A catamaran is used in coastal seawaters whereas pontoon boats are mostly used in freshwater lakes.

Is a catamaran a pontoon boat. Toons are designed for fun and casual cruising. A pontoon with two hulls is called a Catamaran and three hull boat is called Trimaran all part of the pontoon classification. Ocean going pontoon boats like a catamaran.

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Catamarans are usually more expensive but can travel offshore. A pontoon boat can range from small vessels around 15 feet long all the way up to 50 feet. A pontoon boat is a similar design to a catamaran in that it has two hulls but there the similarities end.

The catamaran has two engines while a pontoon has just one to look after. This is mostly because of the way the two boats are built. This invention consists primarily of a catamaran type of boat which includes a main frame upon which is a deck and two standard canoes for use as pontoons.

28 catamaran deck boat with recently rebuilt 175hp mercury outboard. The canoes are converted into pontoons by the addition of light weight cellular floatation material which makes them virtually unsinkable. Catamarans are usually larger and one of the largest in the world measures at 145 feet.

The exposure to seawater means you have to spend much more on your boats upkeep. Now Pontoon is a flat bottomed barge exceptionally large that keeps the boat floating over the water surface. The upkeep of a catamaran is more than that of a pontoon boat.