Questions before placing order of our new Bennington

[Todd & Amanda]

Well, I guess you do lose some seating with the Q but I haven't noticed it being an issue.  I routinely take 6-8 people on mine and seating is never an issue and nobody feels cramped.  I love the blackout package.  My wife wanted it more than I but now that I have it I love it.  Clean up is easy too.  The double bimini is must where I boat.  With temps 115-120 you need all the shade you can get.  I had an issue with my front bimini and my dealer was absolutely worthless in trying to fix it.  It was way too loose.  Fortunately, I contacted Bennington directly and they paid a local place here to make me a new one which is perfect now.  My F350 Yamaha is an awesome motor.  The only time I notice any real fuel consumption is when I'm heavy on the throtlle.  For just cruising around at say 25-30, the fuel economy is actually quite good.  Problem is it sounds so good when pushed hard it's hard to just cruise around.  I've had lots of other boaters flag me down and ask about the motor and how it runs.  It's very impressive to say the least.  And, as far as Sharkhide, I'm very glad I have it.  Our water here is very, very hard and the Sharkhide sure makes clean-up a breeze.  I have several buddies who have pontoons without it and their tubes look pretty bad.  Not sure about other places but it certainly makes a difference where I boat.  Hope it helps, my .02.

We just test drove the F350 today. I'm pretty hard core Mercury but I'm going to have to drive a Vrod 350 to see if it's comparable. The F350 is a beast and you're right about the sound when it's pushed, I was all smiles.