Category: Pontoon Boats
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Boat Test: 2026 Sanpan 2700 Split Bench With Windshield
Boat Test: 2026 Sanpan 2700 Split Bench With Windshield Visit Godfrey Pontoon Boats Build Your Godfrey Pontoon Find a Godfrey Dealer Overview Godfrey Marine’s Sanpan 2700 Split Bench with Windshield defines the phrase “high-zoot.” It’s a potent mix of power, speed and luxury; one with a bad need for speed yet also chock-a-block with amenities…
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Boat Test: 2026 Revel RS25L
Boat Test: 2026 Revel RS25L Visit Revel Boats Build Your Revel Pontoon Overview The Revel RS25L shatters expectations of what a pontoon can be. It’s a high-performance watercraft that accelerates like a Ferrari, turns like a Porsche, and delivers the smooth ride of a luxury SUV. The Revel RS25L combines the spacious comfort of a…
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Boat Test: 2026 Starcraft SX 25 Q DC
Boat Test: 2026 Starcraft SX 25 Q DC Visit Starcraft Build Your Starcraft Find a Starcraft Dealer The SX 25 Q DC offers rock-solid feel and handling. Bill Doster Overview Pardon the hazy 1980s television nostalgia but I think it was The A-Team’s Colonel “Hannibal” Smith who used to say through cigar-clenched teeth that he…
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Eight Great Pontoon Boats
Eight Great Pontoon Boats Pontoon boats are everywhere these days, and for good reason. They’re spacious and comfortable, providing tons of stability on the water thanks to their wide-body design and buoyant aluminum tubes. So, what’s holding you back from looking at one? Maybe you’re an angler who just wants to wet a line, or…
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2026 Revel RS25L
2026 Revel RS25L Visit Revel Boats Build Your Revel Pontoon The Revel RS25L shatters expectations of what a pontoon can be. It’s a high-performance watercraft that accelerates like a Ferrari, turns like a Porsche, and delivers the smooth ride of a luxury SUV. At the heart of this vessel lies an innovative tri-toon design with…
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Revel RS25L
Revel RS25L Boating Magazine’s Randy Vance gets aboard the Revel RS25L, which he says is way more than a regular pontoon boat. He compares the acceleration to a Ferrari, the maneuverability to a Porsche and the comfort to your favorite living room chair. Join Randy as he takes you through the many high points of…
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How to Launch a Boat Brand
How to Launch a Boat Brand What started as a sketch on a napkin has become a full-scale passion project; engineered, crafted, and brought to life by a team driven to elevate every moment on the water. From building a single prototype for a boat show to producing multiple boats for a rapidly growing customer…
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US Coast Guard Safety Recall Information for Sea-Doo Switch
US Coast Guard Safety Recall Information for Sea-Doo Switch The Sea-Doo Switch Cruise 21. Courtesy Sea-Doo The United States Coast Guard has issued safety recall information about the Sea-Doo Switch. This article, from Boating’s sibling media outlet, Soundings Trade Only, provides the details. For information about other boat and marine product recalls by the US Coast Guard, visit:…
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Balise Pontoons Announces New Halo Model
Balise Pontoons Announces New Halo Model The new Halo from Balise Pontoons offers single or twin Mercury outboards and a choice of Cruise or Lounge layouts. Courtesy Balise Pontoons Balise Pontoons, a luxury pontoon line created by Crest Pontoons, just announced the launch of its new Halo Model. The 26-foot boat (31’5” with the engine…
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Lowe Boats Announces New LF Pontoon Boat Lineup
Lowe Boats Announces New LF Pontoon Boat Lineup The new Lowe Boats LF232 is the flagship of Lowe’s LF series designed to be fishing-first. Courtesy Lowe Boats Lowe Boats just announced its new lineup of LF pontoons, four models ranging from the LF172, the LF194, the LF214 and the LF232. Lowe says the lineup features…
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New Harris Pontoon Boats: Sunliner and Sunliner Sport
New Harris Pontoon Boats: Sunliner and Sunliner Sport The Harris Boats Sunliner Sport 230 Sport cuts a smart course across the lake. Courtesy Harris Boats Boats have long stood as the standard for luxury and value in pontoon boats. From incorporation of digital switching to propulsion to tube design, Harris has often raised the pontoon…
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Boat Test: 2025 Sylvan M-5 CLZ DC
Boat Test: 2025 Sylvan M-5 CLZ DC Visit Sylvan Build Your Sylvan Find a Sylvan Dealer Overview Sylvan’s target with the new M-5 CLZ DC is to offer a true high-level, ultra-luxury performance pontoon as the top choice for boat buyers seeking the epitome of pontoondom. We think Sylvan hit the bull’s-eye with its aim…
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Alera Marine Group Officially Launches
Alera Marine Group Officially Launches Editor’s Note: We will be visiting Alera Marine Group a few weeks after the publication date of this press release, and will be bringing you first hand reports about the boats. -KF Alera Marine Group is officially open for business (aleramarine.com) and making waves from day one. The company, founded…
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Get Decked Out With Lippert
Get Decked Out With Lippert Lippert offers a lineup of top-quality products that help you personalize your pontoon. Courtesy Lippert Owning a pontoon boat is all about good times on the water—sun-soaked days, relaxing cruises, and unforgettable memories with family and friends. But if you’re still cruising with the basics, you’re missing out. That’s where…
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2025 Princecraft Vectra 23 WRL
2025 Princecraft Vectra 23 WRL Visit Princecraft Build Your Princecraft Find a Princecraft Dealer Princecraft’s midrange Vectra line promises to offer exceptional value at its price point, and the 23 WRL puts one prominent example right in front of your face. Take the helm and the full-tempered-glass, walk-through windshield that spans from port to the…
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2025 Aura Quad Lounge
2025 Aura Quad Lounge Visit Aura Pontoons Build Your Aura Pontoon Find an Aura Dealer Aura’s Quad Lounge looks special thanks to an evolution of roto-cast construction dubbed Enduro Flex-Form Technology. Aura uses the durable, lightweight and affordable EF tech to fashion individual modules that simultaneously form exterior walls and interior accommodations. Molded-in colors offer…
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2025 Sun Tracker Party Barge 20 DLX
2025 Sun Tracker Party Barge 20 DLX Visit Sun Tracker Build Your Sun Tracker Find a Sun Tracker Dealer Party Barges bring party-pleasing fun and value at an astonishingly low price. Take the Sun Tracker Party Barge 20 DLX, which is still out the door for just over $35,000, even equipped with its max-capacity Mercury…
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2025 SunChaser Lucerne 20 LR DH
2025 SunChaser Lucerne 20 LR DH Visit SunChaser Build Your SunChaser Find a SunChaser Dealer Roto-cast construction continues to evolve for use in building pontoon boats, and Smoker Craft brand boats are leading the way. Typically found in seat bases and the occasional helm station, SunChaser embraces the technology to make a large percentage of…
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2025 Sea-Doo Switch Fish 21
2025 Sea-Doo Switch Fish 21 Visit Sea-Doo Build Your Sea-Doo Find a Sea-Doo Dealer Sea-Doo’s groundbreaking (it is a Boating Boat of the Year winner) Switch pontoon gets fishy for 2025. A 24-volt Garmin Force Kraken trolling motor highlights the angling additions. When not in use, it stows out of sight beneath a bench-and-table combo.…
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Best Boat Choices for First-Time Boat Buyers
Best Boat Choices for First-Time Boat Buyers The hardest part of becoming a boater is taking that first step. To be a real boater, you have to actually buy a boat, a prospect that can seem daunting. With so many choices and styles, it’s hard to figure out which one is best for you. Plus,…
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A Pontoon Boating Adventure Across Lake Michigan
A Pontoon Boating Adventure Across Lake Michigan A journey across Lake Michigan shows just how far pontoon boats have come. Tom King The young man attending the gas dock in Frankfort, Michigan, seemed befuddled. “So you just crossed Lake Michigan on a pontoon boat,” he said. “Why would you do that?” I thought about this…
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2025 Helios GT-R 23
2025 Helios GT-R 23 Visit Helios Find a Helios Dealer Helios is a newcomer to the pontoon market, but the boatbuilder has done its homework well, providing a new option in performance pontoon boating with its GT-R 23, a 23-foot pontoon. Ours was powered with a 300 hp Mercury outboard. The GT-R 23 is a…
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2025 Bennington 25 RX Sport
2025 Bennington 25 RX Sport The RX rivals the handling of a V-hull. Bill Doster Visit Bennington Build Your Bennington Find a Bennington Dealer Bennington’s 25 RX Sport cut a dashing figure at the dock, but it’s the boat’s performance that had tongues wagging from those who took their turn at the wheel. Yes, speed…
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2025 Bennington 25QFBA
2025 Bennington 25QFBA The Q makes a big impression on approach. Bill Doster Visit Bennington Build Your Bennington Find a Bennington Dealer The 25QFBA is a top-line Bennington model with the designer-style Bennington exterior and interior flash. With Yamaha’s 350 hp outboard, the loaded price is a shade over $227,000, making this a statement, but…
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2025 Manitou Cruise 22 Max Switchback
2025 Manitou Cruise 22 Max Switchback The twin-tube Cruise corners flat with predictable handling. Bill Doster Visit Manitou Build Your Manitou Find a Manitou Dealer It seems that the innovative Manitou MAX Deck design, which places an expansive rear deck over a low-profile Rotax S outboard engine, is a success—Manitou says 2024 MAX Deck models…
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2025 SunChaser Calais 25 SB DC
2025 SunChaser Calais 25 SB DC The Calais offers a nimble ride. Bill Doster Visit SunChaser Build Your SunChaser Find a SunChaser Dealer SunChaser’s Calais sports fencing made of welded, smooth-panel aluminum, lending the exterior a seamless appearance. Automotive paint and clear coat heighten the level of finish. Belowdecks, painted black tubes are standard, not…