Brian, I'm sort of the odd man out here in that I spend 95% of my crappie time on the water trolling. That one factor made my decision to buy my new Excel 203 pretty easy. I needed room but also the ability to have a stable, dry, safe ride without the weight and $$ that a similar sized glass boat would have been. Running my Terrova for up to 8 hours a day would be tough with a 20-21 foot glass boat without running 2 full sets of batteries. The 5 I currently run are plenty. The 140 Suzuki I am running does a great job on the Excel even though I won't be winning many races. A similar sized glass boat would have required way more $$ for both boat and outboard. Tin has worked good for me for the past 20 years after I put my bass tournament days behind me.