Well, the family and I rented a pontoon on Geist over Memorial Day, we were on the water from 10:30AM-5:30PM. Had a great time, kids went swimming, wife got to lay out and get some sun, I went fishing and we all had fun.
Being that it was a holiday weekend and beautiful weather seemed to equal everyone with a boat was out, it was a very busy day out on the open sections of water. I kept finding myself seeking refuge in the coves to get away from some of the bigger wakes that we just tossing that pontoon around. I was instantly recognizing the benefit of the added balance a Tri-toon would offer when fielding the wakes from some of the bigger badder boats out there.
We rented a 20' Sylvan Mirage 820, seems all of the Geist Marina rental pontoons are fitted with 50hp Merc. 4 stroke outboards. The motor didn't use much fuel in about 7 hours, I think my fuel bill was $13.90 for 7 hours, and that's paying marina refueling station prices, which were around $3.50/gal or so.
Overall, we had a great time and are looking forward to going out there again. However, when comparing all of the costs associated with year-round ownership (storage, maintenance, insurance, boat slip, etc.) Renting may be the way to go unless we start wanting to go every week or something like that.
Being that it was a holiday weekend and beautiful weather seemed to equal everyone with a boat was out, it was a very busy day out on the open sections of water. I kept finding myself seeking refuge in the coves to get away from some of the bigger wakes that we just tossing that pontoon around. I was instantly recognizing the benefit of the added balance a Tri-toon would offer when fielding the wakes from some of the bigger badder boats out there.
We rented a 20' Sylvan Mirage 820, seems all of the Geist Marina rental pontoons are fitted with 50hp Merc. 4 stroke outboards. The motor didn't use much fuel in about 7 hours, I think my fuel bill was $13.90 for 7 hours, and that's paying marina refueling station prices, which were around $3.50/gal or so.
Overall, we had a great time and are looking forward to going out there again. However, when comparing all of the costs associated with year-round ownership (storage, maintenance, insurance, boat slip, etc.) Renting may be the way to go unless we start wanting to go every week or something like that.
