SEE THE
VIDEOSPEED EFFICIENCY OPERATIONnaut. stat. n. mi. s. mi. sound
rpm knots mph gph mpg mpg range range angle level
1000 5.1 5.9 2.6 2.0 2.3 176.0 202.5 0 64
1500 7.3 8.4 4.2 1.7 2.0 156.4 180.0 1 68
2000 11.1 12.8 5.6 2.0 2.3 178.8 205.7 3 74
2500 17.4 20.0 8.0 2.2 2.5 195.5 225.0 1 77
3000 23.4 26.9 16.4 1.4 1.6 128.3 147.6 1 77
3500 29.3 33.7 22.0 1.3 1.5 119.8 137.9 1 80
4000 35.0 40.3 24.8 1.4 1.6 127.1 146.3 1 85
4500 39.1 45.0 30.8 1.3 1.5 114.3 131.5 1 81
5000 44.3 51.0 47.4 0.9 1.1 84.1 96.8 1 87
5500 49.1 56.5 47.8 1.0 1.2 92.4 106.4 1 88
6000 53.6 61.7 61.2 0.9 1.0 78.8 90.7 1 92
6500 60.8 70.0 74.8 0.8 0.9 73.2 84.2 1 93
MOST ECONOMICAL CRUISING SPEEDHigh Points
XPlayCraft’s Rac-R-Fins add
performance and inspired the
performance pontoon category
in 1995.
XPlayCraft’s patented boarding
steps are integrated into the tubes.
XPowertoon accessories like
upholstery, graphics and Livorsi
controls are designed to inspire
race-ready boaters.Specs
· LOA: 31'6" · BEAM: 8'6"
· DRY WEIGHT: 3,500 lb. · SEATING/
WEIGHT CAPACITY: 15/3,000 lb.
· FUEL CAPACITY: 100 gal.How We Tested
ENGINE: Twin Mercury Verado 400R
DRIVE/PROP: Outboard/Bravo 1 FS
22" pitch 4-blade stainless steel
GEAR RATIO: 1.75:1
FUEL LOAD: 50 gal.
CREW WEIGHT: 400 lb.
Price
$179,900 (as tested)PLAYCRAFT
Powertoon
X-Treme 3000
clean notes from the custom Waves and
Wheels stereo system.
The Powertoon X-Treme has to look
race-ready to carry this fun off. And it does
so with custom colors you choose yourself.
Then PlayCraft fi nishes the rails, wake-
board tower and tubes your way. Next,
PlayCraft complements them with sewn-
in vinyl colors and great-looking stripes
and swooshes. Clearly, PlayCraft has re-
tained the best upholsterers, evidenced
by the consistent seams and stitches we
have seen from seat to seat, boat to boat,
year after year of following this exciting
pontoon brand.
We’d tip our hats to them, but it’s hard
to keep them on at 70-plus mph any way.It stands to reason that a pontoon builder
on Lake of the Ozarks competing with
Scarabs, Bajas, Formulas and Cigarettes
would build a pontoon boat that is just
as fl ashy, just as fast, and
far more comfortable than
go-fast boats.
That’s what the Powertoon
X-Treme 3000 is, though:
a go-fast boat. And Jim
Dorris, founder of the brand,
proves it every year when he
takes his latest Powertoon
X-Treme to the famous Lake
Rescue Shootout at Lake of
the Ozarks.
Dorris opened the category
we now call “performance
pontoons” by being the fi rst
to bring high horsepower
and racing swooshes to theformerly stately and puttering image of
pontoons.
First, on this one he clocked over
76 mph in the event and did it with a
Mercury Racing 400 hp outboard on en-
gine mounts on a pair of tubes fl anking that
oh-so-essential-to-speed center tube. They
are fi tted with Rac-R-Fins, PlayCraft’s ver-
sion of lifting strakes welded to the tubes to
widen their footprint and help them skim
across the water like a planing hull.
Unlike a performance boat, however,
the ride is buttery-smooth, allowing pas-
sengers to be loungers, stretched across
deeply cushioned, supply upholstered
couches and lounges, sipping drinks from
Yeti coolers and listening to the clear,PHOTOS: BILL DOSTERPLAYCRAFT BOATS
Richland, Missouri; 573-765-3265; playcraftboats.comTo watch our
video review of
the Powertoon
X-Treme, scan
this tag or visit
boatingmag.com/
bbg18/playcraft
xtreme3000.
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