Big man on a boat issue?

[fishrdan]

If you want stable, look for a tri-hull boat, they pop up all the time on craigslist. I used to have a 16' 72 Seaswirl trihull and it was very stable, good on Mead...... Except for when the wind/waves were up, then the tri-hull would beat the carp out of passangers. That's the reason I got rid of it and into a deep V, hated the rough ride in 3'+ waves.

I would be leery of the mechanical aspects of an I/O due to all the maintenance items, IE; bellows. If that boat needs a lot of mechanical work, it could rack up a big repair bill. Even though I have an I/O boat, I would suggest looking for an outboard boat.
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