What are pontoon boats?
Pontoon boats are medium-sized, trailerable vessels usually used for activities such as day cruising, freshwater fishing and watersports. Ranging from 16 feet to 272 feet, these types of vessels usually average 23 feet. Several boat makers construct these vessels, using hull types such as pontoon, modified vee, trimaran, deep vee and other. Boat Trader currently has 20,386 pontoon boats for sale, including 16,863 new vessels and 3,523 used boats, listed by both individual owners and professional dealerships across the country.
What are the best pontoon boats?
Sun Tracker, Bennington, Barletta, Sylvan and Godfrey are some of the most notorious builders of pontoon boats at the moment. Pontoon boats models are manufactured with outboard, outboard-4S, inboard, outboard-2S and other propulsion systems, available in gas, electric, diesel and other fuel systems. The top, most popular pontoon boats brands on Boat Trader during the previous 30 days were Avalon, Bennington, Bentley Pontoons, Sea-Doo and Sun Tracker.
How much do pontoon boats cost?
Prices for pontoon boats on Boat Trader range from a reasonable $9,999 at the more economical boat models to $212,525 for the most luxury model crafts. Models with the most power can handle motors up to 565 horsepower, while shorter, more affordable utility models may have as modest as 40 horsepower engines on them (although the average power size is 150 HP).
Why are pontoon boats popular?
The shallow draft and average beam of pontoon boats are well-known features that make these boats perfect for day cruising, freshwater fishing and watersports. Pontoon boats are also popular boats for rivers and lakes and other shallow fresh bodies of water. Pontoon boats can usually hold an average of 12 people but can carry at most 17. Boat Trader is positive you'll find the boat you're searching for with 20,386 pontoon boats now posted for sale and 1,831 boats uploaded in the last 30 days.
