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2001 Southland 2400 Test Details
| Category | Pontoon Boat |
| Length | 24ft / 7.32 m |
| Beam | 8 ft. |
| Weight | 2,100 lb |
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2001 Southland 2400 Description
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Years ago I had a dream that is still one of my
all-time favourites. I dreamed that I was drifting down a crystal clear
river. Great big beautiful trees dotted the shore as I meandered by,
happily ensconced in my beanbag chair.
Yep, you read that right, my vessel was a puffy piece of liv-ing room furniture. Testing the new Southland Champagne Edition 2400 gave me an eerie feeling of deja vu, only this time I was cruising along in a living room. The 24-foot Quebec-built pontoon boat from Pronaubec, provides you with all the comforts of home, mimicking a modern sitting room.
I think the two facing bench seats give you that first impression. The contoured cushions and outward-sloping armrests resemble those of a high-back sofa. Very comfortable seating for three aside. Theres also open storage under the seat cushions. Hide your inflatable toys, extra clothing or even some fishing rods. Between the seats is an oblong cocktail table with two built-in cup-holders.
The Champagne is of-fered in five different seating arrangements. All versions come with the L-lounge to port, teamed with a pie-shaped dinette table, as well as the huge sunpad in the stern.
Its not your average sunbathing bed. Pronaubec has rigged the mid-portion of the cushion to flip up. When it does, a privacy curtain is raised. Voila! An instant change room, or washroom if you equip the boat with a Porta-potti.
Theres a wetbar just in front of the helm, with a storage compartment for garbage or dry goods beneath. In the same vicinity is an insulated cooler, which can be converted into a fridge. Two pedestal tables, one by the port bench seat, the other behind the captains chair are sitting close at hand.
The helmsman controls the JVC stereo, has the key to the locking glove box under the throttle and can quickly reach suntan lotion, charts or sunglasses stored in the bucket seats side mesh pockets. As captain of our test boat, I had 100 horses doing the four-stroke, at my command.
With the engine idling, the four-stroke motor is almost whisper-quiet. When cruising at 3,500 rpm, about 15 mph, the noise level is just 72 decibels at the helm. Punch down the throttle to 26.7 mph at 5,800 rpm, and the engine stirs up a mild 82-decibel hum.
The Champagne Edition is no rocketship when it comes to acceleration. Its a lounger, not a flyer. Handling is what youd expect of a pontoon boat. The craft manages wakes and small chop without a hiccup, and steering is stiff but predictable.
Pronaubec is family-owned, in business for 10 years and assembles about
200 pontoon boats a year, paying special attention to detail. Floors are screwed down, not pop-rivetted and the pontoons are built with more chambers than average. A dealer also told me that the factory responds to re-quests very quickly, if parts are needed.
Now all you need is to have Pronaubec equip your Champagne Edition with a butler. Imagine cruising in your living room with a butler, happily bringing you all of the pizza, wings and pop you can handle. Thats pleasure boating!
2001 Southland 2400 Test Specifications
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Test boat engine:
Yamaha F100,
100-hp four-cylinder, 1,596-cc
(97.4-cid), four-stroke gasoline
outboard with aluminum propeller
Acceleration
mph sec. mph sec.
0-15 4.69 0-25 11.75
0-20 6.28
Top speed (radar)
rpm mph
5,800 26.7
Cruising speed (radar)
rpm mph rpm mph
2,500 8.0 4,000 18.5
3,000 11.6 4,500 20.8
3,500 14.7 5,000 23.0
Sound levels at cruise (3,500 rpm)
helm aft cockpit
72 dbA 75 dbA
Sound levels at top speed
helm aft cockpit
82 dbA 83 dbA
Speed testing by Stalker radar
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