Sorry for the additional post. I am new to pontoons & am trying to get as many answers I can. This website is a WEALTH of knowledge (almost too much!) & everybody on here is great help & I appreciate your experience & input. I am still trying to figure out which length & hp will work best for me & need some additional input, before I take the plunge & I really don't want to regret my purchase. As stated in my previous post, I want to buy used with a budget of less than $8000.
The majority of the usage will be for fishing, but I also plan on occasionally entertaining a few other friends & pulling the kids in a tube. My oldest child is 7 & my twins are 5, so I wouldn't need too much power to go real fast. Just enough for a fun little ride for them. I think I have made my decision to get either a 22' or 24' length, not only for "elbow room" for my family of 5, but to accomidate a few others as well.
I am just still stuck on the size of motor would best meet my needs. I don't want to get an over-sized motor for fishing & an occasional tubing (for smaller kids). I have done numerous searches & I have seen tubing posts with anywhere from a 50hp clear up to 115hp. I oculd be wrong (which most of the time I am), but 115hp just seems like it would be too much motor for what I am looking at doing with the pontoon. Anybody out there use their pontoon in a similar way? What has worked for you? Any suggestions are very much appreciated?
The majority of the usage will be for fishing, but I also plan on occasionally entertaining a few other friends & pulling the kids in a tube. My oldest child is 7 & my twins are 5, so I wouldn't need too much power to go real fast. Just enough for a fun little ride for them. I think I have made my decision to get either a 22' or 24' length, not only for "elbow room" for my family of 5, but to accomidate a few others as well.
I am just still stuck on the size of motor would best meet my needs. I don't want to get an over-sized motor for fishing & an occasional tubing (for smaller kids). I have done numerous searches & I have seen tubing posts with anywhere from a 50hp clear up to 115hp. I oculd be wrong (which most of the time I am), but 115hp just seems like it would be too much motor for what I am looking at doing with the pontoon. Anybody out there use their pontoon in a similar way? What has worked for you? Any suggestions are very much appreciated?
