Help with a performance ? - tritoon versus pontoon

[missourifarmer]

Seems like a lot of Lake of the Ozark Tritoon folks here.. or other big lake boaters. What is the minimum length of triton I should consider for the lake. How about the
JC Manufacturing SportToon 23 TT... Is this going to be long enough? I was looking at one with a 250 hp 4stroke...

[Bryden24shp]

Both of my 24 foot pontoons handle the lake very well. The Premier, even though is called a 250, measures out the same as my Manny did, 24' and a few inches. A friend of mine has a a 22 foot Benny tri with a 225 Opti he takes down. It handled the lake alright. He did take a few waves over the bow, but I think it was his technique (or lack of) of hitting the waves. He would back off the throttle after rolling over one, instead of punching it to get over the next. Wet ride, but the girls looked perty perky ( ) afterwards, so there may have been a method to his madness! Is that JC at Tims place? Tritown? I think I may have seen one there, in Osage Beach.

[missourifarmer]

The JC is quite a ways away.. ohio I think. Saw it online... I was also drooling on that premier that I think triton has.. still trying to find that one.. dropped you pm..

[Bryden24shp]

http://www.boatcrazy.com/search/details ... ink=&text=

I have alot more pics of this boat here at the house, if you want them!
Nice boat! No rips in the interior and it is fully equipt! Love the raised Flight Deck! If I could have sold the Manitou, before this was sold! The guy that bought it didn't own it very long and traded it in for a Cruiser at Kellys Port. Still has very low hours. I thought about selling mine and buying this one, again. But, the only difference is the burgandy stripe vs my gray, and mine doesn't have the full sunpad (no rear entry on this one) and I do not have the Flight Deck. This is a beauty! I still think about it. There is also one with Blue stripes and a Suzuki 200hp in Gravois Mills, here is the link for it! Too much money, though!
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2009- ... -101739452
Good luck with the hunt!
Bryan

Full front playpen

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Full rear sunpad

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Raised Flight Deck

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