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Article: Clean machine. (MonArk Sunlite 180 pontoon boat and Mariner 50 outboard motor) (Evaluation)
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- Trailer Boats
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 Poole Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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MonArk is one of the older names in aluminum boatbuilding, and a good part of its reputation came from building commercial boats for the oil industry. Most of us tend to equate commercial with ruggedness, and in this respect, TBM has first-hand experience. We had a MonArk Little Giant as a project boat for many seasons in the early Seventies. If we hit a dock with that boat, the dock came out second best. MonArk still builds commercial boats, but the recreational boat division was spun off to Brunswick a few years back.
The Sunlite 180 is a pontoon boat. While it is not intended for commercial service, that heritage still shows through. Its pontoons are of ...