Hello All,<br /><br />This will be my first boat, My fauther owned a boat threw my childhood and teenage years, so i have been on/around boats, but never owned one myself.<br /><br />Anyway I have pretty much narrowed the boat i am looking for down to one of the following:<br /><br />1. Lowe FS175 Fish & Ski<br />2. Crestliner Sport Angler 1650<br />3. Tracker Targa 17 Sport<br /><br />I know those are all 3 pretty different boats..<br /><br />We plan on doing about 80% fishing, 12% Tubing, and 8% crusing. The major factor for us is that about 60% of the time there will only be 2-3 people in the boat fishing... but the other 40% of the time, we will probably have 4-6 people.<br /><br />All of the boats above can hold 6 people, thats not the problem.. But obviously when you put all the seats in, the deck is very crowded..<br /><br />Which is why i am seriously leaning toward the Lowe Fish & Ski because of the 2 Jump seats in the back, that would allow us 2 seats when we need them, but fold out of the way when we don't need them.<br /><br />But i just wanted to get some insight from others who may know more about any of thease boats individually... Being i have not owned or operated any of thease brands or models, i don't know if one is manufacturered better then another.<br /><br />From what i have been reading, it seams Tracker's (Though to my suprise) seam to be known as a 'Cheap' boat, and not the best in quality, Crestliner seams to be one of the better rated both in quality, and comfort, and i haven't been able to find much about Lowe at all...<br /><br />I'm Planing on powering which ever boat I end up with, with a 90HP motor.. I have not yet decided if i want to save $500 and get an OptiMax, or just get the 4-Stroke for $500 more..<br /><br />Thanks for your input..<br /><br />-TheChad