2025 Sea-Doo Switch Fish 21

Sea-Doo’s groundbreaking (it is a Boating Boat of the Year winner) Switch pontoon gets fishy for 2025. A 24-volt Garmin Force Kraken trolling motor highlights the angling additions. When not in use, it stows out of sight beneath a bench-and-table combo. Slide the motor forward when needed and it locks into a bracket before pivoting overboard. Two swiveling, height-adjustable pedestal fishing seats await. One of two 7-inch Garmin touchscreen GPS/fish finders is mounted at the rail, the other at the helm. Screens wirelessly connect, allowing both to read in-hull and trolling-motor transducers. Control the trolling motor by remote or use the optional foot pedal.

An 18-gallon cooler with an integral pump becomes a livewell. Prep or measure your catch atop its lid. Or, as with the pedestal seats and nearly all seating, reposition this cooler around the boat via the Switch’s innovative quick-connect floor tile system. (The cooler only works as a livewell in the bow.) Rounding out fishing additions are easy-access, lockable storage for four rods and a layout change that will please more than just anglers. Corner entry gates are now at both bow and stern, making it easier to bring your catch aboard or board the boat yourself.

Though a pontoon by category, belowdecks is a fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene central hull flanked by twin, almost catamaranlike outer hulls. The latter are filled with closed-cell foam blocks for flotation. Back topside, the helm features the familiar handlebar-and-throttle controls of a Sea-Doo personal watercraft. Along with our test boat’s 230 hp ­variation of Sea-Doo’s Rotax 1630 ACE engine, the total combo displayed fun, agile reflexes underway and a top speed of 35.3 mph. It’s low-speed handling truly shines, especially for a wind-influenced design like a pontoon. Sea-Doo’s electronic Intelligent Brake and Reverse system allows the captain to intuitively move in and out of forward, neutral and reverse via a handlebar-mounted throttle and reverse lever. We were able to keep our eyes on the water, spin the boat within its own length, and rapidly slow to a controlled stop by applying the brake portion of iBR at speed.

High Points

• Clear side panels increase visibility and give a more spacious feel.
• Position rod holders anywhere on the railing via the LinQ Lite quick-attachment system.
• Robust battery system provides long-lasting power for the trolling motor and in-hull charging.

How We Tested

• Engine: 230 hp Rotax 1630 ACE
• Pump/Impeller: High-pressure pump with 161 mm stainless-steel impeller
• Fuel Load: 28 gal. Crew Weight: 450 lb.

Pricing and Specs