fisher 240 tritoon questions

[tfstein]

Hello everyone. This is a very informative forum. I wish i would have found this before i purchased my first pontoon as i would have had plenty of questions but know i guess you will still get them lol. I think i bought a good toon but what do you guys think, and also do you for see any up coming problems with the pontoon. It is a fisher freedom 240 dlx tritoon with a 150 optimax. i have had it out twice so far and seems to be a very nice pontoon. There are not alot of pontoons where in South Dakota and i was kind of limited in choice around here so i drove out of state to purchace it but it wasnt to bad of trip kind of fun actually. Thanks for the input and the great forum.

[dockholiday]

Welcome
Got a 150 opti myself, pretty sure you are good there. Fisher is a good looking boat. What year is the tri toon?
Can't go too wrong with a tri toon with a 150, so it sound like you are in good shape. Couldn't imagine any problems coming up, just keep it covered and do a little routine maintenance.
doc

[FloterBoter]

buy the repair manual for your engine and read it in the bathroom.
you'll be amazed how much you can learn about it that way.
some day on a lonely lake or river you'll be glad you did.

congrats on the boat!

[tfstein]

the fisher is a 2008. Ive read a little about the broken transoms lately on some of the posts and am a little concernd because i trailored this boat back 700 miles with the motor at about a 45 degree angle as per the instructions of the place i bought it. I sure wish i new about a transom saver before the trip. I keep the boat two hours away and will be there this weekend to inspect everything the best i can. I will hope for the best. Thank you

[dockholiday]

Wouldn't worry too much. Now if you traveled down 700 miles of dirt roads with a lot of pot holes maybe. Since the boat is new you probably didn't do any damage. I am sure I trailered my old toon a few times like that and never caused a problem. Inspect it like you said next time you are down. Think a few of the transom problems I have read about are due to bad welds.
doc

[Fritz]

I love my 150 Opti. Lots of power, fairly quiet and reasonably good on fuel as far as boat motors go.