| A pontoon is a kind of boat with a flat bottom. | | | | pleasure boating on US fresh waterways. Their |
| This kind of boat can be thought of as a raft with | | | | large capacity even allows some to host parties |
| a roof or tent above it. Pontoon can also refer to | | | | on them. In other countries, especially in Africa, |
| the boat parts that can be found under the boat | | | | pontoon vessels are used for more practical |
| which allow a flat-bottomed boat to float. These | | | | purposes such as ferrying small vehicles over |
| pontoon boat parts are often either cylindrical or | | | | lakes and rivers. These can be powered by |
| box shaped in design. | | | | cables, pulled by another boat or even human |
| The advantage of the pontoon boat lies in its | | | | powered. |
| economy. It is usually less expensive to | | | | The shape was also adopted to create seaplanes |
| manufacture than a traditional boat of the same | | | | that float on pontoons. These pontoon parts allow |
| size and has the best value in terms of capacity | | | | them to land and take off from large bodies of |
| to price The shallow draft also reduces damage | | | | water instead of runways. |
| from submerged collisions and from hitting the | | | | Because of their commercial appeal in the US, |
| ground under the water, making it more | | | | pontoons can come with luxurious boat parts such |
| affordable to maintain as well. | | | | as gazebo enclosures, waterproof furniture and |
| With less power and speed than a typical motor | | | | state of the art captains stands. |
| boat, pontoons are usually used for leisure and | | | | |