. Stress crack and capsize. So hell no on a pontoon. By the way im a licensed Captain 200ton. Master , (oil spill recovery, offshore supply boats, crewboats, marine salvage) i have seen the aftermath of these stronger and stronger poontoon boats.
I rented a pontoon boat, 6 adults on board and top speed with a slight tail wind was 23mph.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon I don't know. It had no prominent markings that got my attention as to the size/HP rating. It was a pretty good sized motor, but not huge. Sounded like a pretty small displacement though, so 90-115 HP would be my guess. The boat is a tri-tune though, and no matter how I trimmed it, 23 MPH seemed to be the limit. But we didn't rent it to go fast. We're a bunch of old fogies that just wanted an outing on the lake.
But my tritoon is not slow. It's a 50mph boat. Good enough for me and that's all I wanted.
Maybe it's just me but I don't have any upholstery on my pontoons.
More info on Jack plates for pontoons
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Thank you for your return info , Iam going to Louisville Boat show to get more info , I saw a PlayCraft Tritoon has them.
Ha ha you're the kind of guy that would put a blower on a minivan. They're old and nosy, I live on the river so I see these dudes every weekend. It's like they're going to the dang zoo, "this is the river people in their natural environment. Don't wave at em, just stare. If you'll come at night you can see in their windows". Now I know why monkeys sling poo.
@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon lol The ones that come by the house don't want to go fast, they can't see everything. I really question if a pontoon is make to go 100+ mph. My parents lived one lake up from us, they would roundup all the old farts and go looking at houses (being nosy) on their pontoon. Maybe it's a southeast thing but all the old people have pontoons on the TVA lakes, it's not uncommon to hear Elvis on the radio as they idle by. It's not just pontooners we get em on the road too. I guess minding your own business is a superpower these days.
Somebody’s tin foil toque is on a little too tight
@@DanielSon69 The 1930s called, it wants it's hat back. Toque, where in the world did you come up with that, it was a good one however. lol I have em an F**k Biden flag to look at now and they are having a ball with it. I get more thumbs ups and people taking pictures of it to send their buddies. I guess a lot of people that aren't on YT haven't seen em ?
@@turdferguson5300 sorry my southern friend…toques are very much the rage up here in the GWN ⛄️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@DanielSon69 OK, so that's what made ya think of that, I had to Google it. I thought you were either very old or a genius. They say history repeats it's self. If ya see one in aluminum would you send it to me? lol
1. It’s a pontoon
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7. It’s not a speed boat
Fast Pontoon. Haha like Jumbo Shrimp, I guess.
Still a twin motor Pontoon looks pretty damn cool.
Next video, 7 reasons why you bought the wrong boat to go fast. Then, 7 signs that you're probably a dbag.
If you dont need to swallow your saliva then dont force a swallow. And quit smacking your lips. That's why I stopped watching this episode thums down
Look, it's a tritoon or a pontoon. Designed for leisure not racing down the lake at 100mph. Guys with personal size issues keep adding more and more hp. Mine is bigger than yours.
i think people just are starting to realize the potential tritoon has tho as a hull, they are a great leisure boat for lakes but can often handle seas pretty well and are capable of going fast with some additional features