Help Where can I find replacement siding

[DanZ]

Hello

Looking for guidance. I have a 2011 Bennington 2575RCW. Last year, a boater was tied up next to me and when he left, he was overserved, lost his balance, hit the throttle and ran into the side of my boat. I took the boat to a Bennington dealer, but they said Bennington stopped selling replacement aluminum siding. This was very surprising considering the boat is only 14 years old.

Where can I go to find replacement aluminum siding?

Thx!

 

[Jack M]

Here is the number to Bennington. 888 906 2628.
Give them a call

 

[mtudb24]

Might be a long shot, but this company says they buy from the same supplier that Bennington and many others use. I'm assuming his insurance is covering the cost of the repair? Might have to buy a bulk piece and have the dealership cut it match the piece that is damaged.
They are out of Elkhart IN as well.

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[SEMPERFI8387]

Truthfully, you’d be lucky to find exterior “car parts” @ 14 years old. A boat is even less popular. If you didn’t bend the rails, you can probably replace the majority of the skin but it will be a job. Theres many options but none are going to be original.
To my knowledge Bennington never sold the “siding” only complete panels and that was probably only a few years past each model year due to color changes, design changes, etc…

 

[stbentoak]

Yep I had a side panel ruined on my 2015 about 6 years ago when a guy from a jet ski gunned it and the jet wash crumpled the side of my aluminum. I like live three miles from the Bennington factory, and I took it to their factory repair station. They ended up putting a whole new section on my side, but they told me they had to look for days to find the splash graphics to match mine and they said they probably would never have them again. I pray to God this thing holds together over the next years as this is the last boat I'm ever buying. But for 10 years old the thing basically looks like new and still gets tons of compliments on the water.

2015 2575 QCW tower boat.

 

[Vikingstaff]

Right!?! Heaven help any of us that has a pontoon with body damage if the boat is even one model style old/retired. It’s just not something where you have a lot of options if you get the wrong kind of cosmetic damage. Can’t easily deal with it via a body shop like a car, nor is there a supply chain of 3rd party companies making replacement pieces like with cars.

 

[Potomacbassin’]

Chicks dig (boat) scars!

 

[DanZ]

Here is the number to Bennington. 888 906 2628.
Give them a call

Thank you!

 

[DanZ]

Might be a long shot, but this company says they buy from the same supplier that Bennington and many others use. I'm assuming his insurance is covering the cost of the repair? Might have to buy a bulk piece and have the dealership cut it match the piece that is damaged.
They are out of Elkhart IN as well.

FenceForPontoons.com

FenceForPontoons.com offers a wide range of pontoon fence products from replacement fence paneling, to complete pontoon fence kits.

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Thanks for the heads up! I’ll give them a call