Is More Horsepower Better??

[ehenry]

I was cruising the the local craigslist ads and saw this. I though pontoons were suppose to be leisurely and relaxing but I also understand wanting to get somewhere a little faster too but come on........600 hp on a pontoon?????

http://jackson.craigslist.org/bod/4832278574.html

 

[Bayou Dave]

I was cruising the the local craigslist ads and saw this. I though pontoons were suppose to be leisurely and relaxing but I also understand wanting to get somewhere a little faster too but come on........600 hp on a pontoon?????

http://jackson.craigslist.org/bod/4832278574.html

Their ad shows 700 hp. A little over the top in my opinion.

 

[gm280]

Can you imagine air getting under that platform and flipping it? I would love to see that video... Can't believe they would allow that on any body of water!

 

[MTboatguy]

Come on guys, that is one of the new Navy Seal's boats, they can sneak up on you like they are a group of guys just having fun and then Blam!

:laugh:

 

[gm280]

And to think my neighbor has about the same size pontoon and he's only running a 25 horse merc... Wide open he does 11 MPH with his setup...

 

[ehenry]

Somebody with more money than sense with buy it too ! ! !

A buddy bought a larger pontoon back in the summer with a 115 4 stroke on it and, in my opinion, is the perfect match.

 

[MTboatguy]

I thought my old boss was nuts when he bought a tri-toon with 2 100HP on it, heck we water skied behind that thing!

 

[muskyfins]

No such thing as too much horsepower. Nothing says you have to use it all the time.

 

[Scott Danforth]

this has been on youtube a while. pontoon with triple 300hp verados doing 108 mph on the GPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRwkrBZzsA

too much HP is almost enough

correction, triple 300hp Pro-Max's

 

[MTboatguy]

this has been on youtube a while. pontoon with triple 300hp verados doing 108 mph on the GPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRwkrBZzsA

too much HP is almost enough

correction, triple 300hp Pro-Max's

Heck you can go ocean racing in the morning and on a leisure cruise with the family in the afternoon!

 

[WIMUSKY]

this has been on youtube a while. pontoon with triple 300hp verados doing 108 mph on the GPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRwkrBZzsA

too much HP is almost enough

correction, triple 300hp Pro-Max's

I'm not into 'toons, but I could warm up to that real easy......

 

[aspeck]

More power! ARRR ARRRR ARRR! The Biford Model 700 on it gives you just enough power for those leisurely summer cruises!

 

[thumpar]

There is a toon on the lake that I boat on that has twin 300hp Mercs. I have never seen it go faster than 10 MPH though. Most of the time I see it it is docked.

 

[robert graham]

Twin 300's on a pontoon boat seems like some kind of overkill/mid-life crisis/testosterone deal to me....but hey, if he's got the money$$$$, then go for it!....

 

[MTboatguy]

Twin 300's on a pontoon boat seems like some kind of overkill/mid-life crisis/testosterone deal to me....but hey, if he's got the money$$$$, then go for it!....

Yup, I actually owned a Ferrari for a while! But the insurance killed me, so I sold to the next guy going through male midlife crisis.

:joyous:

 

[Maclin]

Tri-toons are made for a level or 3 above other Toons regarding speed and handling and basic performance.

BTW, if more horsepower is good then too much is just right :rockon:

I do not actually believe that but it does give a perspective on the mindset of over-the-top hotrodders

 

[ehenry]

Thumpar, the reason you prolly see it docked most of the time is its like flushing a toilet when you reach and grab a good handful of throttle.

 

[gm280]

Ha I'm like the next guy that loves to go fast, but as I grow older, I see some questionable ideas I use to have and know there is a limit to the go-fast scenario. I mean you want to be able to tell folks about your fast boat don't you?

 

[coolbri70]

to each their own. guess if you want to go fast on a pontoon.:noidea: kinda like a big tunnel hull if you think about it. or like putting 3000 hp to make your motorhome fast:der:

 

[Watermann]

Nothing sounds quite like the power of multiple Seven Marine 557's