On Sep 8, 10:59 am, "Jim" wrote:
I am thinking about buying one or the other for lakes and rivers. Maybe a
rare ICW trip. I know little about either so I'm hoping to get some sort of
discussion going.
Florida Jim

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I've had my 1999 Crest 25 footer for 4 years. It's hard to beat the
economical comfort of a nice 'toon. My boat has an aluminum skin on
the bottom and has a 130hp I/O propulsion. On the plus side, pontoons
are easy to operate, have a lot of room and very shallow draft. I
refer to my boat as a 'floating living room'. It is very good on gas,
and if you feel the need to haul along loads of junk/water toys/
whathaveyou they have a great deal of stowage. A good choice for
rivers and small lakes. On the bad side...although they slice through
a cruisers wake straight on with hardly a bump, if you are hit
broadside you'll be tossed like a salad, and rough choppy water will
greatly reduce your effective cruise speed. Even my full length twin
bimini tops don't offer much rain protection - in short - anything
less than a nice calm day can be rather unpleasant especially if the
Mrs. is adverse to getting a little wet (like mine seems to be)
because there is no place to hide on a pontoon. It was a great
starter boat and I don't regret a day....but I'm cruiser shopping
right now.