I've bit my tongue for since you posted this.
I can't stand it any longer.
Yes its true motor is 90% of the rig
But this boat is so fugly it negates any positive about the motor.
Save your money, you can find something better for just a couple more grand
Thanks cut bait, I like your bluntness
Check out this Fellow FNN'r selling his boat.
http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/sho...amaha-4-Stroke
No need to get a boat that goes 50 mhp, 15 ft alum with some good electronics, you can trick it out from there, and you don't have to cringe when you start drilling holes. 25 to 40 hp motor is plenty in these small so cal lakes. Since you have been in a float tube its gonna seem like your going at mk-1. But if your worried about looks go big or go home.
James
USMC Retired 0341/0369
Here's my 2 cents. Get what you want, not what you can afford. I'm guessing, by your posts, you would like have a bass boat. Don't settle for less. You'll regret it every time you're on the water.