NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

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Re: NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

#16 Post by JohnO » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:27 am

dockholiday wrote:
JohnO wrote:I'm thrilled with my Manitou.

Could probably hit 40 with a stainless) with a pretty good hole shot (10 seconds to 15MPH and 20 to 30 MPH).


You could definately hit 40 with a stainless.
doc
What are you hitting? (enertia is stainless right?)


Now would the stainless also help my gas mileage at cruise? My mom is afraid of the water and she thinks I go fast enough. But if I could sell it on the gas mileage she'd feel better about it. (I think it's important to keep grandma comfortable about the safety of her grandbabies :biggrin2 )
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Re: NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

#17 Post by dockholiday » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:26 am

JohnO wrote:
dockholiday wrote:
JohnO wrote:I'm thrilled with my Manitou.

Could probably hit 40 with a stainless) with a pretty good hole shot (10 seconds to 15MPH and 20 to 30 MPH).


You could definately hit 40 with a stainless.
doc
What are you hitting? (enertia is stainless right?)


Now would the stainless also help my gas mileage at cruise? My mom is afraid of the water and she thinks I go fast enough. But if I could sell it on the gas mileage she'd feel better about it. (I think it's important to keep grandma comfortable about the safety of her grandbabies :biggrin2 )


I don't have a gps yet, but going to have a Lowrance LMS 520 installed while it is in the shop. I have been using the smart guage which seems pretty accurate. I have seen 39 on the smart gauge and the guys at the dealer took it out and said they got 40.5 gps.
Guess you could call the enertia a stainless but they say it is an alloy. Here is a promo from merc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GixydcYMcT0

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Re: NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

#18 Post by jafo9 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:45 am

i looked at some aqua patios yesterday. wow. much nicer than my suntracker. saw a sanpan too. nice but too glitzy for me. will definitely consider a aqua patio when the time comes.
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Re: NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

#19 Post by badmoonrising » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:24 am

Suntracker is putting out some beautiful boats these days, much nicer looking overall that even a few years ago. Check out the new Party Cruiser:
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Seems they are throwing in MILFs to sweeten the deal :tofunny
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Re: NEED ADVICE ON BEST PONTOON BRANDS

#20 Post by mike » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:19 am

mmmm... milfs :ten I am glad I have one all to myself! :nana

Nice looking toon, wish I would have had one of those about 10 years ago when I use to enjoy a lake havasu in the spring...
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