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KarmaGirl · 02-01-2010, 04:09 PM

We've been lake boaters for decades, with a series of 19' - 24' bow riders and cuddy cabins (mostly SeaRay). Two summers ago our 10-yr-old SeaRay needed expensive repairs, so we started looking for a new boat. The place where we have our boats serviced and stored, Glendale Marine in Gilford, is a dealer for Manitou pontoon and tri-toon boats. We were really opposed to an "old people's" boat, but Gary convinced us to take one out for a spin. We really pushed it for getting up on plane fast, tight turns, stability, etc. and loved it! We immediately ordered one and it is a total joy. The center pontoon is a vee-hull, which makes it stable in wind and very responsive in turns. The 150 four-stroke makes it very fast, quiet, and incredibly economical. Also, no service needed for 300 hours -- and it winterizes itself! (We figure that saves us several hundred a year.) It's got a way-cool design (we got the sports model). It easily handles 10 people; more if some are kids. It's also got a "changing room" and porta-potti. Well worth checking out. Call Gary at Glendale Marine and tell him Marty sent you! Check out Manitou's web site, too. There's a cool video.

02-01-2010, 04:09 PM	#5
KarmaGirl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 50 Thanks: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Consider a Tri-Toon We've been lake boaters for decades, with a series of 19' - 24' bow riders and cuddy cabins (mostly SeaRay). Two summers ago our 10-yr-old SeaRay needed expensive repairs, so we started looking for a new boat. The place where we have our boats serviced and stored, Glendale Marine in Gilford, is a dealer for Manitou pontoon and tri-toon boats. We were really opposed to an "old people's" boat, but Gary convinced us to take one out for a spin. We really pushed it for getting up on plane fast, tight turns, stability, etc. and loved it! We immediately ordered one and it is a total joy. The center pontoon is a vee-hull, which makes it stable in wind and very responsive in turns. The 150 four-stroke makes it very fast, quiet, and incredibly economical. Also, no service needed for 300 hours -- and it winterizes itself! (We figure that saves us several hundred a year.) It's got a way-cool design (we got the sports model). It easily handles 10 people; more if some are kids. It's also got a "changing room" and porta-potti. Well worth checking out. Call Gary at Glendale Marine and tell him Marty sent you! Check out Manitou's web site, too. There's a cool video.