I am looking to buy a used pontoon boat at least 20 feet long.?

Ofcourse I will make sure the boat floats and the engine runs, but are there any particular brands i should stay away? Brands I should look into? Common problems? Any advice would be great, thanks.I am looking to buy a used pontoon boat at least 20 feet long.?
1st off, unless you are a marine mechanic with experience in the specific make and model of whatever power its, you arent qualified to make sure it runs right and will continue to do so for a long time (with proper maintence).



take it to a qualified marine mechanic and have a mechanical inspection performed. its cost about $100 and it comes out of your pocket, but better to spend a $100 and find out it needs THOUSANDS in repairs without being the own stuck owning it.



and if it passes, its time for you to make sure it floats and drives right. then you can safely purchase it.



brands, to a certain point that are all the same. many of them are the same, just different names and different layouts on the same basic structure from teh same assembly line.

merc is the number one marine motor brand, for many good reasons.



i would try to find something in the 20XX years, pontoons are mostly aluminum and can last forever, but everything exposed to sun (seats and carpets) will detoriate, and the deck is usually wood which will fall apart after 2+ decades of moisture (all fairly easily fixed to create a like new boat though).I am looking to buy a used pontoon boat at least 20 feet long.?
Check local marinas or the classified ads. There are also auction sites that sell boats, but unless you can transport it home buy local.