http://www.manitoupontoonboats.com/performance/vtoon | A layman would think that all pontoon boats are created equal, but they would be wrong. We explore the features of Manitou’s patented V-Toon technology pontoon boats and show why the competition is left in their wake.

1. THE POWER OF V-TOON
Revolutionary Pontoon Boats
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2. Since the invention of pontoon boats in the 1950’s there hasn’t been many radical
changes to the design.
A layman would think that all pontoon boats are created equal – they would be
wrong.
We are going to explore the differences between traditional pontoons and
pontoons utilizing V-Toon technology.

3. WHAT IS A PONTOON?
Let’s start off with the basics.
Pontoon boats rely on buoyant flotation devices under its structure to stay afloat.
A pontoon can be either a catamaran, which has two pontoons, or a trimaran,
which has three.

4. Adding an additional tube to
the middle of a boat improves
how the boat sits on the
water.
The third tube allows a
pontoon to float better and it
makes the boat much more
stable.
The third tube does elevate
the pontoon boat’s design, so
to speak, but this addition
doesn’t enhance the
pontoon’s performance or
handling.
THREE > TWO

5. CONVENTIONAL DESIGN
Most pontoon companies keep all three of their tubes on the same plane.
These flat bottom pontoons vary in design, some have a larger center tube, and
some add strakes - these variances in design help the competition with banking at
slow speeds, but they don’t handle well at planing speeds.
Other designs have gone as far as adding reverse chines or negative lifting strakes,
but these changes don’t allow for a smooth, comfortable ride.

6. The magic of V-toon lies in the center tube.
The experts at Manitou didn’t just bolt a third tube to the bottom of a pontoon;
they studied the way boats behave in the water.
After their exhaustive research on banking, heeling, deadrise, dynamic lift, and
planing – they designed and engineered a pontoon boat with a center tube exactly
5.25 inches lower than their outer tubes.
V-TOON TECHNOLOGY

7. Traditional boats are pros at banking and
heeling while being able to react well at high
speeds.
These boats have a V shaped hull, which helps
the boat move in the water.
The angle at which a hull deflects energy
produced by waves and wakes is called deadrise
– this factor plus water displacement is what
gives V-hull boats that distinct feeling.
And V-Toon pontoon boats have the precise
angle for optimal deadrise and water
displacement on all three of their tubes.
V-HULL EXPLAINED

8. Manitou has placed positive angle
lifting strakes to lift the boat to the
point of surface planing, which allows a
smooth ride while also being nimble at
top speeds.
Their flat bottom competitors add
negative lifting strakes, which will help
the boat plane, but will also burden its
passengers with a very bumpy ride.
LIFTING STRAKES

9. In the boating world, the convention has always been: get a pontoon if you want
comfort and a smooth ride; get a traditional boat if you want speed and agility.
That is clearly not the case anymore.
Patented V-Toon Technology has changed the boating industry forever – a fast
ride that is also smooth and safe is truly the best of both worlds.
A Winning Design

10. For more information, please call: 1-800-999-9788
Or visit us at: http://www.manitoupontoonboats.com/
Manitou’s V-Toon Pontoon boats are the best boats on the market. Manitou is
dedicated to perfecting the art of water travel. Whether you are in the market
for a speedy boat or a relaxing water getaway, Manitou has the precise
pontoon to fit your needs.