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Old 06-02-2015, 04:40 PM
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Bought my Checkmate before kids. Now have 2 little ones. It's nice walking out of the our cottage onto a pontoon with a 115 hp mer. Pull tubes and skiers with ease.
We take the Checkmate to bigger lakes now. Lake MI, Hardy Damn, Lake of the Ozarks. I think it's great having the best of both worlds.
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Old 06-02-2015, 06:42 PM
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this guy was just putting around the lake

not sure I would tube from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j136TTyG_E8
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Old 06-02-2015, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mattyboy
this guy was just putting around the lake

not sure I would tube from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j136TTyG_E8
the wind clearly blew all that dudes fat away .. that thing was smoking
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Originally Posted by MikaylaHunterCig
I have owned my share of performance boats believe me (Fountain , Cigarette , Donzi , Eliminator etc...) and each one a great boat for it's purpose.
Now enter my Playcraft extreme 27 pontoon / tritoon with a 496 mag HO - this is truly the Best Boat I have owned for above and beyond it's purpose.
We cruise at 50mph with tops close to 60mph. Most common comment as we pass other boats..." is that an F-ing Pontoon" -
You just proved my point about wishing I'd bought that Powertoon Xtreme with twin 300's...
I couldn't bring myself to buy it because it was an "old man's boat" but your 'toon with the same power (496HO] is faster and holds the same amount of people or more than my 29' Baja 292 Islander I bought instead. My boat tops out about 52mph. Granted my boat could use a shortie lower and a prop with more cup right now but I doubt I'd pick up enough make up the difference. Hell, the SeaRay 290 SLX my family bought new with the 496HO/B3 combo only ran 45mph flat out.
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Old 06-02-2015, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mattyboy
this guy was just putting around the lake

not sure I would tube from this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j136TTyG_E8
His slow, family boat is a 38' Scarab. He boats on Lake Shelbyville here in IL.
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Old 06-03-2015, 12:42 AM
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Take a look at Horizon Motorsport / Havasu. My 07 Playcraft is featured there. Red/white boat.
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:39 AM
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But WHY? The music is fitting. Just need more banjo.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j136TTyG_E8
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But WHY? The music is fitting. Just need more banjo.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j136TTyG_E8
Because it does 114mph, that's why. Does YOUR boat do 114? Because mine doesn't, and I know yours doesn't, so we're the a-holes "cluttering the lake" when that dude shows up to run....
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Old 06-03-2015, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Biggus
I've said it before and I'll say it again, when a man finally caves into purchasing a pontoon boat, It's a sure sign of a man who's given up on life. Get a pontoon and the next thing ya know is your Wife is wearing pajamas in public and you're driving a minivan...
Maybe this guy who's clearly given up on life ought to attach a bumper stick on his 'toon...

"My other boat is Miss Geico"

https://www.facebook.com/AvalonPonto...type=3&theater
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Old 06-03-2015, 09:45 AM
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Ah, but those are the exceptions!
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