Qwest Avanti 825 Lanai Executive DS Bar
Qwest pioneered the compact luxury pontoon category. Then its designers went another direction, creating the Avanti 825 Lanai Executive DS Bar, the builder’s biggest model Continue reading
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Glastron GTDW 225 Surf & Fish
Talk about forehead-slapping moments. When I first saw the Glastron GTDW 225 Surf & Fish at the Miami Boat Show, the concept of combining a Continue reading
Formula 310 BR Outboard
The Formula 310 BR is the flagship of the builder’s Bowrider line, a dayboat capable of excursions to simply drop the hook in a private Continue reading
Sylvan S5 LS DC
For 2019, the Sylvan S5 LS DC boasts an all new look, inside and out. It’s part of the midlevel S-Series, but because Sylvan is Continue reading
Princecraft Vectra 25 RL
Pontoon envy is an affliction that strikes many boaters who don’t have unlimited money to spend on a boat. We’ve tested several pontoons recently that Continue reading
Four Winns HD 180
Face it, some people can be a little snobby. For instance, when someone cruises by in a sub-19-footer, they say, “Well, that’s probably all they Continue reading
The Hot Ones
Last year I wrote about the new series of V-8 outboards Mercury unveiled at Lake X in central Florida, focusing on the FourStroke, Sea Pro Continue reading
Ranger VX 1788 WT
It’s almost certain whoever coined the phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none” never took a ride on the Ranger VX 1788 WT. Ranger’s Continue reading
Scout 255 LXF
When Steve Potts built this first 14-foot creek boat in 1989, it’s doubtful he imagined that 30 years later he would build a 53-footer powered Continue reading
Sweetwater 2286 SFL
Sweetwater is the Godfrey Pontoons Boats value line. With many other companies, value models are fairly spartan boats, but the going trend is more luxury Continue reading