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Name:
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Maverick
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Bennington vs. JC Mfg Pontoon
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9/12/2005 12:19:52 AM
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Looking to downsize from having to maintain a MasterCraft Maristar and a HarrisKayot pontoon to a multifunctional tritoon for skiing, tubing and lake cruising.
I am torn, as we really love the Mastercraft for skiing, etc. and of course the pontoon for cruising, but am tired of having to continually maintain two boats.
Have seen numerous "go fast" tritoons on the lake this summer, even one pulling a 250 lb slalom skier on a short rope cutting back and forth hard across the wake at what appeared to be 30+ mph. Have to say this really got me thinking about consolidating to one boat.
Anyway, questions are as follows:
- Bennington vs. JC Mfg. – best for skiing, tubing, handling the chop, etc. - I/O or 4 stroke – for speed, maintenance, fuel economy, etc. - 22 vs. 24 foot – Handling chop, maneuverability, etc.
My concerns are a "go fast:" tritoon will not have good maneuverability at say 30+ mph in order to turn to pick up fallen skiers, for hard tubing and not sure about handling when you are pulling a slalom skier on a short rope who is cutting hard. I realize the tritoon will not handle as well as the MasterCraft, but am willing to give up some handling for multi-purpose tritoon.
Also the tritoon needs to be able to handle/break the chop at say 35 mph when cruising to the Rock from the North end of the lake or down to Kowaliga through the bay.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
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