I've come to the conclusion that this is a "big" 14' boat; it also ran better than I figured it would.

A buddy w/ a 13' Whaler wanted to "race" so I figured WTH. We did. I got him outta the hole, and I slowly pulled away for the whole run. I think he's clocked his 25 '04 Mercury 2-stroke at about 30. I saw 30.8 on the GPS, but didn't spend much time looking at it.

Anyway, I'm very impressed. I really like this boat, and we fished 3 tonight with no problems. As much as I hate to say it, i think I had more fun today outta this boat than I've had outta the Key West. We got skinny back in a cool creek tonight and wore the tiny bream out. Had a blast, none-the-less.

It's taken me about 13 years and 6 boats to realize it ain't what it costs, it's about the times spent on 'em. Colt had a damn blast and Ami was content, too.