For its size, the boat is light in weight. Using plywood as pontoon covering, my boat weighed about 230 pounds. The pontoons scaled about 40 pounds each and the frame about 150.

Pontoon tubes are flat on top, foam-filled, sealed and pressurized, then bolted straight to the crossbeams of the 30-foot-by-8-foot-­6-inch one-piece plywood deck for an unassailable, solid ride. To ...

Pontoon boats provide a unique sort of experience on the water, especially when it comes to modern vessels. With all kinds of customization options, you can have a lounge ready to hit your favorite ...

Credit Berkshire for developing a pontoon ­geometry that enables such spirited performance and capable handling. Of note is what Berkshire calls the ­V-Lite Composite Deck. An aerospace honeycomb, it ...

Early form: With its first pontoon appearing in the early ’50s, Weeres featured its “Cruiser” in its lineup of pontoon boats in 1962. Touted was the 8-by-24-foot deck made of marine plywood ...