Greg,
Actually I don't see a whole lot of pontoons on Lake Saint Clair [the
sixth Great Lake :-)]. I'm sure there's some, but I see a whole lot more
around Ft. Myers Beach in Florida. Probably see more pontoons around here
on inland lakes.
Paul

"Greg" wrote in message
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The best reason not to is that it was never made for that
type of water.

Don't confuse the Gulf with the ocean. If someone is simply going a few
miles
offshore they are not going to see the pounding waves you see in the ocean
unless there is a storm nearby. In most places in Fla the water will still
be
30' deep or so. You can get in a lot more trouble in the great lakes and I
don't see people saying you can't run a pontoon there.
Weather is always a factor on the water, no matter where you run.