Awesome Ideas for Personalizing Your Pontoon

A light breeze lifts your hair, and you smell fresh air tinged with pine needles. The sun glistens white streaks on each small wave on the lake, and the gentle purring of your pontoon’s motor lulls you into that peaceful, epiphany-filled moment that makes you smile. This moment in this place, you know, is where you belong.

Every boater knows that feeling where the world and its problems dissolve, and all you experience is the minute-by-minute presence on the lake. Make that breathtaking moment happen every time you slip out on the water with just a few simple pontoon personalizations that take your boat trip from good to extraordinary.

Here are a few of our favorite customizations and accessories that bring more joy and fulfillment for you, your family, and all your guests while boating on your favorite bodies of water!

Name Your Pontoon

Maybe you’re a strong believer in naming what’s yours, or maybe you’ve never even thought to do something that seems so silly. But giving your boat a name is not only historically popular but also one of the best ways to capture the spirit of your time on the water.

Emphasize the obvious with goofy names like the “USS Pontoon” or “Captain Cruise.” Or distinguish your boat’s purpose by inserting signifying terms like “Nightmare Fishing Rig” or “Party Town” that immediately invite you to imagine what’s going to happen on your vessel. Or name your pontoon a throwback to the people or former boats you’ve loved, like “Willomena’s Ride” or “Water Rover III.”

Whatever the name, make it fun, unforgettable, and distinctly yours.

Provision Up With Basic Accessories

You can go full-on with customizations when buying a pontoon. From color schemes to flooring and furniture options, there are so many ways to build a pontoon exactly as you want it — for a price.

But if you don’t want to spend extra money on in-house personalizations or you’re not planning on buying a new boat anytime soon, there are plenty of awesome pontoon add-on features you can get whenever that will rock your personal statement.

autobimini Electric Bimini Tops

You need shade when you’re on the water, at least sometimes, but standard bimini tops are a hassle to put up and take down. Instead, opt for autobimini and get the gold standard in automatic bimini shades.

With dual electronic actuators and a 4-bow system, this bimini top starts and stops with a whisper at the push of a button.

The heavy-duty aluminum frames come in either silver or black, and the marine-grade canvas top and boot come in seven different colors, so you can match or complement your pontoon perfectly and visibly boost your style while on the lake.

Order your autobimini or autobimini lite online and install it yourself as an exciting winter project that amps you up for boating season. Or find a nearby autobimini dealer and have it installed at your local marine shop.

Speakers & Sound Systems

Unless you want it dead silent while fishing, one of the best ways to enjoy your time on the water and share your personality is by cranking up the tunes while swimming, lounging, and cruising. You can simply bring along a Bluetooth speaker for easy listening.

Or have a complete sound system installed anytime with helm controls and Bluetooth playability to create a feel-good ambiance day or night!

Cooler Table & Moveable Cupholders

If your pontoon doesn’t come with a table, cooler, or drink holders, no problem. Save space and make room for more people with all-in-one party standard devices. We recommend bringing onboard one that acts like a coffee table for your boat’s seating area and features a table-top design with cupholders on the sides and plenty of space inside for storing cold drinks.

Just in case you want more flexibility on your boat, keep a set of movable cupholders available so your guests can stay comfy with a drink close at hand. Cupholder designs range from ones that attach to the railings to ones that can connect to your furniture while you’re underway.

Safety Devices in Your Style

Lifejackets and personal flotation devices are a must-have on your boat, no matter what shape or size, but that doesn’t mean they have to be basic. While the international color standard for lifejackets is International Orange, new studies are showing that a wider range of colors, especially fluorescent colors, are just as effective at being seen in murky waters as orange.

The important thing is that you have PFDs onboard, so if you want silver life vests or blue, fluorescent green, fluorescent pink, or red-orange camo print, go for it!

Create Specialized Boating Experiences

Personalizing your pontoon is not just about looks; it also requires you to think about how you would like to use your boat. If you’re not a loud, outgoing party person, why install a raucous sound system or bring aboard extra coolers full of drinks and alcohol?

Add on the pontoon customizations that allow you to do the things you really want to or that can enhance a boating trip with the people (and animals) you love most!

The Ultimate Fishing Boat

As most fishers know, one fishing rod and some extra tackle is just the start of a good fishing day, but for the truly extraordinary, you’ll want a bit more. Outfit your pontoon to take your fishing experiences to the next level.

Incorporate any or all of these pro-approved fishing accessories:

• Pontoon boat rod holders
• Mount tackle rack for multiple rods
• A fish finder sonar device
• Trolling motor
• Swiveling fishing chairs designed for pontoons
• Pontoon tackle storage unit

The Island Boat for Anytime Swimmers

If being on the water really makes you and your guests want to be in the water, then deck out your pontoon with all the elements that encourage summer swims in the lake:

• Portable diving board
• Pop-up changing room (for your guests who like a little privacy)
• Inflatables (from tubes to lounge mats)
• Tube and mat anchor and tether lines

Dog Days Boating

Planning to take your furry friends along for the ride?

Make sure your pontoon is dog-friendly with the special equipment sized and developed just for our four-legged buddies:

• Dog-fitting flotation devices
• Floatable toys for fetching
• Doggie ladder

autobimini: Your Must-Have Pontoon Accessory

No matter what your goals are for your pontoon, an automatic bimini top from autobimini will fit your boater lifestyle and help you enjoy the ride even more! Read up on how easy it is to install autobimini on your boat and set it up yourself before your next boating adventure.

Or find a dealer in the upper Midwest who can sell and install autobimini and autobimini lite for you with our dealer locator.

You deserve to love every day you’re on the water. Make it exceptional with autobimini! For more information about our products, the installation process, or troubleshooting needs, don’t hesitate to contact us anytime.