Who said that you need to go broke buying a good boat, regardless of which one you get there will be pros and cons. My 17ft alumium Weldcraft runs 35mph with an economical Mercury 50 4 stroke, and does every thing I need it to do. Its not as stable as a 3000lb fiberglass Vhull in rough water, but then I dont go out when its rough if I can help it. A medium trooling motor with 1 battery will trool for two days without charge. You can get a used one simular to it for around 5-6k, 20 years old 2-3k. You can almost always resale them for about what you paid for them, unless you tore something up. The only time you are going to get ripped off at the cash register is if you buy a new one. The value drops 30-40% ten minutes after closing the deal. So, go get yourself a reasonably priced boat and go fishing. You dont make memories on the Internet, They're made on the water.