ScottHarris
New Member
Sadly this might end up in the regrets section. I was just about to place an order for a 22SL when I was informed that there is an extremely low bridge and in general, pontoons don't fit under it. We're moving to a place on Flint Pond in Worcester, MA which connects to Lake Quinsigamond, a 4 mile 800 acre lake. I had seen a pontoon at the boat slips and never through there was a problem until yesterday when I spoke to the owner of that pontoon. Other than this one pontoon everyone else on the pond side seems to have bowriders. The pontoon owner said when the water is normal/low they drop the top flat and pull out the captains chair to fit under the bridge. When water is high they don't fit and take an alternate route going through a marsh area tilting the engine and pushing through with a pole! They originally bought another brand pontoon which was 20' with 25" tubes and immediately found they could not get to the lake side. The dealer took it back and sold them a smaller 18' with 23" tubes and that's how they squeeze through.
I've been digging around trying to find clearance heights and have not yet found that listed from any manufacturers. It also seems that even the smallest Benny has 25" tubes. Any suggestions?
I've been digging around trying to find clearance heights and have not yet found that listed from any manufacturers. It also seems that even the smallest Benny has 25" tubes. Any suggestions?