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Old 07-24-2011, 02:19 PM   #1
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Default Best boat for a large family

What is the best all around boat for a large family? We have six kids and they all love the water but not sure what the best boat would be. We have rented a pontoon before and it was a blast but would it be good for pullin gthem on a tube? We like to fish so soit would need room for that and I would also like to put it in salt water flats.
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Old 07-24-2011, 03:30 PM   #2
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Not sure about its use in saltwater but I see a lot of people with the newer style triple tube pontoon boats here on the lake. They are supposed to handle better and can certainly pull a tube if powered adequately. Following along to see what the more experienced boaters say.
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interesting, I havent done much research on them and im not too sure the one we rented would pull a tube fast enough to have fun on.
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Old 07-25-2011, 08:46 AM   #4
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Look into 'Deck Boats'

They are designed with more seating than typical runabouts or ski boats, but have V hulls for better performance on the water. They're a good combination of pontoons and Vstyle boats.

Powered correctly you can easily pull tubes/ski's/etc
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Old 07-26-2011, 06:12 AM   #5
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I would think a pontoon would be ideal I've seen many pontoons on my lake that are pulling tubers with no problems.You can get them outfitted with a motor that would be more the adequate for the job
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How much cash you wanting to spend.... If you can afford a Tri-toon.. They are best.. That is the one with 3toons.... They are really stable... With a decent size motor they are priced around 20 grand tho.... But they are nice...
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