Enclosure system for a pontoon boat

A pontoon boat having a bow, a stern, a port side, a starboard side, the pontoon boat comprising:

• a deck, the deck having a deck periphery;
• a starboard pontoon and a port pontoon secured to a bottom side of the deck;
• pontoon boat furniture mounted on a top of the deck;
• and
• a fencing mounted to the deck, the fencing defining a passenger area on the deck which includes the pontoon boat furniture, the fencing extending along the deck periphery at the starboard side and the port side of the deck, the fencing spaced from or positioned at the deck periphery at the bow, and the fencing spaced from the deck periphery at the stern;
• wherein the fencing comprises a plurality of fencing sections, each fencing section comprising a fencing framework and paneling secured to the fencing framework;
• wherein the fencing framework of each fencing section comprises a plurality of aluminum tubular extrusion segments with opposing open ends, a plurality of segment connectors interconnecting the plurality of aluminum tubular extrusion segments, each segment connector having a main body portion and a plurality of insert portions extending from and unitary with the main body portion, the plurality of insert portions each sized for and received in the opposing open ends of each aluminum tubular extrusion segment of the plurality of aluminum tubular extrusion segments connecting thereto;
• the main body portion of each segment connector outwardly exposed and having an outer peripheral contour that is substantially flush with outer peripheral contours of each aluminum tubular extrusion segment connected thereto, the plurality of aluminum tubular extrusion segments including a plurality of panel-holding tubular extrusion segments, the fencing framework of each fencing section further comprising a plurality of edge panel retainer strips, each edge panel retainer strip attached to a respective panel-holding tubular extrusion segment of the plurality of panel-holding tubular extrusion segments that secures an edge portion of the paneling to the respective panel-holding tubular extrusion segment.