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Looking at purchasing a new Sylvan 8520 any thougts
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:55 pm
by Major Nine
Hello I am a first time Pontoon purchaser I have had a boat for 25 years but no pontoons. Looking for recomendations. I have been seriously looking at a Sylvan 8520 LE with Yamaha power
Re: Looking at purchasing a new Sylvan 8520 any thougts
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:20 pm
by rob28
Big thumbs up from me.
We got ours last year and love it. It has a Merc 50 on the back and we top out at about 18mph - good enough for us on our lake.
Build quality has been good so far with no issues to report.
We've added an hour meter, fish finder, new ladder ( the nice chrome one from PontoonStuff) and I now have the parts to add a second battery with the Blue Sea Add-a-battery kit - I'm paranoid about being left stranded with a flat battery. Just need a dry few days. Also, under deck LED lighting will be happening at some point in the future.
We looked at all the brands at a couple of big boat shows and while I was tempted originally by a Bennington due to their reputation, the bang for buck with the Sylvan is quite impressive. Plus the fact they look damn good too is just a bonus.
Our boat
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Re: Looking at purchasing a new Sylvan 8520 any thougts
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:03 pm
by DRock
My parents have a 8520 with the Rpt toons and Yamaha 115 four stroke and it's a nice rig. It'll run about 40 mph which is pretty impressive to me. It's also pretty wild watching a 2 tube pontoon on plane with the front completely out of the water. If I were considering buying a new pontoon, a Sylvan with RPT tubes would be at or near the top of my list.
Re: Looking at purchasing a new Sylvan 8520 any thougts
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:59 am
by Bamaman
And as they all say: Get as large a motor as you can afford.