Similar to newbie to owning a boat but not boating. We have property with access to Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan so looking at larger pontoon. We have decided that we do want a tritoon and have been looking at Sylvan RPT and Premier PTX "hulls". Sylvan seems less costly but in looking through forums more than a few threads speaking about weld failures with the RPT tubes and the attendant difficulties in getting the repairs, which speaks to several levels of problems. For Premier I have yet to find anything negative about design or relability. We have been specifically looking at a Sylvan 8525 Mandalay withe the RPT option with a 150 and a Premier S series with PTX and also a 150. Both these are holdover 2013 inventory so there are some price breaks. Does have general or specific information that would help use decide between these two boats?
