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Thanks! I am really in love. We were almost in a 23 QCW when I discovered the bowrider and it fit us perfectly. Can’t wait to get back to the lake this weekend to learn all the garmin functions.
 
My wife and I pulled the plug while at our local boat show a few weeks ago, and ordered a 2026 S20 quad bench with two high back captains chairs, black with black out rails, rub strip and double Bimini, a 90 hp VMax Yamaha, as well as a full enclosure. We are located on the East Coast of Canada, and it will help the early and late season be more comfortable. We cannot wait to be on our new boat a LOT this summer. Previous to this, we've had a Yamaha WaveRunner VXR since new in 2015. Just joined here and look forward to learning a lot more about these boats.
 
Welcome . What body of water will you be boating on ?
 
Welcome. Congregations on the S20 order. Not a lot of people talk about enclosures around here. In another thread share some info, and once you get it, perhaps some pics. Until then, enjoy browsing the forum here. So much great information and many helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly forum members.
 
Vikingstaff said:
Welcome. Congregations on the S20 order. Not a lot of people talk about enclosures around here. In another thread share some info, and once you get it, perhaps some pics. Until then, enjoy browsing the forum here. So much great information and many helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly forum members.
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Thank you. We are pretty excited with our purchase. It has been a couple years since we started "kicking tires" and finally made the plunge and ordered on at the boat show. The majority of the pontoons on our lake will have a single or double Bimini, but not a lot have the enclosure. My wife wanted the enclosure for when the evenings get cool & damp in September and October, before it comes out of the water for the season. I will continue to browse here, and can certainly post some pictures with and without the enclosure, once we get it in May.
 
Hello forum, we were told our Q is in production at "rails". Any one have an idea if that's 50% or 75% or?? Our dealer has had our motor for 2+ weeks so we are now hoping for May delivery which is almost 2 months over due. Either parts shortage or Bennington is selling a lot of new boats. Any one on here have one on order with ETA?
 
It only takes a few days for them to build the boat once they have it going through final production IF all materials are on hand. Typically the bigger delay can sometimes be shipping because they only ship with a full trailer of boats. So it sometimes depends on what is heading to that dealership. If they have boats lined up for a full load or not. As wacky as shipping and materials logistics is these days, if it’s behind schedule, I would lean into that being the reason. That said, I have no idea. Maybe some others that are in the new boat order phase can share what they are being told, or anyone that recently received a boat, share what their process was like timeline wise.
 
Your dealer is your best source for information. Like Jeff mentioned ,If all materials are available its 2-3 days for assembly . Its also possible they received a defective part required for your build and currently waiting for a replacement . Ask your dealer if he has a full load ordered? They usually dont ship until they do .
 
Our dealer is small but maybe Marine Max has some TX, AZ / west coast orders in. Might have to look into some boat haulers!:)

First Bennington for us, coming from a Formula 34PC on Roosevelt Lake, AZ. Thanks for the replies.
 
Hi, everyone.

Just bougth my first Pontoon!! Im so happy that i found this forum, im in Puerto Rico and here are almost none pontoons, and is hard to find people to know how to fix or do jobs on the Pontoons.

Hope to talk to you guys, a lot!!

Its a 2019 S22, Yamaha 70hp 4 stroke.
 

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AndrewG said:
We use our boat for day trips on Lake Nacimiento. We regularly have a bunch of people on the boat, either on the water, or beached somewhere. On our old boat, we had a small BBQ/Galley, but it really had no prep space on it. We had the obligatory rear couch table, which we used, but was really too small as it was crowded with condiments, and chips and such. This bar set-up was just what we were looking for. Not so tall and big that it was overly obtrusive, but substantial enough that it would work as a great prep station, and "hub" of the boat. As I looked at the other club seating boats without the bar, it seemed like we were giving up seating for 2 people by having the bar there. With Bennington's innovative idea of putting the two bar stools in the void where the port gate is, I got those two seats back! And with us adding a third seat on the stern side of the bar, we even gained a seat. Now, these seats aren't as comfortable as the plush couches, but they are seats none-the-less. There is still plenty of plush couch space in the rest of the boat.

To answer the question about the space below the cup holders in the stern. The area underneath the cup holders holds the two batteries. They are accessible through a small door in the rear, right in front of the ski/tow bar. I had the dealer install an inverter in this space too, so I can just leave my air pump plugged in back there, and pull it out when the time comes to inflate the toys. I had them put a two outlet inverter so outlet will be for that air pump, and the other outlet holds a short cord that extends into the underseat storage in the back, in case I need to plug something else in. The inverter also has 2 USB connections so I can keep the MP3 Player/Phones charged up while parked.

Lastly, I had the dealer install 2 speakers in that rear void space as well. These face the back of the boat, and are for the times when we are floating and want to listen to music without blasting out the people still inside the boat. I had them put a wired remote control next to the speakers as well (you can see this in the first photo I posted). The changing room is behind the front port lounge, although we will never use it.

We got the ivory interior as well. I LOVE the look of the darker brown interiors...I think it's a great and classy look. However, it is easily 90+ degrees in the summer here, and anything that would keep it cooler was a plus, so the white worked for us.
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Do you still have your barstool setup? I have the RCWB and just got a deck replaced and believe the dealer lost some mounting parts for them. Can you send a picture looking down into the floor mounts?
 
BellevilleMI said:
Do you still have your barstool setup? I have the RCWB and just got a deck replaced and believe the dealer lost some mounting parts for them. Can you send a picture looking down into the floor mounts?
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This post is 10 years old and the OP ,hasn't been active on the forum in 9 years.
You can contact Bennington if you like . Their phone number is 888 906 2628. Have your Hull ID if you call.
 
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