On Feb 16, 4:30*pm, wrote:
On Feb 16, 12:36*pm, 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.

Funny thing... I know the dealer we bought it from, and all the
salemen that work there. *When we walked up to the Premier boats and
started looking, a lady I didn't know came over to show them to us.
She only had to speak a few words and we knew she wasn't a local. *It
turned out to be Betty Menne, the wife of Bob Menne, the owners of
Premier Boats. *Really nice lady. *They're located in Minnesota, and
when I remarked that she was lucky to get to come to a warm spot for a
show, she laughed and said "That's because I make the show schedule!"

I bought a Premier pontoon with their PTX performance package and a
225 Yamaha four stroke.

Whats the length? I haven't seen any in our area, the water is usually
too rough for them.

It's a 25 footer. It's usually just the two of us, with another
couple or two joining us from time to time, so that's plenty big.

Our lake actually has some big water, with the one of the main
sections being about 2 x 6 miles, so when the wind picks up it can get
fairly rough and will whitecap. I wouldn't want to be out in a
standard two-tube pontoon in that, but you'd be surprised at how well
a tritoon will deal with it. Not only does it actually plane instead
of plowing, it also rides very well with minimal pounding. Of course
it's no ocean-going boat. Charleston Harbor is as close as it will
ever get.