Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

What... NO CREST!!!!

Hope I didn't buy junk!

[quote="brocja01"]What... NO CREST!!!!

Hope I didn't buy junk!

[/quote]

They're not junk.

I had two Crests in the past, and they're built hell for stout.

I don't know if this works like publications in some other industries, but I would image those brands paid for their slots to be featured so I would take them being the best with a grain of salt. Good info on the boats though and they are usually fair in their actual tests.

Well.... it has to be rigged if they have that Bennington QR27 10 Wide listed above my Lowe SS210!!!

[quote="Cpl0724"]Well.... it has to be rigged if they have that Bennington QR27 10 Wide listed above my Lowe SS210!!! [/quote]


That's what I think too!

They didn't mention that the Bennington's Tritoons only hold about 27 gallons of fuel. Which means you aren't going to far on fuel with a 200,250 or 300 HP. All other brands have over a 40 gallon tanks. Only way to get a bigger tank is get the Eliptical model which cost a lot more

So while all the other brands are still boating the Bennington will need fuel. That's a major flaw in their design. Limited fuel size tank.

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[quote="captain28570"]They didn't mention that the Bennington's Tritoons only hold about 27 gallons of fuel. Which means you aren't going to far on fuel with a 200,250 or 300 HP. All other brands have over a 40 gallon tanks. Only way to get a bigger tank is get the Eliptical model which cost a lot more

So while all the other brands are still boating the Bennington will need fuel. That's a major flaw in their design. Limited fuel size tank.[/quote]

That's most manufactures, The "basic" tritoon or 2 3/4 toon setups usually come with only a 25-30 gallon tank, sadly. Want a bigger fuel tank, upgrade to our Uber-toon package! My old girl originally came with a pair of 6gal cans on the back, when I rebuilt it I installed 23gal tank which was awesome....... With my 70. With the 140 on the back now that 23 gallon tank still gets us through the day but limits tubing to a few hours.

Judging by my lake the 150hp motors seem to be the most popular on mid sized tritoons. 27 Gallons on my boat would yield a total cruise range of 113.4 miles, or just over 100 miles with the 10% buffer rule. I could cruise at 3500 rpm doing around 21mph for 5 hours straight and still have gas. I don't know many people using a pontoon like that. The more likely scenario is to poot around at around 8mph and be able to do that for 12.8 hours, or again with the 10% rule around 11 hours safely. We run our boat at minimum Friday to dinner somewhere, Saturday to the cove to anchor up, and Sunday to ride around and stop by a friends house and I rarely burn more than 15 gallons and I'm going 10+ miles up the lake at least 2 of those days.

Bennington knows that if you're gonna spend 75k you're going to buy the elliptical anyway, Problem solved.

[quote="captain28570"]They didn't mention that the Bennington's Tritoons only hold about 27 gallons of fuel. Which means you aren't going to far on fuel with a 200,250 or 300 HP. All other brands have over a 40 gallon tanks. Only way to get a bigger tank is get the Eliptical model which cost a lot more

So while all the other brands are still boating the Bennington will need fuel. That's a major flaw in their design. Limited fuel size tank.[/quote]


That is only on their introductory line up - the S series. The other models all have larger and larger fuel tanks. I think that is fairly standard on many manufacturers introductory models vs. their mid and higher end models.

With most manufacturers we looked at you get a 40 gallon tank if you go to a full third toon even if its a lower tier model.

With most manufacturers we looked at you get a 40 gallon tank if you go to a full third toon even if its a lower tier model.

I just did some boat builders and searched OEM's website and I find this to be less the case, most are upgrades.

[quote="Scott1"]With most manufacturers we looked at you get a 40 gallon tank if you go to a full third toon even if its a lower tier model.

I just did some boat builders and searched OEM's website and I find this to be less the case, most are upgrades.[/quote]

I looked at a few really quick...see the bold section above, the key was with a full third toon. Bennington doesn't upgrade you until you get to the ESP package from what I recall. I even included Bentley which has a higher capacity on it's 2 toon and Express Toon boats than Bennington does, but they don't offer a full third toon.

Harris, Cypress Cay, Crestliner w/ Full third toon (not express toon) - Available in all trim levels of boat even the entry level:
FULL-LENGTH CENTER TUBE: The center tube extends all the way to the motor pod to add even more strength and buoyancy, while also creating more control at the helm. Fuel capacity increases to 37-gallons with 25" diameter tubes and 59-gallons with the 27" diameter tubes.

Tahoe/Avalon w/ Wave Glider Package (full third toon) - Available on all models
45 Gallon built in fuel tank

Sweetwater/Aqua Patio/San Pan
35 Gallon in 25" Tubes

JC
45 Gallon is standard Triple Tube all trims

Manitou
44 gallons in VP package

For Argument's Sake - Bentley Pontoon (Express Toon package - don't think they offer full third toon)
32 Gallons