Why Pontoon Boats are Growing in Popularity

Perfect For Families With Kids

Have you ever brought your kids out on a runabout boat? If yes, did they get bored? How many times did you say “No, don’t touch that” “No you can’t go over there”? Pontoons bring the joy of running, jumping, sitting at the table, and more! There is one, sometimes two doors to board/exit the pontoon that can be latched so no more worrying about the kids falling in the water. As your kids get older, the often want to bring friends out with them, no problem! Pontoons on average hold 11+ passengers comfortably.

Fish/Ski/Entertain

Are these 3 of the top reasons why you love going out on the water? Maybe even the 3 reasons why you own/want to own a boat! You can do it all with a pontoon. Pontoons with 150HP can easily tow tubers, skiers and wakeboarders. Pontoons are equipped with a shallow draft which makes the boat convenient to fish from and easy to reel in a big one! The stable platform and open floor plan are two other advantages to fishing in a pontoon. A pontoon is basically a floating, fenced in patio. Its an entertainers dream. With many seating options, lighting options, a place to barbecue, & stereo systems you are sure to have a great day on the lake hosting a floating party.

Ease Of Use

With the stable platform of pontoons, they are fairly easy to operate when it comes to launching and retrieving to cruising on the water. Pontoons will plane easily with less HP and sharp turns are helped by the addition of hydraulic steering. Because of their size, pontoons are also safe because they are difficult to flip or tip.

Storage

Its amazing how large your list of items to “bring on the boat” gets. Storage is an important factor when deciding on a boat. Because pontoons have a large amount of seating, they bring on large amounts of storage because under each seating area there is a storage space. Some models even in in floor storage and large storage area under the swing back bench.

Safety

Back to the topic of kids, they are fenced in with high side rails so they are less likely to fall out. Pontoons are considered quite a bit safer than run abouts because the are larger and heavier.

Style

Have you seen pontoon boats lately? They are good looking! There are endless options for graphics, rail colors, panel colors, furniture fabric, flooring options as well as countless add ons, tower/arch and lighting options.

Performance

When most people think of pontoons they think slow and 40-90 horsepower outboards. That’s now a thing of the past. Most of our Bennington pontoons are equipped with 115hp-300hp engines which can cruise anywhere form 40-60mph.

A pontoon boat is hands down the most versatile boat you can get, they are designed for complete and ultimate functionality.

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