Pontoon boats leave the dock like any other vessel on the water. However, their body shape creates more surface area for the wind to push around. Namely, the vertical fences found around the deck act ...

Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because whether you ...

At first glance, it might seem silly to ask how much a boat weighs. As long as it floats, who cares? However, this is crucial information for any boat owner. The primary reason you need to know a boat ...

If you look at a typical, consumer-grade boat, you'd see that the bottom of it features buoyant ridges and curves. This bottom component, the hull, is what keeps the boat afloat and allows it to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tom Riti of Port Royal, Virginia, built a pontoon boat from the ...

Glee star, Naya Rivera, has been reported missing after hiring a pontoon vessel in Lake Piru near Los Angeles, Ca. Pic credit: © Imagecollect.com/ Carrie-nelson Glee ...

If jet skis are punk, pontoon boats are more like album-oriented rock. They’re more sedate and comfortable rather than lairy and outrageous. That was until Sea-Doo went and built a line of bonkers ...

One of the benefits of owning a pontoon boat is that you can beach the craft easily for shore excursions — and even store the boats over the course of the season by nudging them up on a gently sloping ...

Elgin Fire Department is making its water rescue more efficient by placing two pontoon boats with wave runner technology on piers in the Fox River, a move that could reduce emergency response times by ...