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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
As for buying, I agree with everything above but the length--we have a 20' because of my association's requirements, but bigger would be less fun since most of the time we're nowhere near the 11 person capacity and the 20' with a 150 on the back is a goddam rocket ship! The price difference between the 20 and 22/24 isn't huge, though, and if I were on the south side of the lake (I.e. washing machine), I might look bigger.
Godspeed!
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I am glad someone throw this out there.... Length really plays into when you want to use the boat, and where you are located.
I know where ishoots camp is and he is right, having a 24' is a necessity in that area of your lake, especially if you use it to get people back and forth to your island property.
I know many people on the northern side of the lake that have 20' pontoons and are quite happy with them, and they just don't try and go the the Weirs on the weekends.
I myself am thinking about adding a new boat to my fleet... I thought about getting a bigger sport boat, but I have also thought about keeping my 18' sport boat, and just getting a toon.... Now for me there is no arguing about tri-toon vs. pontoon... It would be Tri-toon all the way, because I want to bring more passengers.... Now what I have learned is that not all tri-toons are the same.... Well some offer significant increase in allowable weight others do not.... And wieght is what it is all about... most face plates on most 22' toons will tell you 11 passengers if not more..... well lets say those 11 passangers where teenage boys at 160#... well that is 1760# and will work with most toons (tri or regular) but once you throw in some bigger line men from the football team... your 11 passengers start to make an issue with the max weight.... Step in the tri-toon.... I have found the extra toon on some models adds as much as 1000# additional person, gear allowance....
Just more food for thought.....