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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 167956" data-attributes="member: 389">Ok, so here's the update.  I ended up buying a 2013, South Bay model 522F tri-toon with a 150 Merc 4-Stroke.I have had it out twice now, both times in some fairly unpleasant conditions, one day with 30+ mph gusts, and then again this past Saturday with some 15-20 mph winds.  Haven't caught a damn fish yet off of it, but outside of that I am really starting to love the platform.The 522F is a fishing style rig with plenty of creature comforts to keep the girlfriend and kids happy.  The 150 Merc  pushes it 32 mph at WOT, and it didn't matter if I was running into a 15 MPH wind, or with it.  Yet it slows down to a reasonable 1.8 mph going forward, and ~1.2 mph when idling in reverse.Like I said, so far I am really liking the platform and am just really impatient to get it out on a nice day when the fish are cooperative. The kids LOVE it, as does the girlfriend so I am looking at this as a win for me.Only thing I would say is that when fishing alone I will still be using the old Lund, but any time the kids are with I am thinking they will insist on the toon.The ONE negative I have on the thing is the carpet.  It has actual loop carpet, so when the kids (or I) get a hook in it, it is really easy to start unraveling the rug.  Bad design on the rod box being built on top of the carpet.  Pretty tough to get a rod in and out of there without snagging the carpet.  As a matter of fact, there's a Rapala now just up and out of reach stuck in the carpet of the rod box. That's kind of annoying.- - - Updated - - -Oh yeah, and that thing is unbelievably stable/smooth when out on windy days.  It's been years since I've even set foot on a pontoon, but suffice to say...this is NOT your daddy's old twin round log setup with a 40 horse Johnson.The motor trims up and hits about 5700 RPM pretty easily with a 13 pitch Enertia prop, so I am thinking it would go a little faster if a person slipped a 15 pitch on it, but the current prop/motor setup makes it very responsive to when you give her the onion.</blockquote>

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