Love that Skeeter Okie Poke. I've only had 3 bass boats in my life. A 17 ft 1994 Rajin' Cajun with a 115 Yamaha. An 18.5 ft 1998 Skeeter ZX185 with a Yamaha 150. And then a 20 ft 1999 Champion 203 with a Merc 225 EFI which enabled me to navigate bigger water more comfortably (Amistad etc). My favorite. Tippy on the trolling motor, but it got you there easily. I'm out of the fishing arena for now, but surely enjoyed my time in my Champ. Solid boat, and a lot of fun. I could do breach turns with that boat at 40 mph and it would turn on a dime. People talk about which boat handles big water the best, and this model is right up there in that discussion, but to quote Pat Golf "It's not the arrow, it's the indian". Plenty of sore butts and wet faces in any bass boat if the driver hasn't learned how to navigate the chop or swells. Cheers.