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Congratulations on your new Bennington! We have a 2018 version of the same boat...you will love it. Ours came with a fire extinguisher mounted to the floor on the right side of the driver seat. It also came with a “useless” small danforth style anchor. We replaced it with a small Slide...

We have a 2018 23 foot swing back with SPS and a 150 Yamaha and just the Sea Star hydraulic steering you are considering. Although I never drove a pontoon boat with power steering, I really had no problems with hydraulic only. We primarily cruise and occasionally pull a person on a tube. I...

A definite yes on the tri-toon center tube storage. We use it all the time for storing the cover and bumpers whenever we go out. Much easier than trying to fit these under the seats. Also plenty of storage room for water skis and our extra table.

We have a 150 on our 23 ft swingback SPS tritoon and love it. It is a great engine for water sports...or just cruising...and good on gas.

The swingback is the favorite seat on the boat on our 2018 Bennington! I'd also recommend the extended rear deck and the 3rd tube in floor storage.

Thanks for all your kind comments. Had her out twice so far...just breaking in the motor. I am really impressed with how quiet and smooth the Yamaha 150 runs. Also had never been on a tritoon until I bought this one. I am not disappointed!

Received our new Bennington 2 weeks ago. Here are some pics:

Received word from my marina that our new 23 SSBXP SPS will arrive tomorrow! We ordered it on 2/11/18 at the Hartford, CT boat show...so just under 12 weeks. He has the Yamaha 150 and prop, but will need a week or two to get it prepped as they have been busy. 3 boats arrived today and 4 more...

Welcome! We have a 23 foot swingback on order. I really like the look better without the railing, however, it is required in our state if we ever want to have anyone ride back there. When I tried it out in our dealer's showroom it didn't feel too confining. Our dealer made a good point...

Beautiful boat! Congratulations and happy boating! ,

Thanks everyone! I’ll keep an eye out for you “Candlewood” this summer. My boat will be docked across the lake at Brookfield Bay Marina. Can’t wait!

Thanks. I used to launch my bow rider at the Danbury town park ramp on Hayestown Rd in the late 80’s.

Just wanted to thank all of the contributors to this forum for their comments and advice. I have been reading through many of the posts this past month during my pontoon boat education and selection process. While I probably increased my original budget by 50% or more... I'm hoping we'll be...