Hard to beat an aluminum welded boat with 50 hp.

Big enough to be stable, fast enough to go places, light enough to launch and push around garage yourself, room for a few rods and gear, + 1 passenger.

Many offerings in $10k - $15k range can get you a very nice used boat. In a lot of cases, possibly with electronics already installed saving additional money.

If you’re serious about crappie fishing, I can’t recommend Live Scope enough. I have the older version and it works fine. Couple times a year Bass Pro and other vendors will have on sale.

Good luck and have fun!