A pedestal table can serve either this area or the rear settee. Gateway to Happiness An entry gate is front and center on the boat, with long, straight settees flanking the port and starboard sides. In sum, though, we didn't care for the 4.3L on the Party Barge, but we really like the combination of the boat with the 3.0L. When we tested the boat, it was only the second hull of this new model, so there's nothing out of the ordinary in Tracker Marine's fiddling with the engine before the boat became available for sale. With the 4.3L MerCruiser, we were able to hit a top speed of 34.7 mph (at 4,200 rpm), but the 3.0L can still hit 26.7 mph (at the more appropriate 4,800 rpm). You lose some speed, but you get the most from the Party Barge's excellent hull. Instead, the company has chosen the 3.0L MerCruiser, which seems like a much better match. Apparently, Tracker Marine felt the same way that we did, because the 4.3L MerCruiser is not available as an engine option to the buying public. The problem didn't seem to be the hull or the engine, but rather the combination of the hull and engine. Repropping might have helped, but that wasn't the real issue. We experienced cavitation during tight turns with the drive all the way down, and we were only able to take the engine to 4,200 rpm. We were unable to use the trim, because the drive needs to be as far down as possible. The MerCruiser is one of the finest engines on the market today, but it wasn't a very good match with the Party Barge 25. The second half of the equation was the 4.3L MerCruiser stern drive we had on the boat. It corners very nicely, especially for a pontoon boat, which doesn't have the advantage of a single deep-V hull. We were extremely happy with the boat's overall handling.
The hull and the deck were both very solid. Our experience on the Party Barge 25 is best divided into two categories: the hull and the engine. We had just one adult and 3/4 of a tank of fuel on board, so it was a relatively light load. Our test boat had a third tube, which is available as an option. The water was a little choppy, but not too bad. We tested the Sun Tracker Party Barge 25 on Missouri's Table Rock Lake on a warm, beautiful day with excellent conditions. If you are one of those people who closed the final moments of the last millennium with the help of Prince's "1999" (like we did), you might recall that his lyrics claim that "life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last." Well, Prince must not have foreseen the Sun Tracker Party Barge 25, because our test of the elegant, yet sturdy pontoon boat proved that this Party is sure to last for a long, long time. An entry gate is front and center on the boat, with long, straight settees flanking the port and starboard sides.
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