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Do I need a table? (moved from wrong section)

#1 Post by Team Bristow » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:31 am

This is our first pontoon boat. We had a few growing up and my folks have one now. We have always had a table on them. We just sold our speed boat that did not have one and our new boat did not come with one. With the walk through set up of the 220SL it would end up in an awkward location that you would both be in the way and difficult to reach when sitting for lunch. Anybody out there managing to survive without one?

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#2 Post by ron nh » Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:33 pm

We were out 20+ times last year & never once set it up, even while eating. Thankfully it's removable.
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#3 Post by solidhadriel » Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:35 pm

My pontoon doesn't have one. On my brother's express cruiser, we always keep it stored out of sight. It always gets in the way, and we don't mind eating from our laps. Tables take up too much valuable real estate, in my opinion. Cheers!
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#4 Post by jafo9 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:10 pm

we use ours enough to where i would always want one. ours stows away pretty well in the potty area. to me, its great for the kids as it gives them a place to put food and drink besides on the vinyl.
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#5 Post by teecro » Fri Apr 22, 2016 3:35 pm

We enjoy having ours but I searched long and hard finding one that I liked the look of and the size of. I installed 2 base plates so as the mood or need strikes it can be moved from the current location to the stern L settee... I would have preferred a narrow oval shape but I really liked the high-end appearance of granite on this one...
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#6 Post by Coldbrew » Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:21 pm

We had one on our bowrider (pictured) and we use the one on our pontoon all the time. As a matter of fact we're looking to replace the little round one for a kidney shaped one if I can find one for a decent price so we'll have more table space.

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#7 Post by TBone » Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:42 pm

We have one and use it all the time. The little kids use it the most for drinks and food while the adults just use the cup holders and the occasional card game.
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#9 Post by haganjeff » Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:10 pm

solidhadriel wrote:My pontoon doesn't have one. On my brother's express cruiser, we always keep it stored out of sight. It always gets in the way, and we don't mind eating from our laps. Tables take up too much valuable real estate, in my opinion. Cheers!
Hey Jordan, that's interesting. It should have had one from my understanding. Mine was shrink wrapped without the base plate installed, so I had the ability to tell them where to put it. Even though most are in the front, I opted to put ours out of the sun, under the bimini top.
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#10 Post by ron nh » Sat Apr 23, 2016 10:56 am

^^^Right. The dealer can hone that baby out in 2 minutes where ever you want it.
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#11 Post by RobZ71LM7 » Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:58 am

I love having a table and cannot live without it, but I also grill on the boat, make sandwiches, etc. It's a lot neater having a flat surface.
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#12 Post by Team Bristow » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:55 am

Thank you everyone. Looks like we may need to use the boat a few times and see if we need/want it.

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#13 Post by solidhadriel » Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:25 am

haganjeff wrote:
solidhadriel wrote:My pontoon doesn't have one. On my brother's express cruiser, we always keep it stored out of sight. It always gets in the way, and we don't mind eating from our laps. Tables take up too much valuable real estate, in my opinion. Cheers!
Hey Jordan, that's interesting. It should have had one from my understanding. Mine was shrink wrapped without the base plate installed, so I had the ability to tell them where to put it. Even though most are in the front, I opted to put ours out of the sun, under the bimini top.
That's interesting. I will bring that up with my dealer. Thanks for the heads up. I am finally picking the boat up at the end of this week and taking her out for my little brother's birthday. Then it can finally rest at home.
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#14 Post by Mad4sax » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:00 am

haganjeff wrote: Hey Jordan, that's interesting. It should have had one from my understanding. Mine was shrink wrapped without the base plate installed, so I had the ability to tell them where to put it. Even though most are in the front, I opted to put ours out of the sun, under the bimini top.

Or get 2 one in the sun and one in the shade. :biggrin2

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#15 Post by solidhadriel » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:11 pm

haganjeff wrote:
solidhadriel wrote:My pontoon doesn't have one. On my brother's express cruiser, we always keep it stored out of sight. It always gets in the way, and we don't mind eating from our laps. Tables take up too much valuable real estate, in my opinion. Cheers!
Hey Jordan, that's interesting. It should have had one from my understanding. Mine was shrink wrapped without the base plate installed, so I had the ability to tell them where to put it. Even though most are in the front, I opted to put ours out of the sun, under the bimini top.
Dealer said I should have a table and installed it for me up front. Looks like I'm getting one after all!
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