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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
^ This is wayyy too simplistic in my experience. We've got a pontoon and friends of ours have bowriders and deck boats--they're ALWAYS asking to come on ours because there's just simply more room to lounge around, there's no slapping or major rocking, there's more storage for drinks and clothing/towels, and it's easier to get on and off when docking.
Only TWO drawbacks to my 'toon: it's not as "sexy," and it needs a third toon and bigger motor. In two years, when my chillens are a little older, I'll look into a tritoon with 150 hp.
Good luck!
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Ths comparison does depend on how big of a hull the bowrider has, but the new tritoons run the lake well. My buddy has a 2578 bennington with a 225 yami. We love it for the room and it rides well in all but bad Winni conditions.
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.
If the lake kicks up this Sat night I will be glad we were in the Wellcraft
And I agree with Tilton, it is nice when cool to have bow cover on