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Trailering a pontoon boat
wrote in message ... I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? Do not buy a trailer for a pontoon manufactured by MFI. I have one and the design s*cks. The paint peels off and the tires rub the underside of the fenders when I go over any sort of bump in the road. The spindles have bent slightly upward as well. Poor design in my opinion. Loading & unloading is a breeze. db |
Trailering a pontoon boat
On May 8, 9:06*pm, JG2U wrote:
On Thu, 8 May 2008 08:30:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 8, 11:11*am, anon wrote: Rent one for a day. I rented one once and was very disappointed in the performance but I'm sure there much nicer today. Performance and pontoon don't go together. *Even today. But the newer "deck" boats sitting on top of a planing hull can give you something that is more the best of both worlds. Bzzzt... wrong. I have a 2000 Bennington 25' tri-toon with a 150hp Johnson. *It's a 35mph boat that I slalom ski behind. *Newer tri-toons do 50mph or more, and pontoons have the undisputed best ride on the lake. Planing hulls can beat you to death. *I've been out in white-cap conditions that kept everyone else in... I was one of a couple boats out. *Cant do that in a deck boat. *Or a twin-tube pontoon. Pontoons are a pain to dock or load on a trailer. *Any cross wind blows you around. *There's no hull to help hold you still in the water. *But with some practice, it's OK. I keep mine in a slip year-around, and only pull it out for cleanup and maintenance, and for special trips on the trailer. *A 25' Bennington is one hell of a trailer load. Oh yeah, my boat will pound you to death for sure. Folks put bigger engines on them, but the real beauty of them was 50 years ago when engines were not so powerful and plentiful. That 8 horse will take you anywhere you need to go at hull speed, all day, no gas... The three horse kicker will get you home even at about 4-5 knots. It does blow around though, is kind of wet, etc.. just a big ugly mobile hangin' around in the sun rig.. ;) |
Trailering a pontoon boat
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Trailering a pontoon boat
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message ... wrote: I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor, ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat. If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat. If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat. Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious fisherman? |
Trailering a pontoon boat
Jim wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message ... wrote: I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor, ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat. If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat. If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat. Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious fisherman? To truly appreciate the advantages they offer an inland lake fisherman, you really need to look at one. Everything about them are design to meet the needs of an inland fisherman, from the placement of swivel chairs designed for fishing, an open flat deck that allows one to easily walk around the boat, the low freeboard to easily land the fish, low draft so they will fish in very skinny water, the engine easily pulls of the water so you don't hit the bottom when trolling in shallow water, they include a mount for the trolling motor that will allow you to easily control the rrolling motor with your foot from your fishing chair, the storage is designed for storing fishing equipment, a built in live well etc. While you can pull water toys with a bass boat, it's reason for being it fishing. |
Trailering a pontoon boat
On May 9, 5:42*am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
wrote: wrote: I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor, ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. *You have much more wind surface to act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat. If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat. If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat. I've already got a bass boat. |
Trailering a pontoon boat
On May 8, 5:22*pm, "D-unit" wrote:
wrote in ... I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? Do not buy a trailer for a pontoon manufactured by MFI. *I have one and the design s*cks. *The paint peels off and the tires rub the underside of the fenders when I go over any sort of bump in the road. *The spindles have bent slightly upward as well. *Poor design in my opinion. Loading & unloading is a breeze. db Thanks, I've cranial filed that information! |
Trailering a pontoon boat
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message . .. Jim wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message ... wrote: I am thinking of making my next boat a pontoon boat in the 20 foot range. I'd like to hear from people who own pontoons and especially those who trailer them. Things that I'm thinking about is how hard to load/unload, ease of towing, etc. Also, do you all fish with yours using an electric trolling motor? One thing I'm wondering is how they handle while using the trolling motor in the wind? Much difference than a bass boat? As you know, they are popular on inland lakes as a party barge, but they would be hard to handle in a cove with a electric trolling motor, ESPECIALLY, with any kind of wind. You have much more wind surface to act as a sall on a pontoon boat than you do on a bass boat. If you want a boat to act as a floating dock, to bring lots of people to spend the day on the water and to be able to have a grill and picnic on the water, and maybe do some fishing, go with a pontoon boat. If you want to be able to do serious fishing, working the shoreline and coves with a trolling motor, go with a bass boat. Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious fisherman? To truly appreciate the advantages they offer an inland lake fisherman, you really need to look at one. Everything about them are design to meet the needs of an inland fisherman, from the placement of swivel chairs designed for fishing, an open flat deck that allows one to easily walk around the boat, the low freeboard to easily land the fish, low draft so they will fish in very skinny water, the engine easily pulls of the water so you don't hit the bottom when trolling in shallow water, they include a mount for the trolling motor that will allow you to easily control the rrolling motor with your foot from your fishing chair, the storage is designed for storing fishing equipment, a built in live well etc. While you can pull water toys with a bass boat, it's reason for being it fishing. I guess you need to be a serious fisherman to see and appreciate the features. I'm not, so I don't. |
Trailering a pontoon boat
wrote in message ... On Fri, 9 May 2008 06:18:28 -0400, "Jim" wrote: Why are they called bass boats? What advantages do they offer serious fisherman? They also need to go 60 MPH! Why? To get to the opposite shore when a shore fisherman there lands a big one? |
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