What are pontoon boats?
Medium-sized, trailerable vessels called pontoon boats are frequently utilized for on-the-water activities like day cruising, freshwater fishing and watersports. Ranging from 16 feet to 28 feet, these types of vessels usually average 23 feet. Several boat makers construct these vessels, using hull types such as pontoon, modified vee, deep vee, catamaran and other. Boat Trader currently has 19,500 pontoon boats for sale, including 15,481 new vessels and 4,019 used boats, listed by both private sellers and professional dealers across the country.
What are the best pontoon boats?
Sun Tracker, Bennington, Barletta, Avalon and Sylvan are some of the most popular manufacturers of pontoon boats at the moment. These builders design pontoon boats models with outboard, outboard-4S, inboard, inboard/outboard and other propulsion systems, available in gas, electric, LPG and other fuel systems. The top two pontoon boats brands on Boat Trader over the previous 30 days were Avalon, Bennington, Godfrey, Harris and Sun Tracker.
How much do pontoon boats cost?
Pontoon boats for sale on Boat Trader are offered within a range of prices from a reasonable $10,387 on the modest side all the way up to $233,234 for the most extravagant types. Models with the greatest power can hold motors up to 600 horsepower, while more compact utility models may have as modest as 1 horsepower engines on them (although the average motor size is 150 HP).
Why are pontoon boats popular?
Pontoon boats are popular for their shallow draft and average beam, attributes that make these boats appropriate for day cruising, freshwater fishing and watersports. Pontoon boats are also popular boats for rivers and lakes and other shallow fresh bodies of water. From our current listings, the average number of passengers that pontoon boats can hold onboard is 12 people with a maximum of 17. Boat Trader is positive you'll find the boat you're searching for with 19,500 pontoon boats now posted for sale and 3,188 boats uploaded in the last month.
