New Pontoon Advise

steadyon · 04-26-2009, 09:40 AM

flipturn,
congratulations on retirement and NH
we have a 20' sweetwater with a 95hp merc. with hydrolic steering.
love it and can pull tubes with adults.
good luck and welcome to NH
BTW, we got our boat at Irwin in Laconia. Bill is a great guy and very good
customer service.

Old Hubbard Rd · 04-26-2009, 03:34 PM

Hey checkout McCallans Boat House in Epson. That's where I bought my Harris/Kayot several years ago. They are on a small lake so you could take them out on a test drive. (not sure I spelled McCallans properly)

Orion · 04-27-2009, 09:03 AM

We have a 24 Bennington and love it. Had it since 2001. Tritoons give you much more capacity and better nose-diving/deck-swamping protection when everyone seems to be sitting at the bow area. They do have a bit more drag though so it will knock a few mph off the top end, but a tradeoff that I feel is well worth it. The tritoons also allow for more engine weight. Ours is a 130 hp Honda and will do a bit over 30 mph. Plenty for skiing, and we have a ski-tow bar on the stern. More HP means less engine drone for longer cruises. We actually can hardly hear the Honda over the normal bow splash sounds. Bennington, Manitou, Harris/Kayot are all top notch boats.

Meredith Marina · 04-27-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by steadyon

flipturn,
congratulations on retirement and NH
we have a 20' sweetwater with a 95hp merc. with hydrolic steering.
love it and can pull tubes with adults.
good luck and welcome to NH
BTW, we got our boat at Irwin in Laconia. Bill is a great guy and very good
customer service.

Irwins is no longer a Godfrey dealer. We have picked up the Sweetwater, AquaPatio and Sanpan pontoon lines for 2009 and we are very excited to have them. They are all very well built and great looking pontoon boats!

steadyon · 04-27-2009, 02:56 PM

Meredith Marina,
Thank you for the update. When I need a new one I will give you a call.

04-26-2009, 03:34 PM	#2
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	McCallans Boathouse Epson Hey checkout McCallans Boat House in Epson. That's where I bought my Harris/Kayot several years ago. They are on a small lake so you could take them out on a test drive. (not sure I spelled McCallans properly)

04-27-2009, 09:03 AM	#3
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 598 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	tritoons We have a 24 Bennington and love it. Had it since 2001. Tritoons give you much more capacity and better nose-diving/deck-swamping protection when everyone seems to be sitting at the bow area. They do have a bit more drag though so it will knock a few mph off the top end, but a tradeoff that I feel is well worth it. The tritoons also allow for more engine weight. Ours is a 130 hp Honda and will do a bit over 30 mph. Plenty for skiing, and we have a ski-tow bar on the stern. More HP means less engine drone for longer cruises. We actually can hardly hear the Honda over the normal bow splash sounds. Bennington, Manitou, Harris/Kayot are all top notch boats.

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04-26-2009, 09:40 AM	#1
steadyon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	flipturn, congratulations on retirement and NH we have a 20' sweetwater with a 95hp merc. with hydrolic steering. love it and can pull tubes with adults. good luck and welcome to NH BTW, we got our boat at Irwin in Laconia. Bill is a great guy and very good customer service.

04-27-2009, 02:56 PM	#5
steadyon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Meredith Marina, Thank you for the update. When I need a new one I will give you a call.