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devdwt
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by devdwt » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:54 am
Just getting back into boating after a 20 year hiatus. We had a ski boat and the in-laws had a pontoon years ago and we enjoyed it, so we decided to go that route.
Found out quickly that nice, used pontoons are hard to find here in East TN and was about ready to bite the bullet and get a new one. Finally found a 2005 Bennington 2275LX with a Yamaha 90 4 stroke with 145 hrs. This boat is like new! The owner had always kept it covered and it even included an extra brand new playpen cover.
Had it out the past two weekends and we are back in love with boating! Looking forward to some dialog here on this forum!
2005 Bennington 2275LX
Yamaha 90 Four Stroke
....somewhere on the TN & Little TN River
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curtiscapk
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- Location: OP KS\Hillsdale Lake
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by curtiscapk » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:03 am
WElcome Dev!
NO question is too stupid!
Fire away
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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texaspontoon
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- Location: League City, TX
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by texaspontoon » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:06 am
Welcome, I am fairly new here as well. You will find this a great resource to bounce things off of people. Bring on the pictures of the boat. It is not too hard to do. Do a search on the topic and there are plenty of instructions. The main "catch" is to be sure to shrink them down to like 600x800 pixels before you upload them.
Sunrises, Sunsets, God and Country, Family and Friends enjoyed on my 2009 25' Voyager Fish and Cruise Dlx w/ Honda 225 (Top speed 42MPH light, from a 150-225 and added lifting strakes)
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devdwt
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by devdwt » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:05 am
texaspontoon wrote:Welcome, I am fairly new here as well. You will find this a great resource to bounce things off of people. Bring on the pictures of the boat. It is not too hard to do. Do a search on the topic and there are plenty of instructions. The main "catch" is to be sure to shrink them down to like 600x800 pixels before you upload them.
Will do, I use photobucket for my forum pics. It seems to be the easiest(for me).
2005 Bennington 2275LX
Yamaha 90 Four Stroke
....somewhere on the TN & Little TN River
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HandymanHerb
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by HandymanHerb » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:09 am
Welcome the pictures work best at 640x480 on our site, Glad to have you with us, like they said any questions just ask .
In Memory of John 6x6 Larsen
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dockholiday
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by dockholiday » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:55 am
welcome, good to be back boating again isn't it. sounds like you found a gem.
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mike
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by mike » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:52 am
Welcome aboard!
1999 Voyager 21' Express Fish triple toon 115hp Mercury (SOLD)
2004 Ford F150 SuperCrew
Boise Idaho
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brumbyvet
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- Location: Cherokee Lake, East Tennessee
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by brumbyvet » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:21 pm
where in East Tennessee are you from ? I am on Cherokee Lake up in Grainger County. Sounds like a good find with your boat, good luck...
2009 Sun Tracker Party Barge, NV Performance Package, 90 HP Merc 4 stroke
36 mph gps...
Cherokee Lake, Tennessee
U.S. Navy 1971-1977
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devdwt
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by devdwt » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:39 pm
brumbyvet wrote:where in East Tennessee are you from ? I am on Cherokee Lake up in Grainger County. Sounds like a good find with your boat, good luck...
Thanks! I live between Maryville and Lenoir City. It's about 5 minutes from my house to Tellico or Fort Loudon Lake, about 20 minutes to Melton Hill or Watts Bar Lake.
2005 Bennington 2275LX
Yamaha 90 Four Stroke
....somewhere on the TN & Little TN River
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badmoonrising
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by badmoonrising » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:38 pm
Welcome !
Ed, Cheryl, Ethan and Aspen.
2013 Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 w/90 HP Mercury, "Hellrhighwater 2"
2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
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ROLAND
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by ROLAND » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:54 am
Welcome to the club... good group of people here, think you'll enjoy the forum. Sounds like you got a basically "new" 5 year old boat... don't tease... how bout some pics.... My son has the same boat you have only in a 2007 model with a 115 on the back.. He loves it... we have a benny as well, but opted for one a little smaller as it is usually no more than 4 to 6 people at a time out on our boat, and very often just me and momma out fishing. anyway, you're gonna love that benny.. congrats on the new rig!!!!
Roland & Jo
2010 Bennington 20 Sfi
Yamaha 75 4 Stroke
Shreveport, Louisiana
