On Feb 16, 11:36*am, wrote:
Well, the Columbia, SC boat show was this past weekend, and my wife
has been after me to buy a new boat, so we went on Saturday. *I had no
intention of pulling the trigger, but they were dealing on the '08
models.

I bought a Premier pontoon with their PTX performance package and a
225 Yamaha four stroke. *The boat is not rigged yet, and depending on
a conversation with the dealer tomorrow I may bump it to a 250. *I
want it to be a mid to upper 40mph boat, and want to make sure the
motor will get it there.

The PTX package is pretty amazing as well. *Check out the video at:http://www.pontoons.com/ptx_performa...vantage_video/

Modern pontoon boats are nothing like your grandpa's pontoon. *Now
they'll run, turn, and perform pretty much like a conventional boat,
and still offer the best ride on the lake. *However, if you want to
spend well over $50k on one it's pretty easy to do so.

Sure thing. the newer pontoons are a different breed than what was
available even 20 years ago. Now there's more than just some 'toons
with a rail around them. Some are luxury liners even with
refrigerators, made-to-fit stoves very efficient use of room and even
v-8 chevys! $40-50 grand or more. Pretty good stuff if you got the
bling for it.

Hope you have lots of fun with it.