Speed boat vs deckboat vs pontoon...

[2manymustangs]

I grew up on a lake (i'm still boat there at my parents house) that has low HP restrictions, hull length restrictions and VERY low speed restrictions...

Its a good lake for wake boarding/tubing and a pontoon float, not good for much more...

Obviously a 42' Outerlimits wouldn't be too good on Pyramid lake or Lake Irvine, in my view it's relative to where you are going to be boating...

My Sanger Hydro isn't a good choice for Lake Of The Ozarks and in peak boating season I don't think that ANY pontoon is a good choice for LOZ BUT in off season it's doable... It's all relative in my simple view...



My Old Town Kayak seems to be my most versatile boat, I've had it in the Atlantic Ocean (shark fishing in the glades), Mississippi River, Ozark rivers, Table Rock Lake, Lake Of The Ozarks, Bull Shoals & other Big lakes & small mud holes... I can seat three IF one is a small child... BUT it's harder than heck to ski or wakeboard behind... EDIT: I can cast a 9' flyrod out of her with ease too....



EDIT: I've said before, I feel cheated for not getting to experience the 60's and boating in CA/AZ/NV (out west)... From Sharpshooters home movie vids and the pics and the stories like 2FF mentions, it sounds like I really missed out... I grew up out on the lake skiing almost daily BUT it wasn't anything like the VDRIVE/go fast boats from the 60/70/80s that you guys grew up with...