I got a new to me boat.

ES your pic aint showing up buddy!!

Refer to DD's picture of Wannabe. Oh by the way DD, it does make a good screen saver.

WB as a screensaver??? crappiholic are you feeling ok?

ES's pic IS showing up! omg!!!!!!

Most of the earlier military vehicles, tanks, personnel carriers and etc had stick steering in them even if some had two sticks--but same principle. I have a large 18ft. Polar Kraft and I traded a nice 16ft. Crestliner with a 40hp Johnson for this big rig and a 90HP Mecury. Yup it is great for speed and takes the water better than a 16ft. but it uses more gas and takes longer to turn and getting into tight spots. I loved the Crestliner but moving around in the boat was a problem. Seems in my old age I lose my balance a lot and my son likes to move aroud a lot.
I bought me a stick-steer for the main reason I do not have to move from the console to the front anymore to operate the trolling motor or to walk around in a boat.
The rough water--When it comes over the front of any boat--I have no business on the water. My Crestline was a heavy boat and you would get wet in it also if in a rough lake. Myself I fish the rivers and oxbows---The big lake I never mess with it.
Hitting something and being thrown out the front end???---When I am crappie fishing I am in the brush and stumps--I expect to hit stumps and I never miss one.---Fish Millwood a while and it will teach you about speed after you hit a stump or lose a outboard or sank a boat---I hit them many times in a day---Outboards and lifes have been lost in that lake due to speed and tree stumps.
I move around a little more than an idle speed that is why I bought the stick-steer and the 30hp Mercury--Now maybe my son will not tempt me to throw him out of the boat when I almost fall overboard or fall----Age has its limitations and youth is worried about nothing---a fall overboard is fun to them and a good swim--us seniors---well you know.

i think you did pretty good!