What the Jeebus?!! Game Changer?!! (Montara Surf Pontoon)

(Lemonade) · (Lemonade) **Join Date: May 2015** 10-09-2018, 10:29 AM

Go ahead and judge me but this checks a lot of boxes. If it holds up the 3rd Gen of this boat in a 25' config. could be the true game changer. Awkward styling aside, I'm curious what y'all have to say about this.

http://www.montaraboats.com/

(Stazi) · (Stazi) **Join Date: Sep 2011** 10-09-2018, 10:52 AM

Hideous

(tre)

I'm worried it will not function well as a smooth riding pontoon with that hull shape. The wake looked short and small in the video. I'm reminded a jack of all trades is the master of none.

(Bakes) · (Bakes) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 10-09-2018, 12:16 PM

True game changer would be a big ol pontoon boat that creates a party wave/bowl like when 2 wake boats drive side by side.

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-09-2018, 12:38 PM

huh?

hey, at least they didn't put a $100k price tag on it.

(ragboy) · (ragboy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 10-09-2018, 10:25 PM

haha, had to figure that was coming. Is someone going to add ballast to a pontoon?

(shawndoggy) · (shawndoggy) **Join Date: Nov 2009** 10-10-2018, 5:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ragboy

haha, had to figure that was coming. Is someone going to add ballast to a pontoon?

they already did. says it has 5,000 lbs+ standard ballast.

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-10-2018, 7:04 AM

What's the hull material? looks like it was pieced together with a bunch of remnants

also says "effortless piloting" so it can't be a true inboard. although, they show inboard motor options?

(Michael) · (Michael) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 10-10-2018, 10:09 AM

I don't know about you guys, but Friends, Pontoon boat, Budwiser, BBQ off the side and surfing sounds pretty ideal to me.

(hal2814) · (hal2814) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 10-10-2018, 12:15 PM

Pontoons are popular. This makes sense for that guy who just wants a pontoon but his kids are hassling him to get something they can surf behind. It also makes sense for people who don’t want a massive tow rig but still want to surf. Pontoons are generally pretty lightweight. I’d take this over a Volvo forward drive runabout, but for $70k I’d rather have a used wakeboat. I get the idea I’m not their target audience though.

(brhanley) · (brhanley) **Join Date: Jun 2001** 10-10-2018, 12:48 PM

Lake tank

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-10-2018, 1:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

I don't know about you guys, but Friends, Pontoon boat, Budwiser, BBQ off the side and surfing sounds pretty ideal to me.

good luck getting any trim on board

(ATB0713) · (ATB0713) **Join Date: Oct 2013** 10-11-2018, 7:36 AM

hahahaha, i saw this!! Not surprised a pontoon brand is trying to enter the surf market. Pontoons have become insane over the past 7-8 years. We've got a Ski Sanger for the shred sessions, and a Starcraft Pontoon for the post-shred sunset cursing.

(dakota4ce) · (dakota4ce) **Join Date: Oct 2015** 10-11-2018, 9:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATB0713

hahahaha, i saw this!! Not surprised a pontoon brand is trying to enter the surf market. Pontoons have become insane over the past 7-8 years. We've got a Ski Sanger for the shred sessions, and a Starcraft Pontoon for the post-shred sunset cursing.

It’s not even a pontoon brand. It’s a startup surf pontoon company! They’re not fooling around!

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-11-2018, 9:52 AM

no tower? where ya gonna hang 8 cans, 6 racks and a bimini?

(fullspeed) · (fullspeed) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 10-11-2018, 11:52 AM

I would be hate to be the wakesurfer in that video. His friends must make fun of him for days. lol

(fullspeed) · (fullspeed) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 10-11-2018, 1:24 PM

I meant to say, I would hate to be the wakesurfer in that video. At work rushing to reply since I am not suppose to be on the internet.

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-11-2018, 2:36 PM

"yea bro, super sweet pushy barrel bro. mahalo" quite the "review"

(Shawn) · (Shawn) **Join Date: Aug 2011** 10-11-2018, 4:13 PM

"+ High end components and craftsman like construction"

Well, I am sold...

(SoulSurfer) · (SoulSurfer) **Join Date: Oct 2016** 10-14-2018, 2:42 PM

"1,000,000 square foot ultramodern factory building weapons grade carbon fiber yachts". Seriously??

(andy_nintzel)

I own a Xstar that pretty much just Surfs nowadays, and I own a pontoon to move people around and hang out as they are the most comfortable people movers on the water. I totally understand were this fits into to the market, brilliant really. Best path to success is to find a hole in a market and plug it, this does just that. And for less than $100K and less than a similar Bennington that you cant surf.

(SevenEleven) · (SevenEleven) **Join Date: Dec 2018** 12-18-2018, 12:29 PM

I've got a prototype at my work......

(imoore) · (imoore) **Join Date: Oct 2010** 01-16-2019, 2:03 PM

(tre)

Interesting. Am I crazy or is it not actually a pontoon though? The bottom appears to be solid aluminum more like a deck boat....or dare I say a Pavati.

(denverd1) · (denverd1) **Join Date: May 2004** 01-16-2019, 2:21 PM

almost has a picklefork front end. two tanks on each side (seemed to run most of the pontoon length, based on hand gesture sign language) sounds like flooded pontoons? but no idea....

(scottb7) · (scottb7) **Join Date: Oct 2012** 01-16-2019, 4:03 PM

i watched a video somewhere where it did say it took on water somehow...so yeah probs flooded pontoons...