2014 AVALON & TAHOE GRAND ISLAND SPORT 16' PONTOON BOAT W/30HP TOHATSU 4-STROKE!

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2014AVALON & TAHOE “GRAND ISLAND” SPORT 16' PONTOON BOAT W/30HP TOHATSU4-STROKE!

Upfor sale is my Grand Island Sport pontoon boat that I purchased new in 2014from T&M Marine in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. T&M customizes their boatsfrom Avalon & Tahoe manufacturing and gives them the brand name “GrandIsland”. The “Sport” model is a cruise configuration featuring a full benchseat in the back that is the captain’s chair too. Frankly, I like the separateCaptain’s chair better, but my wife likes the bench because she can sit next tome on a cruise and it does make it easy to munch on snacks on the table.

Sheis in very good shape for her years and I have treated her well! There are notears on the furniture and the carpet is in very good shape. I had to replacethe front carpet because it remains exposed to the sun when it is covered andUV had caused quite a bit of deterioration. The tops of the furniture have somemarking from mold but I managed to clean them as best I can and removed all themold. Please look at a close up picture to see what I am talking about.

Thepontoons are dirty from being in the water but there are no dings or dents onthe tubes. You can have a cleaning party with friends to clean them…you supplythe beer, beach the boat and then give everybody a brush! That will save you$200 of acid washing the pontoons! The sidewalls and rails are all in VGC…thedecal on the left (port) forward side had so much chipping I removed it. Itdoesn’t affect anything except aesthetics and that hardly at all. The cover wasreplaced a few years back and is in good condition. Ditto the bimini top.

Iinstalled a USB charging port for my iPhone and it sports an LED voltmeteralso. There is no stereo but I include a waterproof Bluetooth speaker and I havean uninstalled marine stereo from my sailboat that I will throw in. There is adepth finder installed on the helm. Also installed some underwater (under deck)“mood” lighting via blue LEDs. Also installed magnesium (fresh water)sacrificial “zincs”.

Themotor is a Tohatsu 30HP, 4-stroke, fuel injected and it is in perfectcondition! It has electric start and power tilt (the pull starter you see ontop of the engine is a manual starter in case the battery is dead). I love this motor and it is super clean as Ihave maintained it very well and NEVER used any fuel with ethanol. My mechanicrecently replaced all the filters and oil including the lower unit oil, impeller,new plugs and new battery cables. There were signs of some muskrat chewing onthe old cables so I wrapped ALL the new cables with plastic guard. This motorhas separate oil reservoir so you don’t need to mix oil with your fuel (5gallons max). It starts up all the time, is very quiet and sips fuel and iscertified low emission. It will give you many years of cruising! The battery isa few years old and I have a solar charger hooked to it to trickle charge it.

Thisis a perfect boat for a couple or a family with a couple of kids to get out onthe lake and enjoy the water. If you are looking for speed, look elsewhere! Atmost you will get 13 MPH out of it and with the maximum of 6 people (or950lbs), I suspect you will barely get 7 MPH (I’ve never measured). It has abeam of 7’ and although some people say the shorter pontoon boats are lessstable, I have never had any “submarining”. To be sure, if the lake is wavy oryou are in the wake of big boats, you will rock some with only a 7’ beam. Not abig deal just don’t spill your drink!

There is NO TRAILER so don’t even ask! I will deliver for free via the wateranywhere on Lake Norman or to one of the public landings. A new single axletrailer will cost you around $1,700 and obviously a used one for less. Thereare plenty of marinas on the lake to check for used trailers and here are afew:

WestportMarina: 704-483-5172

TheBoat Rack: 828-478-2222

CarolinaBoat and Trailer (in Denver, NC): 704-966-1235

Restorepontoon.com

Ifyou are out of state or away from the lake, see if a local dealer will let yourent one to come pick it up.

Ifyou are the winner and come see and test drive the boat and it is not asdescribed and you decide you don’t want it, I will refund your $500 deposit. I knowthat will not happen though!

Comeswith 4 life jackets, 2 fenders, two dock lines, a cushion for the bench seat,table, Bluetooth speaker and of course all the covers. At transfer I willprovide clean, notarized Title and bill of sale. Cash or certified check only!

Allin all, this is a very economical way to get on the water and have some funwith the family and the kids. Please, serious bidders only…check my rating andfeel free to ask any questions (except about trailers!).