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Originally Posted by Don Andersen
A well made pontoon boat costs about $800 with a top quality boat costing $1200.
A $300 boat - - make sure to wear a life jacket.
I have used a pontoon boat for near 20 years and already have 14 days afloat this year.
I don't use junk.
Don
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If you are going to use it to float around on the pothole lakes then you don't have to go so expensive. You wouldn't buy a Lambourgini to go pick up groceries every day. If you are planning on a float trip down the Amazon then I would tend to the more expensive side.
$300 and $1200 seem to be both ends of a large price range. You may be getting a good deal - mine cost about $600 - $700 and I love it and trust it. They have made a lot of improvements in workmanship and materials in the last 20 years or even 10 years.
You made a good decision to ask what kind of experiences other people here have had. I would tend to listen more to the people who have actually had one than those others who just love there own. It is like religion, politics, and women (or men to be PC)