CodyMorris210
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Hi all! Glad to join a community with so many other boat and water lovers. My partner and I recently (February) submitted our build for our brand new Bennington (23SSBXP), and after a long wait extended by Covid, our new boat goes into production May 5th and should be delivered here in Upstate NY in about 2.5 weeks.. Cant wait!
So I’ve spent a decent amount of time on boats and on the water, I do not have a lot of experience on pontoons. I’ve never owned a boat, but I’ve driven friends speedboats so I know a good amount of boating in general. I’m licensed and have done a good deal of educating myself, but until I’m actually on our Bennington I feel like I won’t be able to know everything I need to know. So I figured why not ask folks of Club Bennington! Our boating style will be pretty casual, mostly cruising with some hanging out in a bay, we’ll have our two dogs with us sometimes, and we’ll be doing some tubing (200 HP engine) until I can work up to giving wakeboarding a try haha. We’re going to be docked on a smaller lake here for our first year, but I may or may not drive a half hour to the bigger, more scenic and lively lake (Lake George).
Also.. stupid question. I’m currently preparing and purchasing basic boat stuff, and curious because I’ve been told conflicting things to this question: Will our Bennington come with an anchor and fire extinguisher? Lol. Neither is on our order, but I swear I remember seeing fire extinguisher somewhere. Someone told me yes, someone else told me no. Another person told me to tell my dealer to make sure they’re there lol. I would just like to obviously be prepared, I could reach out to my dealer though.
Any pontoon tips, things every owner should know, little tricks or “secrets” to better boating experiences welcome! Thanks everyone!
So I’ve spent a decent amount of time on boats and on the water, I do not have a lot of experience on pontoons. I’ve never owned a boat, but I’ve driven friends speedboats so I know a good amount of boating in general. I’m licensed and have done a good deal of educating myself, but until I’m actually on our Bennington I feel like I won’t be able to know everything I need to know. So I figured why not ask folks of Club Bennington! Our boating style will be pretty casual, mostly cruising with some hanging out in a bay, we’ll have our two dogs with us sometimes, and we’ll be doing some tubing (200 HP engine) until I can work up to giving wakeboarding a try haha. We’re going to be docked on a smaller lake here for our first year, but I may or may not drive a half hour to the bigger, more scenic and lively lake (Lake George).
Also.. stupid question. I’m currently preparing and purchasing basic boat stuff, and curious because I’ve been told conflicting things to this question: Will our Bennington come with an anchor and fire extinguisher? Lol. Neither is on our order, but I swear I remember seeing fire extinguisher somewhere. Someone told me yes, someone else told me no. Another person told me to tell my dealer to make sure they’re there lol. I would just like to obviously be prepared, I could reach out to my dealer though.
Any pontoon tips, things every owner should know, little tricks or “secrets” to better boating experiences welcome! Thanks everyone!