New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

[mabrown38]

Hi everyone, my wife & I just bought a pontoon 50hp and we found out at the end of the summer last year we weren't allowed to take it to the lake we planned to as they don't allow boats with engine sizes over 25. Does anyone know of places for us to take it in Maryland or southern PA?
Thanks so much!!

 

[BatDaddy1887]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

Hello fellow upper Chesapeake boaters....welcome to the forum!

I'm going to assume you have a trailer so since you are Baltimore-based, my suggestions are towing to the following ramps:

1. Cox's Point Park, located on Back River
2. Inverness Park, located on Bear Creek
3. Merritt Point Park, located on Bull Neck Creek
4. Rocky Point Park
5. Southwest Area Park on the Patapsco River
6. Wilson Point Park, located on Dark Head Creek
7. Mariner Point Park in Joppatowne

Baltimore County Md. Recreation and Parks - Boat Ramps

These areas give you access to the waters near Hart/Miller Island....great boating, swimming and fishing. Have fun!

Also, there are numerous marinas nearby to keep your boat at as storage and launch or maintain a slip.

 

[mabrown38]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

Oh man this was super helpful!! Very much appreciated!
Happy boating to a fellow squid...YN1 here, though I've been out for over 10years now.

Thanks again!!!

 

[BatDaddy1887]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

...be careful out there on windy days. On those kind of days, we pontoon well off the Chesapeake to avoid all those large waves. But those calm days are gold!

 

[dls322]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

I hear Deep Creek in Western MD is a good boating spot. I live in York, PA. Allot of people toon in the Susquehanna river near the dams, but i have never tried either place. We boat in the Poconos on Lake Wallenpaupack

 

[Silver Eagle]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

Hello fellow upper Chesapeake boaters....welcome to the forum!

I'm going to assume you have a trailer so since you are Baltimore-based, my suggestions are towing to the following ramps:

1. Cox's Point Park, located on Back River
2. Inverness Park, located on Bear Creek
3. Merritt Point Park, located on Bull Neck Creek
4. Rocky Point Park
5. Southwest Area Park on the Patapsco River
6. Wilson Point Park, located on Dark Head Creek
7. Mariner Point Park in Joppatowne

Baltimore County Md. Recreation and Parks - Boat Ramps

These areas give you access to the waters near Hart/Miller Island....great boating, swimming and fishing. Have fun!

Also, there are numerous marinas nearby to keep your boat at as storage and launch or maintain a slip.

How about the Inner Harbor area .I take mine out in the Chesapecke Bay look up uppercheasapeckebay.com

 

[calvinator]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

Re-decal your engine cowling from 50hp to 25hp.

I was on a 10HP max lake 2 years ago. I saw a lot of large motors, looked like 40HP to me, but they were clearly labeled 9.9HP. Just sayin

 

[dls322]

Re: New to pontooning and don't know where to take it this summer...HELP!

Re-decal your engine cowling from 50hp to 25hp.

I was on a 10HP max lake 2 years ago. I saw a lot of large motors, looked like 40HP to me, but they were clearly labeled 9.9HP. Just sayin

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