Well I did it. I pulled the trigger on my 1st boat today! I went with the Weldcraft 1248 24" side/21" transom. Wish I could have went with the 14' but didn't have the room. I'll be fishing by myself 95% of the time so 12' should be fine. I went ahead and splurged on a full middle bench livewell. Probably won't be complete until the later part of September. Now time to start saving for an outboard.