| Pontoon boats are popularly known as the party | | | | preferred for family vacations or for vacationing |
| boats. A pontoon boat has a hull that is made of | | | | with friends. |
| round tubes that are attached to the outside | | | | Pontoon boats can be rented for a half day or a |
| bottom edge of a large flat deck and a safety | | | | full day. Some agencies help to launch and retrieve |
| railing is provided on all the sides of the deck. The | | | | the rental boat as a regular part of their service. |
| helm can be either in the middle of the deck or | | | | They also have their own shuttle services to |
| off to one side. Pontoon boats can be plain, with | | | | move a personal vehicle to the take out. |
| lawn furniture inside, or can be a luxurious with | | | | Pontoon boats are usually rented during the |
| built-in upholstered seating, a dinette, cooler, roof, | | | | summer. Some people spend their whole |
| and a toilet. | | | | vacations on their pontoon boats. When a camper |
| A pontoon can usually seat between 6 to 12 | | | | top is included to cover the whole boat, along with |
| people and is powered by gasoline. Pontoon boats | | | | a sofa bed, a table, and storage spaces the |
| are known for being very safe and stable. | | | | pontoon boat greatly resembles a houseboat. |
| However, pontoon boats do not fare well in large | | | | Since a pontoon boat does not cost much rent |
| bodies of water and are good for vacationing on | | | | when compared to a fishing boat, most people |
| a lake or where the water is calm. They are | | | | prefer a pontoon boat to a fishing boat that |
| usually rented out for fishing, water skiing or | | | | provides the same facilities. Also, pontoon boats |
| boarding, swimming, or for a calm peaceful float in | | | | are an excellent choice when it comes to water |
| the river or a lake. Pontoon boats are usually | | | | skiing and swimming. |