mnlakeboy
Member
Greetings,
I am new to the Bennington Family and the pontoon world. Previously I had a 19' runabout, life has changed and we want to share our time on the water with more of our friends and family. Also my kids are adults (young) and want to have their friends on the pontoon for swimming and tubing. I have a 21' SSRX on hold priced out with a Yamaha 90. We would love to pull a water skier however realistically (budget wise) our requirements will usually fall into pulling adults and children on tubes with 6-8 passengers on board.
We have an option to switch to a Yamaha 115 for $800 however after asking the dealer (Says it won't make much of a difference) and reading the posts on this forum I need some additional input on this option is really worth the investment (performance - resale). The SSRX is not equipped with lifting strakes. I have been told that I might need to add Sea Star to control the torque of the 115 as I will have operators of various ages and physical capacity. Would this $1500 expense be mandatory for the 115?
I have read an article in the forum that maintaining 22 mph is the "Magic" speed for most water sports would the 90 suffice or will I need the 115?
Any experienced comments about the power upgrade or the 21' SSRX would be appreciated.
mnlakeboy
(new Bennington owner)
I am new to the Bennington Family and the pontoon world. Previously I had a 19' runabout, life has changed and we want to share our time on the water with more of our friends and family. Also my kids are adults (young) and want to have their friends on the pontoon for swimming and tubing. I have a 21' SSRX on hold priced out with a Yamaha 90. We would love to pull a water skier however realistically (budget wise) our requirements will usually fall into pulling adults and children on tubes with 6-8 passengers on board.
We have an option to switch to a Yamaha 115 for $800 however after asking the dealer (Says it won't make much of a difference) and reading the posts on this forum I need some additional input on this option is really worth the investment (performance - resale). The SSRX is not equipped with lifting strakes. I have been told that I might need to add Sea Star to control the torque of the 115 as I will have operators of various ages and physical capacity. Would this $1500 expense be mandatory for the 115?
I have read an article in the forum that maintaining 22 mph is the "Magic" speed for most water sports would the 90 suffice or will I need the 115?
Any experienced comments about the power upgrade or the 21' SSRX would be appreciated.
mnlakeboy
(new Bennington owner)