Reply to Thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3777316" data-attributes="member: 15054">I have had a lot of boats and  weight is a killer for speed. but if you are not in a hurry it is a non issue.Pontoon boats are slow and thirsty.My 1998 20 foot with oil injected 75HP mercury will get about 1 MPG with people and top up and backed off just a bit from full throttle.Hate that thing as far as MPG.I do have an old 15 foot closed bow bayliner but over 3 people and it gets crowded the 50 HP mercury gets excellent MPG. over 24 gallons of fuel in a day of fishing in the Pontoon and 6 gallons used in the Bayliner fishing the same places.What others have said about  size of boat I am sure has sank in.With the wind up you can't hardly drift slow in the Pontoon as it is a giant sail.Hard to anchor it  in the wind with a smooth bottom like sand/mud.But it sure is roomy and nice to fish from.Wife loves it.The darn thing will suck the MPG from the tow vehicle also where the small Bayliner does not.</blockquote>