I'm in the rare minority who can't stand pontoon boats. I've rented a Bennington pontoon with oval tubes and a 150hp engine and a Cobalt/MarkerOne tritoon with a 200hp. Both rode well, but guzzled gas and had really sluggish handling.
I might be a bit biased coming from ski boats and bowriders, but I like being able to cruise across the lake at 45mph, spin the boat around between the docks, etc.
As others have said, make sure to get on a handful of boats before buying.
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