Best advice on boat purchase is look, look, look. It took me about 6 months to find the boat I wanted at a good price. I love to crappie fish and striper fish so a deep v was the best choice for me to do both from. I finally found one about 8 years old that a man bought when he retired, but did not like fishing. It had about 35 hours on it when I bought it at half new price. Look at setups on-line and at friends boats before starting on yours.