Gate system for a pontoon boat

A pontoon boat comprising:

• a plurality of pontoons;
• a deck supported by the plurality of pontoons;
• an enclosure system supported by the deck, the enclosure system including a wall, a gate support structure of the pontoon boat including the wall of the enclosure system and the deck;
• the enclosure system further including a gate system including a gate rotatably coupled to the gate support structure, wherein the gate is movable from a first position wherein the gate is parallel with an adjacent portion of the wall to a second position and from the second position to a third position wherein the gate is angled relative to the adjacent portion of the wall at an angle, the angle being between 30° and 180°;
• and
• the gate system further including a guide supported by the deck independent of the gate, the guide having a sloped surface;
• and a guide interface member carried by the gate and configured to interface with the sloped surface to move the gate from the third position to the second position in the circumstance of a lateral force being applied to the gate.

A method of moving a gate comprising:

• lifting a gate from a closed position to a lifted position;
• positioning a guide interface member carried by the gate over a guide, the guide configured for support by a deck;
• releasing the gate;
• sliding the guide interface member along a surface of the guide towards a stopped open position;
• and
• receiving the guide interface member within a guide trough of the guide in the stopped open position.