Pontoon hits 114MPH

[legalfee]

My pontoon is lucky to hit 20.

 

[hvymtl939]

This boat is actually for sale. He has a new one that's even faster!

 

[Scott Danforth]

been posted a few times

there have even been jet powered pontoons....and im not talking an impeller leg on an outboard power head.

 

[5150abf]

We hung a Mercury 400R on a boat the other day and I believe Yamaha has a 425 outboard so all he needs to do is write a check and he can break the record again.

At some point soon I believe he is going to collapse a toon or catch a breeze and flip, the tubes are hollow and a pontoon essentially is a giant wing.

 

[HotTommy]

I find the whole racing boat thing very scary. Depending on the boat, at speeds above 60-80 MPH you need enough down force to keep the boat from flying, but not enough to submarine the front. Either outcome seems a tragedy in the making.

 

[5150abf]

I think the only thing saving the tubes from oil canning is that they are all "center" tubes so the rear portion is super strong.

Agreed, there has to be a speed where the boat will take off, anything will fly if you give it enough power.

 

[Cat nip]

I would like to take that out and race those guys on the river with fountin boats n such for pink slips.

 

[ahicks]

Sounds like an easy way to loose your boat....

If it didn't blow over when it hit a wake, it would easily get smoked by somebody with more money than you have!

 

[Sea Rider]

With his new tri toon water toy will surely fly out of this world directly to heaven or hell, who knows.

Happy Boating