The boat is fast.

Bennington pontoon lifting strakes. The strakes welded directly onto the pontoons produce lift at the bow by displacing water allowing the boat to in essence glide above the water rather than lumber through it. This was the most dramatic difference between all the tests that we conducted on this day. You truly get more for your money with this boat.

Being a tri-toon with lifting strakes and powered by a very sporty 200HP Yamaha means you can reach speeds up to 40mph while also allowing for tubing and skiing alike. Lifting strakes and bow lift can help improve speed by 48 mph so we recommend lifting strakes for any Bennington pontoon with an engine greater than 115 hp. Not only are their saltwater pontoon boats affordable but their boat interiors are created for comfort and have a long life span.

Each elliptical pontoon adds over 1000 lbs. There is also a significant amount better MPG because the boat is on top of the water rather than plowing through the water. Lifting strakes provide significantly more top end MPH compared to standard logs and dont necessarily require big HP motors to do so.

Benningtons exclusive Elliptical Pontoons combined with lifting strakes performance foils solid round keels and an under deck wave shield offer incredible two-tube performance. You will be spoiled with a very luxurious interior that surpasses all of the other rentals youll see on Lake Coeur dAlene. Benningtons exclusive Elliptical Pontoons combined with lifting strakes performance foils solid round keels and an under deck wave shield offers incredible two-tube performance.

Planing strakes are all about adding flat area to lift the boat. I have a 2010 24 Bentley Encore pontoon that I recently repowered with a Merc 150 4 stroke. My problem is that the best I can do before prop blowout occurs is about 4200 RPM.

A new center toon with lifting strakes is more costly but will impact boat ride and handling at all speeds including no wake. Of additional buoyancy allowing the boat to sit higher and run faster. The blue Sweetwater with lifting strakes had an average 0-20 mph time of 972 seconds while the tan Sweetwater with TAP fins had more than a second quicker time of 805 seconds.