Seaman, welcome to the CSC gang. Just a short note before I head off to church. I have owned (no kidding) more than 30 different boats over the past 40 years, including just about all the top names, and have raced, sold, and fixed boats, as well as managing marinas and boat dealerships. I have been in the bilge, or closely examined the construction of many, many boats.
There are a great many good, solid boats out there. Nothing,
NOTHING compares to a SeaCraft.
I have owned several different SeaCrafts over the years, in 20 and 23 foot iterations. I believe the best all-around boat ever built is the Seafari.
The Force/Chrysler 4 cylinder motor is a good, dependable motor, which requires methodical, simple maintenance. The first motor on my current Seafari was a Chrysler. I'll post my thoughts on it later.
let us know where you are. There are lots of us who would be glad to help you take part in our very sane passion
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Common Sense is learning from your mistakes. Wisdom is learning from the other guy's mistakes.
Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury