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new pontooner or pontoonee

#1 Post by smoker62 » Tue May 22, 2012 6:37 pm

Hi all , after owning 5 boats in the last 4 years , the last being a Ranger 620 with a 250 Merc Verado, I am finally the proud owner of a new 2012 South Bay 522CR. My first pontoon and for some reason the boat I have been most excited about getting. I upgraded from the packaged Merc 90 4s to a Merc 115 4s.

Not quite sure what to do first other than enjoy it. I pick it up Sat. and am heading up to Castle Rock Lake in Wi. for the Memorial day weekend. I am from Kenosha , WI. and have a camper on a seasonal site in the area.
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Re: new pontooner or pontoonee

#2 Post by lakerunner » Tue May 22, 2012 6:48 pm

Welcome and your gonna love toonin
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#3 Post by MacToon » Tue May 22, 2012 8:43 pm

Welcome and congrats on the new boat! Just got our first pontoon as well and we're loving every minute of it. Go get it wet!
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#4 Post by HandymanHerb » Tue May 22, 2012 9:20 pm

Welcome, glad to have you with us. don't forget to post pictures, we love pictures
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#5 Post by ROLAND » Wed May 23, 2012 2:06 am

smoker... congratulations on the new southbay.... have a great time this weekend and of course, do not forget to post some :pics
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#6 Post by playcat » Wed May 23, 2012 11:49 am

Tooning is awesome! Welcome to our zoo!
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#7 Post by WILD MAN » Wed May 23, 2012 12:23 pm

Welcome, your gonna love that South Bay we love ours, good move getting the 115 I never heard anybody say "I wish I got the smaller motor." Don't forget to post some pics.
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#8 Post by evinrude2stroke » Thu May 24, 2012 6:37 pm

Welcome. I think you will find Pontooning to be both fun & relaxing. I had a runabout & Jetski before my Pontoon. They were fun but it seems that a Pontoon is much more versatile. Enjoy.
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#9 Post by smoker62 » Thu May 31, 2012 5:21 am

Well , got 8 hrs on the boat this past weekend and loved every minute of it.
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#10 Post by Thin Ice » Thu May 31, 2012 6:18 am

Welcome!

Nice lookin rig :thumbsup
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#11 Post by oldcoot » Thu May 31, 2012 8:54 am

Welcome,smoker!!...gonna love the 'toon....we went from a runabout with a 200hp Evinrude to the 'toon....love the toon the best!! :nana
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#12 Post by BobG » Thu May 31, 2012 10:21 am

Beautiful boat! I think the dog wants to take her out on the lake!
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#13 Post by smoker62 » Thu May 31, 2012 1:32 pm

BobG wrote:Beautiful boat! I think the dog wants to take her out on the lake!
Thanks all, yeah the dog didnt want to get off the boat. All I would say is boat in the morning and she would go nuts. She loves it as much as my wife.

Sorry for the large pics. Feel free to down size. I never was good at posting them. Actually my wife would probably not be too happy about the pic being such a close up . :scared
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Re: new pontooner or pontoonee

#14 Post by ROLAND » Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:28 am

Smoker... beautiful boat my friend... and the whole summer ahead of you to enjoy it!!
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Re: new pontooner or pontoonee

#15 Post by badmoonrising » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:12 pm

smoker62 wrote: Sorry for the large pics. Feel free to down size. I never was good at posting them. Actually my wife would probably not be too happy about the pic being such a close up . :scared
Fixed ! :drink4
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