Hi Matt, thanks for the note! Yes the flagpole is removable and we can also "shorten it" and still fly the flag. Yes, we can clear most all of the bridges with the pole down and the nav. lite also lays flat if needed. The hard top was custom but we just cant take the sun like we used to!
We are boating on LBJ now but used to be at canyon lake with a cruiser. That was a deep lake and LBJ is shallow so we decided to try a pontoon, but of course we wanted all the comforts of a cruiser.....the thing we love best in the boat is the teak flooring and the big electric reclining "ambassador" loungers in the back of the boat! I will try to post some photos of the inside but took me awhile just to get the one up...
the Avalon dealer in Texas is Carey and Sons in Granbury, Tx. They are the only dealership in texas .... They were wonderful to work with and dealt with all our special requests for the boat. The owner personally delivered the boat too. I highly recommended them, Avalon makes a really great pontoon.
We are out on the lake every weekend! Our favorite time of the year though is Oct-Dec. We boat year round and plan to sleep on the boat when it cools off as we have a full camper for her too.
thanks for the site and hopefully i will get the hang of posting the photos soon!