I had an 8’ model a lot of years ago and it was as stable as any boat I’ve ever been in. This one was short enough to go up and down the biggest of waves without coming over the side. I had a Ford van at the time and I would back in til the bumper was wet and the exhaust making funny noises and pull it into the van fully loaded minus the Tm. I liked it but moved into a bigger boat with an outboard.