2027 Bennington 25 Q Swingback w/ Arch

This new 2027 Bennington 25 QSBA, stock #5042, in midnight blue over metallic silver, is the pontoon most people should buy and do not, because they get talked into something bigger. Twenty-eight feet three inches overall on the standard beam, a Yamaha 300 hp four-stroke, 4,030 lbs dry, and rated for fifteen.

The Q Series is Bennington's premium line, and the difference is immediately obvious when you sit down. Veneto soft-touch furniture, two proper bow chaise lounges with armrests rather than plain benches, an aft sun pad with the Swingback backrest, upscale flooring, and charging points and cupholders where you actually want them. It is the sort of finish that makes a boat feel new for years rather than months.

The Swingback is the layout's clever part. The aft backrest pivots, so the same furniture faces forward while you run and converts to an aft-facing sun pad the moment you shut the engine down. On a boat this size, where every square foot counts, getting two configurations from one piece of furniture is worth more than an extra couple of feet of length.

The helm is genuinely modern: a 12-inch Bennington VIVID UX main display beside a 7-inch vessel-control touchscreen, digital Yamaha engine monitoring, integrated navigation, and a Corvina steering wheel. Above it the power-folding sport arch carries integrated speakers and an integrated bimini, and because it folds electrically the boat clears a covered slip. Audio is a Rockford Fosgate premium marine system. The bow is fiberglass with premium aluminium rails, and there is a rear swim and boarding area.

Why this is the right boat: 300 horsepower on a 4,030 lb tritoon is a genuinely quick combination, quick enough for skiing and surfing behind, and the 73-gallon tank means you are not planning the day around fuel. Meanwhile it fits an ordinary slip, tows behind an ordinary truck, and is easy for one person to dock. For a family of four to six on the Lake of the Ozarks, that balance is close to perfect, and the Q Series trim is what keeps you happy with it in year five.

It is new and on the floor at Kelly's Port, 3545 Osage Beach Pkwy. in Osage Beach. Family owned since 1977, with wet and dry storage, slips, a gas dock, a ship store, and a same-day service guarantee all on the property. Call 573.348.3888 about stock #5042, or to build one in your colors.