In both theory and practice, it works much like a modern powercat. Most high-speed pontoons run on triple logs (hence the name tri-toon) but in this case, a pair of logs was designed to trap air in-between the pontoons and utilize it to create lift. The boat runs at up to 70 MPH, jumps on plane in under three seconds, and hits 30 MPH in under six seconds, but it utilizes a slightly different hull-if you want to call pontoons hulls-than the norm. Along with the”regular” Xtremes, they decided to create a Scorpion version with twin 400-hp 383 Scorpion powerplants. Pla圜raft Scorpion Xtreme 2800– Yes, Pla圜raft clearly has a fixation on being the fastest ‘toons in town. Pla圜raft strikes again, with the Scorpion version of its pontoon boat. South Bay also claims these tweaks enhance handling and allow for a tighter turning radius, a claim which seems to be verified by South Bay’s winning of the 2010 PDB Barrel Racing Championship. Lifting strakes are added to the pontoons, as are unusually long nose cones.
They incorporate a “performance skin” underneath the boat, which is formed to manage both water and air flow below deck level. Beyond simply piling on more horsepower, credit goes to extensive attention paid to what lies below deck level, a section of the boat that often plays second fiddle to loungers and carpet choice in the world of pontoons. A triple-engine rig carrying 900 Mercury horses (as well as some structural enhancements) even hit 112 MPH, at the 2012 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout. South Bay’s Super Sport 925 – Although stock models with a standard single powerplant tend to run in the upper 40’s (yawn) South Bay has rigged up boats with twin 300 HP outboards and hit speeds upwards of 90 MPH. The rig put out 1,350 HP-yikes! But otherwise the Pla圜raft was a “stock” boat, proving that the platform is more than capable of high speed antics, right out of the box.Ī little monkeying, a little wrenching, and you, too, could be hitting 90 MPH. In at least one documented case (at the 2011 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout) a 2700 broke an eye-watering 104 MPH, after being juiced up with a 540 cid Dart block and twin Whipple superchargers. If you’re willing to go off the reservation, you can get a heck of a lot more speed out of one of these pontoon boats, too.
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The Xtreme series includes performance-enhancing touches like surface-piercing nose cones and handling fins. Step on over the the Pla圜raft PowerToon Xtreme 2700, which can break the 60 MPH barrier in its stock form, with a 430 HP MerCruiser 496 MAG HO stern drive. The Pla圜raft PowerToon Xtreme - So maybe you think cruising across the lake in the 50’s is tame (it’s not) and that breaking 60 MPH is a lot more fun (it is). You want a faster pontoon boat? You've got it - Pla圜raft is one of the kings of speed, when it comes to 'toons.
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