I fish Lake Erie in a 16' Triton aluminum. Bare bones with a 30 HP Evinrude tiller. Great boat but be REAL CAREFUL on the big lakes in these small boats. It gets bad quick. The Triton is real lite. I went to Tractor Supply and bought a 1" thick horse mat, black thick rubber, cut it with a razor knife and put it between the seats as a floor mat. It's heavy and added some stability to the boat plus it nice to walk on. I always carry an electric tolling motor and two batteries just in case. Be careful.