2027 Avalon LSZ Elite Windshield ELITE WINDSHIELD

At 23 feet on a tritoon platform with 25-inch tubes, the LSZ Elite Windshield Platinum carries a full crew without anyone feeling squeezed — and it rides with the kind of steadiness that lets a conversation actually finish. The Elite Windshield layout earns its name on open water, where an afternoon headwind stops being an event. Commander Mid Back Reclining Chairs are the kind of thing people notice the first time they settle in, and they're positioned throughout the deck so no one draws the short straw. The Garmin 52CV keeps you reading the water on lakes you don't know by heart. Dock lights mean the trip back in at dusk is calm instead of rushed. The ski tow bar is there when someone finally commits, the bimini handles the long afternoon sun, and the mooring cover goes on clean so the next morning starts without a chore. Lillipad ladder.

The Platinum edition of the LSZ line tends to find its way to families who've thought this through — the ones who wanted to get it right and hold onto it for a long time. That's usually exactly who ends up with one.