A third pontoon creates even more balance from the bow stern and sides of the boat.

Tritoon in choppy water. In actuality it is much safer when moving larger numbers of people around the water. The electric current that MAY be in the water will eat them and not your pontoon. The additional pontoon in the middle provides for a extremely stable ride even in choppy water.

This is a big deal if you dock in choppy water. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. You can mount some on the end cap transducer mounts or just hang them from wires looped around the railings.

Even in fresh water you may get some electrolysis that can pit the pontoons and lower unit. A V-hull boat for example will easily outperform a pontoon boat in choppy water as its hull can cut through the waves. Two toons offer less buoyancy which in turn gives you less person capacity on the boat.

In choppier deeper and bigger waters a tritoon would be beneficial especially if doing water sports or deep sea fishing in large bodies of water. Deep v-hull boats can handle just about any type of water the ocean can throw at them due to their deep draft. I have had it briefly in Lake Huron and last summer had it on Torch Lake in northern Michigan which is the longest inland lake in the state at I believe 19 miles.

The 23 Sylvan Tritoon sits higher in the water as well as being a more stable boating option than a pontoon because of the three air-filled tubes as opposed to two used by the pontoon boats. The third log is helpful but does nothing for cutting through waves it just has more buoyancy to bounce the boat off of the wave. The higher horsepower rating makes them faster and more capable of pulling water skiers wakeboarders and tubers.

Pontoons and tritoons alike offer a lot of versality in terms of the bodies of water you can ride. Even in rough waterwinds it glides effortlessly with 6 adults. South Bay was dead on in describing the likely problem and the fix as well in my case.