How Much Does a Pontoon Boat Cost?

The pontoon industry offers products that vary in price anywhere from $20,000 to upwards of $300,000.  What are the key factors that affect the price of a new pontoon boat?  Typically, they fall under these eight categories...

What are some of the traits that define a great dealer?  Great dealerships come in many different forms but there is a common thread among the best. Great dealers always have strong customer service-oriented teams at the core of their operations. Those dealers offer their employees careers by training, advancement, fair benefits and leveraging the awesome lifestyle of the boating business. 

Some boat manufacturers feel their job is done when a boat is sold. At Barletta, we believe our job has just begun after the order is placed and continues as long as they own their pontoon.

“My wife, Carolyn and I went to the Charlotte Boat Show last year and saw the Barletta brand for the first time and were really impressed,” said Andy. “The first thing we noticed was the extremely attractive colors and finish. But the real eye-opener was the quality of the boat, the attention to detail and the construction; I call it German engineering. Compared to other pontoons we saw, there was no comparison.”

One of the most confusing situations a prospective pontoon buyer faces is going to a boat show and being overwhelmed by the sheer number of available choices. It’s a classic case of information overload and it can make choosing the right pontoon difficult. But by learning how pontoons are built and what’s important can help you narrow the field considerably. And the more you know you’ll discover how a relatively new company like Barletta Pontoons broke into the top 10 in sales in boating’s most competitive sector.

To some of you, those words evoke a very real, tangible, warm fuzzy feeling in your gut…to the rest, you may be “drawing a blank” right now (although the picture may have given it away), trying to figure out what the hell I’m talking about.

It’s beer.

Welcome to blog post #1 from someone who probably has no business writing a blog. We’ve recently added to our marketing team here at Barletta Pontoon Boats – she’s a rockstar in case you’re wondering, joining my other rockstar co-worker – and somehow through multiple emails about social media, and post types, and contests, I inadvertently agreed to writing a blog for our site. Pretty sure that my two co-workers were conspiring against me and are trying to teach me a lesson about my more-than-usual “over-writing” for advertisements and communications.

Last year, Barletta’s L-Class series won the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA) Innovation Award in the pontoon category, which is impressive in itself, but even more so since Barletta was a brand-new company and the L-Series were its first boats ever introduced. Now a year later, Barletta has introduced the Elite-Series which will settle into the lineup as a mid-level pontoon boat series

Bristol, IN --Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Grace Marine located in LeClaire, IA, have agreed
to partner together to make the dream of Barletta Pontoon Boat ownership a reality in “The Hawkeye State.”

Bristol, IN --Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Jim’s Anchorage located in Hesston, PA, have
agreed to partner together to bring the dream of Barletta Pontoon Boat ownership to the Raystown Lake area.

Bristol, IN -- Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, has received another early indication that the
product, and the company, is heading in the right direction. The February retail registrations report distributed
by Statistical Surveys, Inc., one of the most trusted market share data resources in the industry, places Barletta
Pontoon Boats squarely in the top 10 manufacturers at number 7.

Bristol, IN --Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Stengl Marine located in Minocqua, WI, have
agreed to partner together to bring the dream of Barletta Pontoon Boat ownership to northeast Wisconsin.
Stengl Marine, established 27 years ago and known as “Wisconsin’s Inboard Specialists” offering MasterCraft
tow boats, has agreed to bring Barletta Pontoon Boats to Minocqua Lake and the surrounding waterways.

Bristol, IN -- Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Atwood Lake Boats located in Mineral City, Ohio have
partnered together to bring Barletta Pontoon Boats to another Midwest boating community.

Bristol, IN -- Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Table Rock Boats located in Shell Knob and
Kimberling City, Missouri, have agreed to partner together to bring the dream of Barletta Pontoon Boat
ownership to “The Show-Me State.”

Bristol, IN -- Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, and Long Lake Marina in Naples, ME, have agreed to partner together to bring the dream of Barletta Pontoon Boat ownership to the Northeast. 

Established in 1999, Long Lake Marina has a long and storied history of growth, expansion, and award winning customer service. Long Lake Marina has and continues to partner with the best boat brands in the industry allowing them to become a full-service, one-stop shop for the New England boating community. The marina is headed up by Jim Davenport, one of the original owners, and employs a tenured group of knowledgeable and experienced marine professionals, including his son, James Davenport, who leads the Sales & Marketing division. Jim is active, and previously a board member, of the Lakes Environmental Association.