compact question

[ron nh]

Hi everyone, I am planning to buy a new apex 16 or 18 footer, up here in NH we have many lake,rivers,bays and coast so i want a small toon since i will be dragging it all over the region. Im thinking about a tritoon mostly for the option of more hp, Some friends have heard 2 pontoons are better than 3 on a small deck.does anyone have any advice on this? Ive never owned a pontoon so i dont have any real world experience with them. i have a thousand questions, I will start with this one. Thanks all.

 

[MH Hawker]

Your limited in HP on a 2 toon boat, a 3 is allowed more HP.

 

[The Rooster]

Welcome to iboats, Ron. Triple pontoons are much better for rough water handling & allows for larger engines and more speed. But, on smaller bodies of water, do you really need all that. I believe 20' is the smallest tri-toon I've ever seen by a manufacturer. Really depends on what you think your needs will be. Good luck !!!

 

[ron nh]

Thank you for answering, The best striper fishing up here is piscatiqua river, the tide is 2nd or 3rd fastest flowing river in the world. i have seen 25hp boats going backwards when tides going out.though i will not be in open ocean ever w/ this boat.I do like the Idea of 75 or 90hp in a 16 footer for the rivers. and my kids say they dont care about water skiing, it would be nice to have the option anyway. I guess bottom line is i dont need tritoon but it sounds more fun.I think at this point im probably waiting a few months to buy anyway so I have time to sway back and forth.thanks again for response.