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Southland has become a leader for reliability and versatility due to the high quality of its pontoon boats and their flexibility in meeting specific requirements. The construction of Southland pontoon boats is unique. They are built with the utmost care, which is part of an extensive quality control process.

Southland pontoon boats -better by design

The superior design of Southland pontoon boats doesn't happen by chance, but is the result of on-going research and development. Unique design and quality construction are hallmarks of these boats as iluustrated below.

TUBES
Southland tube construction profileSouthland chamber construction
A question of security, check the number of chambers. SOUTHLAND, tubes have 4 to 6 chambers, each measuring never more than 5 feet. Moreover, each chamber is sealed with a rigid cover. The competition often has only 2 chambers so, in case of perforation, 50% of the tube fills up with water.

TRANSVERSE BARS (Z-Bars)
SOUTHLAND offers bars in the form of a Z with a thickness of 3/16’’ on their three sides. These bars hold up the floor to every 24 ’’. The competition does not always offer such thick bars on three sides leading to a weaker floor.
 
FLOORS
Southland Pontoon Boat Floor
Deck material is 3/4 “ Douglas fir, 0.40 CCA pressure-treated plywood which gives a very strong and quiet floor. The floor comes with a limited lifetime warranty against rot and, because it is screwed at every 8’’ on the z-bars, SOUTHLAND even covers the floor against warping. Some competitors fix their floor to the z-bars with rivets.
No need to be expert to know that screws will resist better than rivets to stress and strain from water pressure and flow.

CARPETS
Southland offers a superior marine quality carpet made of extruded fiber, with a grade of 28 oz on luxury models and 20 oz on other models. The competition often offers a carpet at a lesser quality with a grade of 16 oz or less.

CANVAS TOPS
Quality canvas tops and covers feature on Southland Pontoon Boats
The full camper top of Southland's pontoon boats covers the entire floor, which means that it is anchored from the very front bumper and covers the part in front of the railing.

Many competitors stop their full camper top at the railing and add a section to cover the space between the railing and the bumper. But this set up restricts access to this handy storage space.

Featured Pontoon Boat

SOUTHLAND HORIZON 18' or 20'
The HORIZON is the intermediate model in the Southland pontoon boat series. Very reasonably priced, it is a good choice for the average budget and comes with basic equipment.

Built with premium-quality material, the HORIZON is backed by Southland’s long-standing renown for high-quality workmanship. The HORIZON is great value at a great price. Southland Horizon


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