sounds like you've got some good advice so far. i stopped into the manchester boat show over the weekend to see some of this years boats. another thing you may want to consider on your boat purchase is the amount of freeboard it has ( the distance from the floor to the top of the gunnels ). more freeboard would make the seating deeper ( safer ) in the bow section. and as mentioned, i would definitely suggest a bimini top so you can easily have a bit of often needed shade. two more suggestions, and something my next boat will have, stern mounted controls for both the stereo and the tilt / trim, nice to have when your anchored and floating on a tube or pulling into a sandbar. neither of these are expensive options, and would make for great convenience. good luck and let us know how you make out
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