Boat Maintenance: Another good point
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and it made me think of some other things from when I was shopping last fall.
Ride and handling are also greatly influenced by whats under the boat such as # of toons, shape of the toons, and performance packages attached to the toons. My experience is a loaded up pontoon will usually have less bounce than a lighter one with all other things being equal (which is probably what you felt when you did a test drive). The performance packages that Premier, Bennington, and Manitou (there may be others but those are what I tested with such packages) have developed are amazing when it comes to ride and handling. I also test drove a new Harris because other than being loud and slow I liked my old one. Also, I really like the Harris interior......but the handling was not competitive with the other brands I listed above. My guess is that all manufacturers will have a high performance package within the next few years. I think Manitou set the standard, Premier and Bennington reacted, and other companies will also want to compete in the high performance market.
If looking at pontoons (new or used), I personally would only consider tritoons that at least have lifting strakes.... and as I stated above, I personally will never go the I/O route again for the reasons you mentioned.
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