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!"