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Old 08-09-2015, 05:50 AM   #1
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Rented a Benninton tritoon yesterday for the first time, family had a great time, thought I might try a bow rider before I decide which way to go. Boat had a 115 hp, plenty of room and even in the rough chop outside weirs seemed to handle pretty good.
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Old 08-09-2015, 06:32 AM   #2
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That's great, they ride nothing like "old pontoon" boats and it's hard to describe it to some people. It is a lot of money to lay out to rent for a day or so, but when you finally pull the trigger and buy one, that is a much larger $$ commitment. I also liked that I saw how Different boats rode on our dock.

We did purchase a new tri-toon from Winnisquam Marine 2 weeks ago. They took into account that I had rented from them and took a sizable amount off the final price. I wasn't planning it, but I saw one with the layout I wanted; 4 doors and front and back deck space out side the rails. I wouldn't have known this if not trying different boats.

I really liked the bow rider with ski tower, but it's just my wife and I in our 50's and she said she wouldn't take care of me if I " broke myself"

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Old 08-09-2015, 06:34 AM   #3
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Beautiful day for a test drive, that's for sure!

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Old 08-09-2015, 07:42 AM   #4
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A friend of mine just came back from Virgina, bought a 24 ft South bay pontoon with 115 yam. new paid 26k. He drove down to Virginia, stayed over night, came back with it on a new trailer . saved about 10 grand for a two day trip to VA.
whats up with that??
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Old 08-09-2015, 09:00 AM   #5
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If it's a tri-toon that's a great price, if it's a two-tube it's maybe a little below average. with out knowing all options hard to say exactly. I recently looked at every company out there, and dealers all over the country, prices do vary widely, you do have to look all over to get the best price. I would pay more for a good local dealer as well.
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