Oars, Wakeboard, Wakesurf & I am in the market for a new pontoon boat and am considering buying one with U-Shaped pontoons as opposed to round. Large log design allows for greater weight capacity. Guide, Boat Moving on from pontoon tubes, pontoon boats have a typical length of 16 to 27 feet. Handling, driving, and steering with a tritoon will definitely require an adjustment period. High Back Reclining Helm Seat, Cabin and High Back Reclining Helm Seat, Cabin and Engines come equipped with capabilities of 250 to 350 horsepower. But they come at a slight weight penalty. Professionals. Detectors, Binoculars & Fishing Lures, Fishing Rod Holders & Sometimes these inflate, but not across all models. Why? Jacks, Boat Trailer Brakes & Many pontoons of this design also have a drain plug at the back rear bottom to allow drainage of condensation or accumulated water. This might prove to be a bit of unplanned excitement if you are heavily loaded and a few 'heavies' come aboard. you just might experience that sinking feeling! Supplies, Boston Whaler, 1972-1993, Thats enough money to buy a whole second semi-cheap pontoon boat. Seats, Pontoon Boat Seats & Thanks for clearing that up for me. While we still dont recommend you go out during high tide, tritoons will pass through choppy conditions without difficulty. The speed and size of tritoons make them perfect for these activities. Yes: Jason Fowler, product manager, Zipp . Boat, Sell A Covers, Other Rectangular pontoons do have lineal displacement per inch of immersion, round ones do not. ? Tackle Boxes, Fishing Bait & You can enjoy more watersports and other activities on the water with a tritoon compared to a pontoon. Weve talked about this on the blog before, but theres certain modifications you can do to your pontoon to make it go marginally faster. Rafts, Paddle Ride higher and drier. As we mentioned in the pros and cons section, pontoon boats start at $18,000 and tritoons $35,000. If that doesn't work, contact us. Bilge Pumps, Shop Covers, Boat Cover S SprinterX Recruit Joined Aug 24, 2011 Messages 3 Sep 26, 2011 #8 Re: pontoon tube design confusion Wells, Toilet & Waste Obviously, youre quite familiar with pontoon boats, being a reader of this blog and all. Biminis, View U-shaped design and foam insulation is designed for greater buoyancy. Dock, Cabin and Post Forget about it! Thats something only you can answer. Gear & Gadgets on the Texas Fishing and Outdoors Show, Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. Posts: 155. That extra stability will really come in handy here. Thats not a feature common with pontoon trailers. Deals, Camping & RV Single Chambered Baffled Round Pontoons: In general round pontoons offer some significant advantages for geometrically a cylinder is the strongest shape that aluminum can be formed into. Lowering cost of skin and friction allowing smaller (cheaper) engine. & Zincs, Generator Charts & New Unbreakable Replacement Valve Panel for all Creek Company Float Tubes and Pontoon Boats. Post I went out for just a couple of hours this past Monday and no luck to speak of. Deals, Trailering Have never been on or seen a Sweetwater. These boats have a massive footprint. Now, Shop Were already talking about quite a hefty, unwieldy boat in the pontoon. I haven't been to Conroe in about 2 weeks. JavaScript is disabled. Maintenance, Pumps and Then a large pontoon or tritoon works best for you. Next Post . Accessories, Pontoon Bimini for Sale, Buy A The larger the tube is in diameter the more weight it can carry and the more water it can displace. Good luck with your decision! As cool as tritoons are, theyre not perfect. Maintenance, Fiberglass & Epoxy Lets begin with the construction of a pontoon boat then, shall we? Applies to lower 48 states of the US. Post Ski, Wakeboard But when you get them side by side is when the cream rises to the top. Deals, Camping & RV Dollies, SportsStuff Great Big Hardware, Marine Communication, Auto Pilot The airtight chambers offer outstanding safety due to this compartmentalized design. Post 4105 Highway 68, Salem, Missouri 65560 Happy Boating! Even the longest pontoon cant measure up to a tritoon. I called the Voyager factory as I was told they put foam in ALL their logs & they informed me the 1993 I have based on the HID # DID NOT have any foam in them at all. Acessories, Fishing Outriggers & You are using an out of date browser. by Bamaman Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:13 am, #3 All, Anchor & Outboards, Shop Post Pumps, Marine Pump Replacement Parts, Sacrificial Anodes & Hardware, Boat Trailer Pontoon manufacturers have experimented with tubes of different sizes and shapes always trying to improve cornering. Launching your tritoon into the water poses a bigger challenge than a pontoon. At the end of the day, how easy you can move the kayak is a big part of the design. Honda 5hp Outboard, Boat Small order fee of $15 will be added to orders less than $100. At the bottom of each baffle there is a void or pass-through purposely left in place which allows them to pressurize equally throughout. Covers, Boat Cover Cable, Marine Batteries & Meters, Marine Electrical Panels GPS Chartplotter and Fish Finder Combo, Find It features a tear drop shape with low profile . But while the tubes on pontoons have a rounded bottom, the hard chines on catamarans are V-shaped and sometimes have sharper anglers for swifter sailing. Fenders, Boat Trailer by Just Laxin Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:00 pm, #8 Galley, Covers and Anchor Box Anchors, Fishing Rod & Reel OUT OF STOCK #821 - U-Boat Main Bladder. I was skunked on legal sized fish. They build a simple jig with (for example) 2 each 2x6 boards parallel to each other about 24" or so apart, high enough off the floor for the log height. Motors, Fishing Downriggers & "Four R's" I have a 2010 G series Bennington with two ellipitcal pontoons. For instance, if you wanted to pull water skiers, tubers, wakeboarders, and others, you can with ease. Platforms, Slide You can see the four most common boat hull types in this simple drawing. Half the Fun is buying one!!! For one, the trailer will be too small. What a machine! All rights reserved. A 10 1/2' round tube section is self supporting with only baffles on either end, that same size square tube would need multiple internal supports. That applies triply to a tritoon boat. Hardware, Boat Seats by The pontoons are welded/bolted to deck support channels and cross beams, which are the . These tend to sit in the same price range as tritoons, though, so youre not benefitting financially. Plumbing, Anchor by Four R's Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:14 pm, #12 Forum posts represent the experience, opinion, and view of individual users. You also have to think about maintenance. by Friar Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:47 pm, #11 Better performance come from rectangular pontoons but I personally don't like the looks of Rect toons. Trolling Motors, Shop If you currently store your pontoon boat in your garage or backyard for the winter (and you could do so legally), then you dont have to pay to keep it in a storage facility. Round Hull. Drink Holders. Storage Many pontoons have a removable plug at the bottom of the tube. Accessories, Marine Electrical Breakers, Power Packs & Jump Deals, Paint & Maintenance and U-shaped pontoons. Don't worry about the shape of the Toon unless you plan on racing in a slalom course,,,,,,LOL! Terminals, Marine Fuse Blocks & by cwag911 Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:16 pm, #10 by The_Hellbilly Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:39 am, #8 Parts, Boat Tubing & Post These baffled round tubes displace water exceptionally well. I've been very satisfied with the boat. J. JeffOnLakeConroe OP. T.A.P. Powered by a Yamaha 90 with a 13 5/8" aluminum prop. Blocks, Marine We share the costs of renting or owning a dock as well as paying to keep your boat at a facility. Cushions, Lexington Moving on from pontoon tubes, pontoon boats have a typical length of 16 to 27 feet. This excerpt is taken from a longer article onhttp://www.pontoonhouseboatodyssey.com, Previous Post Systems, Marine Plumbing Furniture, Boat Seat Pedestals & If only it got 50 miles per gallon! Round pontoons are about looks and cost. Round or an arch is the strongest shape there is, flat is the weakest. You cant really skip maintenance either, at least not regularly. However this may be the most labor intensive design to produce and manufacture and often reflects accordingly. I also think pontoon tubes should be tapered in the back, like a canoe. Nothing was in the water except the props and about 4 inches of the pontoon's. Funniest thing I ever saw, a 'toon running 60 mph across the lake. Sockets, Marine Electrical Racks, Fish Finders, Sounders Deals, Pumps & Plumbing Post For the sake of this article, we need to talk about all the features of pontoon boats so we can then contrast them with tritoons. Copyright 2019 IBOATS. Switches, Shore Power & AC You could park seaside, but youd need a bigger dock to accommodate your bulkier tritoon. If youve practiced driving your tritoon and it just doesnt want to go in a small corner or tight space, its not your imagination. Marine Battery Chargers, Shop The size of your boat matters in many ways. Other pontoons I rode on seemed to be running their motors hard (full throttle) to keep up. It might be because I have a 115 horsepower 2 stroke Yamaha, but I never rode on another 2 toon boat that planed off as well and was as quiet running as my boat. Galley, Barbeque Cylinder-shaped round logs offer maximum structural strength. Deck boats typically have a V-shaped hull, while pontoons lie flat on the water with the deck balanced on two or three hollow aluminum tubes. P.S. Neither have foam inside the logs. Outboards, Shop Your top manufactures use the same materials in the interior as well as the exterior. Copyright 2019 IBOATS. I haven't been to Conroe in about 2 weeks. Software, Digital Holder, Anchor & Dock More than likely, itll end up at a facility or in a storage box. If you only ever bring maybe three or five people on your boat max, then theres really no need to size up a to a tritoon. It doesn't matter what shape the Toon is because when you are talkin below 150-200 hp it doesn't matter. The smaller ones can carry maybe eight or 10 people and the bigger ones more than 20 passengers. All we have in our retail market is Tracker, Cypress Cay and Lowe pontoons. You already know thats not the case with pontoon boats. Category, View If you did, then youd probably look at speedboats instead. The guys at Custom pontoon kits . Ride higher and drier. Blocks, Marine Accessories, Electronic Navigation Whether you already own a pontoon and youre thinking of upgrading or you want to just skip all that and buy a tritoon right out of the gate, youll have all the info you need. Don't go by what other's have said go by what works for you. Post Vinyl, Floating Boat Maintenance, Boat Cleaners & 5150abf Vice Admiral Joined Aug 12, 2007 Messages 5,808 Jul 24, 2010 #3 com can give the answers you are looking for. Square or "V" shaped hulls have greater directional stability than round bottoms: so round bottom pontoon boats are easier to turn. Post by trktrd Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:03 pm, Return to General Pontoon & Deckboat Discussion. Smoke Its called a tritoon. Round are usually have separate chambers and are usually the strongest. Terminal Terminal Bilge Pumps, Shop & Other disadvantages of the U shaped pontoons are the fact that they are generally fairly narrow in width. The airtight chambers should they be hulled only allow water into the individual chamber that received the damage. Hardware, Boat Cabin My Starcraft has U shaped toons, and they've performed very well for the last 27 years. Distribution, ProMariner ProNautic This is the general way that pontoon tubes are made. & Dock, Anchor Chains & Harware, Marine Nuts, Bolts, & Zincs, Generator Towers, Tow Ropes & However, if you get underskinning done or lifting strakes added, youll have a faster boat but a warranty thats no good. But for Ercoa, its secret to nearly 40 successful years in the pontoon business is hexagon-shaped pontoons. I forgot about PlayCraft.another good manufacturer. Our original TriToon hull, designed over 45 years ago, was the first successful integration of deck boat performance into a luxury pontoon. If shipping is more than the $15 minimum, you will be contacted with shipping cost before order is shipped. Tritoons cost a lot more than pontoons. One is the foam filled (U) shaped pontoon, another is the round baffled single chambered pontoon, and then there is the single round pontoon with several airtight individual compartments. Post Instruments, VHF Radios & Lights, Boat Trailer All, Anchor & That depends on its size. Jacks, Boat Trailer Brakes & Most pontoon manufactureres actually use a simpler, easier to manufacture pontoon design than the Harris/Tracker round sealed design. I was looking at it the other day, and there's not a single dent in those toons. The 3 Basic Shapes of Pontoons Designs - Their Pros & Cons. The Pro 2000 model is a unique fishing float tube from Caddis Sports. Manufacturer, Boat Tables & Kits, Boat Trailer Combos, Fishing Tools & The idea is the more surface in the water, the better the pontoon will corner, not slide. 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