Pontoon Boats vs Tritoons

This question is not even a question for us at ThePontoonCaptain.com.  We recommend Tritoons all the way... unequivocally... without a shadow of a doubt.

Having that 3rd pontoon down the center delivers a huge leap in buoyancy and stability. Pontoon boat owners are known for really loading up their vessels with friends and families. We’ve all seen the overloaded boat lumbering through, wondering how the boat is still afloat. A Tri-toon can sustain the additional loads far better, and with more stability. Tri-toons are markedly safer than pontoon boats. (Captains, please stop piling all your passengers on the bow of the boat).

If your boating environment includes ocean or bay waters, or Great Lake waters, the Tri-toon is a must. You will need the reserve buoyancy, the higher water line, and stability to get back to safe harbor through those choppy conditions that show up with the unannounced winds and storms. This is a huge advantage over the standard pontoon design.

If you plan on using your boat for fishing the flats, a Tri-toon will reduce your draft by as much as an inch or two, allowing you to fish shallower, and longer as the tide begins to leave you.

If there is any disadvantage to a Tri-toon, it is the slightly reduced maneuverability in a boat type that already has struggles with maneuverability. Having the third pontoon increases tracking and stability, but that also means the boat wants to turn even less so than a standard pontoon boat. These boats turn like a city bus. The exception to this would be the Bennington R series, with the oversized elliptical center pontoon. Because the center pontoon is larger than the outer tubes, this vessel turns like a dream. Yes, we have one, and we indeed love its turn radius, especially compared to our other tri-toons.

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