When my dad crashed his pontoon boat last summer, he was completely devastated, and that even sounds like an understatement. He had gone fishing with three buddies from work on a Saturday morning when they came upon a giant tree branch that was sticking up out of the water. However, it appeared to be mostly submerged and harmless so they decided to ride over it. Big mistake! The branch poked a hole in the bottom of their boat, which immediately began filling up with water.

Within five minutes the entire boat was at the bottom of the lake and the men, my dad included, were left bobbing up and down in the water. It was a pretty traumatizing day. All of this happened 6 weeks ago and my dad still mopes around the house, sad that his boat is no more. So, my mom and I devised a plan to cheer him up. We bought him an inflatable pontoon boat, maybe not as good as the real thing, but we think it’s amazing! With its easy portability and diversity, he’s sure to be back on the lake with a smile in no time.