Terry offers good technical advice. Now here is some moral support. I was where you are literally 2 weeks ago. After searching for a few months I dragged home almost 400 miles a Seafari 20 and yes, my wife absolutely thought I was nuts. Unfortunately where I live on the Great Lakes Seacrafts are nonexistent. Many of the local used boats appeared to be neglected mostly due to poor winterizing.
Asking questions and searching this site was the best, first step I made. The first boat I looked at affirmed the quality of construction even though I walked away from that one. What I realized is I had to measure my commitment in terms of time, finance and skill. All boats will need work at some point. Even new ones. I can tell you 20' is a great trailerable size especially for accessing multiple bodies of water. Also, my wife has taken over recovering cushions and new canvas so she is past the "your crazy" stage. In fact we're waiting for her to close up shop so we can make our maiden voyage.
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