Here is what you do. I studied inflatables for a year. The top quality ones are ridiculously priced, You can get two new Takacats in that
price range. NOTHNG touches Takacat technology. It's brilliant. The floor is a SUP basically and is not even in the
water... its stiff and rides above the
water. They will plane and not ride high at all with low HP. Try to find a 2 stroke in great shape... 4 Strokes are too heavy plus you have to leave them up so
oil does not spill around. Takacat tubes are larger/taper smaller as approach bow. The open ones (front) are really cool. They are also dry rides and row better and are at least 50% faster with the same
power and are smoother rides. The other cool one is TrueKit but Takacat is better in some ways.. cooler looking IMHO. You would not guess in a million years by looking at it that it could fold into a big suitcase but it does and the seams are are well done and not rippled. Point is NO DRAG underway. But you will want to put a Permatrim tab on the
outboard because its almost a surface piercing prop. Take one inch of
pitch out of the prop and cup it. That's the bottom line. I would not have anything else. Go to YouTube and watch the videos... you will have to have one! They do not focus on USA and you will have to virtually beg Greg Snowden to send you one.... They are really hot in other
parts of the globe... they handle like a Porsche and tow straight. I studied these things out a lot. If you want a tough traditionalue, I would go with a HighField or North Atlantic
aluminum if you hang around tons of rocks... but they wont handle or go like The CAT... The Cat is Bad Ass!