Well the author took it down so, grats?
I think it's a fine boat for your needs. I would always suggest picking up a used boat first before dropping bigger bucks on something new. I know a few people who decided to go out and get nice new boats and then realized they weren't up to the task of maintaining or even using it enough to make it worth it. I would never go back to an inboard, but I do a lot of my boating in a river (too shallow in some areas for an inboard motor) and the bay.
