pontoon boat

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

Thinkx... test ride when you are ready but I think a decent sized tritoon with a 150 will perform but you will likely wish for more HP. A decent sized deep V hulled boat will often require 10 additional hp to move it every 1 MPH faster at speed. I would think a tritoon would be similar. The above will do 40 gps MPH, I would think the same boat with a 150 would do 33 or so.

This brings up two more tips:

1. DON'T be afraid to test drive! We were timid at first, but on the advice of members here, quickly realized marinas expect prospective owners to try boats out.

2. HP vs. efficiency. We can go almost a month, using the boat every weekend, on less than a tank of gas with our 70hp, but we top out at 22mph and getting places can take time (it's also very quiet). It's a great first boat for us, but we'll definitely go bigger on the motor next time.

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