Great Uses For Pontoon Boats

If you're searching for a family-friendly boat that's great for entertaining and other purposes, you should take a closer look at pontoon boats. Pontoon boats have come a long way in recent years and they are equipped with lots of comfort and safety features that make them ideal for first-time boat owners and experienced mariners alike. These boats are also incredibly versatile. Here are just a few ways you can use a pontoon boat, if you need some inspiration.

1. Entertaining Guests

Thanks to their spacious decks, comfortable seating, and features like wet bars, cabins, and sundecks, pontoon boats are great for hosting parties on the water. Put up some decorations, prepare some delicious finger foods, fill a cooler with ice and canned drinks, create a party playlist, and invite everyone to your boat for a fun-filled afternoon. You can even put up a screen to show movies from a laptop and projector, or you could bring travel board games on board to play.

2. Going on Fishing Trips

Pontoon boats are great for going on fishing trips with all of your angling friends. You can either buy a pontoon boat with fishing minded features on it or install some Aftermarket accessories to make your pontoon perfect for those early-morning fishing trips. Swivel seats, livewells, baitwells, rod holders, and a cooler will make your pontoon boat the ideal fishing vessel on lakes and rivers.

3. Cruising For Fun

Of course, if you're just looking for a boat that you can take out on a sunny afternoon to relax with family and friends, a pontoon boat is also great for this. You’ll have plenty of space to move around and lots of places to sit and converse. Many pontoon boats can also have ladders or swim platforms installed on them so that people can climb into and get out of the water to go swimming.

4. Towing Wakeboarders and Water Skiers

Some pontoon boats have powerful enough engines that you can use them to tow it people participating in watersports, such as wakesurfers, water skiers, wakeboarders, and other similar sports. Many people love these fun and thrilling activities, and even beginners can enjoy sitting in an inner tube and being pulled along behind the boat, if they don't want to climb onto a wakeboard or learn how to water-ski.

We hope we’ve given you some great ideas on how to use a pontoon boat. Ready to go shopping? Stop by our dealership in Canandaigua, NY, today to check out our wide selection of new and used pontoon boats for sale. German Brothers Marina proudly serves our New York customers in the cities of Rochester and Syracuse.