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wildwoodfam · 08-23-2006, 10:44 PM

I have never had problems on Winni with our 18, and 19 foot bowriders....of course bigger is not always better generally speaking - a heavy bowrider at 19 feet will handle better than a lighter 22' bowrider, etc...

My experience with pontoons on Winni have always been WET EXPERIENCES...could be a beauty of a sunny day - hit a bad wake or enter the broads and have the wind hit you broadside and watch out for the spray!! My family was invited to dinner one time and we decided to take two boats - our 19 foot bowrider and the other families 24 foot pontoon. The lake was choppy - but not a bad chop where I would not go out in the boat. Occassional white-caps - but not a constant banging....

We arrived at the Wolfeboro docks and wiated for our other family to arrive (obviously the bowrider was a faster ride)....we waited and waited and waited and finally called the cottage on a hunch. Sure enough the person who answered said "We are on our way - we had to dry off and put on dry clothes." "We'll drive over land and meet you at the restaurant." Seems they got just around the island and a nice wake came up and drenched all on board.

I have been on pontoons on smaller lakes and on dead clam nights on Winni and it was lovely - but for efficient boating - I would go with a bowrider everytime!

My Two Cents....thats all it is.

08-23-2006, 10:44 PM	#23
wildwoodfam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Andover, MA & summers up at the BIG lake Posts: 285 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Pontoon ride put a "damper" on dinner.... I have never had problems on Winni with our 18, and 19 foot bowriders....of course bigger is not always better generally speaking - a heavy bowrider at 19 feet will handle better than a lighter 22' bowrider, etc... My experience with pontoons on Winni have always been WET EXPERIENCES...could be a beauty of a sunny day - hit a bad wake or enter the broads and have the wind hit you broadside and watch out for the spray!! My family was invited to dinner one time and we decided to take two boats - our 19 foot bowrider and the other families 24 foot pontoon. The lake was choppy - but not a bad chop where I would not go out in the boat. Occassional white-caps - but not a constant banging.... We arrived at the Wolfeboro docks and wiated for our other family to arrive (obviously the bowrider was a faster ride)....we waited and waited and waited and finally called the cottage on a hunch. Sure enough the person who answered said "We are on our way - we had to dry off and put on dry clothes." "We'll drive over land and meet you at the restaurant." Seems they got just around the island and a nice wake came up and drenched all on board. I have been on pontoons on smaller lakes and on dead clam nights on Winni and it was lovely - but for efficient boating - I would go with a bowrider everytime! My Two Cents....thats all it is.