Having owned multiple pontoons, I would suggest Premier and Manitou. Stick with something in the 22-24' range, and as Dan stated go with as much hp as you can afford.
The Premier has a better fit and finish than my last Manitou (granted it was a 2007 model being compared to a 2011), but I am on the fence as to which rode better. My Manitou with a 225 Optimax ran 49.6 on gps and my Premier was probably just under that with a 250 Pro XS. I would look to go 4 stroke next time around (sorry Ryan!) as I was not a fan of the noise of the Pro XS, particularly when my bimini was up which was most of the time.
I would look to go with vinyl flooring with snap in carpets as a must have, and look at a stern enclosure unless you truly are a fair weather boater. Make sure there is some sort of splash guards on the pontoons that extend down the sides or has pontoons designed to shed water, otherwise you may be in for a wet ride when traversing rough water. The Suntracker that I have right now as our utility boat is probably the wettest 25' pontoon I have ever ridden in.
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