[SteveH]

Just to add to this thread. My family had a 1978 20 master angler from 1978 to 1996. We used to fish offshore often and occasionally had four in the boat. No real big heavy guys and often one or two of the crew were teenagers. Three was the usual crew. Once we had eleven in the boat (approx. one-half were kids) for a short scalloping trip. The boat would barely plane. Our boat had extra five inches at the transom and a 175 merc that did not weigh as much as these newer motors. Transom height and engine weight are huge factors, of course; good luck buddy