looking at purchaseing a new pontoon boat, loking at bennington and crest real hard. anybodyhave any exp with either one. any feedback would be great. thanks rob
whitewing hunter
pontoon boats
I bought a Bennington 4 years ago. I can honestly say it is the best all around boat I have ever had. It's 22.75 feet long with a 115 hp Mercury outboard. It goes about 40 mph and is real quiet. The absolutely most important upgrade you can make is the triple pontoons, they make a world of difference in performance and comfort,as well as safety.
Bennington is definitely the way to go. We were all set to get one and backed off at the last minute. But, we still want a "toon" and if we get one, it will be the Bennington. We were looking at the 150 4 stroke Yamaha for power.
I see a lot of Benningtons at Lake of the Ozarks, very nice boats. I probably would have got one myself, but the dealer was a jerk. I ended up with an Odyssey (now called South Beach) with a 150 Honda. Nice boat and motor combo. And, Like Ed said, difinitely get a triple toon unless you you will be using it on a very small lake. Good luck, Mike
We sell Bennington and Manitou. And we are the NATIONAL sales leader in Manitou pontoons! They are both awesome boats especially if you are interested in a tritoon. Benninton and Manitous are the best handling Tritoons on the market. Manitou has their proven 373 SHP. This boat has two 23 inch toons with one 27 in the middle. This makes the boat extremely stable in straight line as weel as more bouyant to help top speed. Then when cornering they bank like a runabout. We have experimented with many manitous with 200-250 hp evinrude E-tecs, 2550 hp Mercury Verados, as well as 350 mag I/os. All of these bats have broken 50 mph and handle amazingly well.
For 08 Bennington has a new boat out with a 32 inch elliptical center toon. We have Bennington's demo that was used for the catalog and the dealer show on our dock right now. This boat has a 225 fourstroke Yamaha and is an Awesome performer! This boat GPSed at 46 mph on a rough day with 4 people in the boat. It also banks around the corners very well and holds its lines where traditional tri-toons will "skip" across the water. In my mind it is a toss up between the two brands although Benninton has more "luxerious" options the manitou will slightly out perform it.
I hope this answered a few questions.
Mitch Richter
Lakeside Motor Sports
For 08 Bennington has a new boat out with a 32 inch elliptical center toon. We have Bennington's demo that was used for the catalog and the dealer show on our dock right now. This boat has a 225 fourstroke Yamaha and is an Awesome performer! This boat GPSed at 46 mph on a rough day with 4 people in the boat. It also banks around the corners very well and holds its lines where traditional tri-toons will "skip" across the water. In my mind it is a toss up between the two brands although Benninton has more "luxerious" options the manitou will slightly out perform it.
I hope this answered a few questions.
Mitch Richter
Lakeside Motor Sports
well after a week of research i have found bennington to be out of my price range the fishing toon that i want is 45,000 just abit to exp for 10 to 15 trips a year. i think i' m gonna go with a g3 lx 22 f/c seems like a good buy for the money, also going with 115 4 stroke yamaha i,ve heard nothing but good on these motors. the dealer that i plan to buy from is close to home been in busines 27 years and is a full 5 star dealer. i want to thank everybody for their input . rob
We have a 2004 24' Weeres and love it. We've owned a lot of boats over the years, and I'm impressed with the fit and finish of this brand. I've also heard many good things about Benningtons, but people tell me that they're pretty pricey.
Hello
I have a 2004 Crest 20 f. (2 pontoon) boat with a Johnson 4 stroke 50 horse. It's been a wonderful boat. Prior to this I had a Ski Nautique which is like comparing an F16 to a C130. My wife never see the need to go more than 10 to 15 mph and consequently have excellent fuel economy. I'm sure the triple toons are great if you put more horsepower on your boat and want to get better handling. For me however, the extra pontoon wouldn't make a difference since we don't go fast. By the way we use our boat on a river, not a lake. If you're considering a Crest rest assured that it is a quality boat.
Bruce
I have a 2004 Crest 20 f. (2 pontoon) boat with a Johnson 4 stroke 50 horse. It's been a wonderful boat. Prior to this I had a Ski Nautique which is like comparing an F16 to a C130. My wife never see the need to go more than 10 to 15 mph and consequently have excellent fuel economy. I'm sure the triple toons are great if you put more horsepower on your boat and want to get better handling. For me however, the extra pontoon wouldn't make a difference since we don't go fast. By the way we use our boat on a river, not a lake. If you're considering a Crest rest assured that it is a quality boat.
Bruce
I have a Sun Tracker and really like it. We are on a 500 acre lake so three pontoons are not much of a big deal but I would agree if you were on a larger lake ie. Lake of the Ozarks, a tri-toon is the only way to go. I have been on many pontoon boats and there are many nice ones. I really like Starcraft too.
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