Hi all, I am new here, From St. Paul Minnesota. I have been around boats most of my life. Mostly bowriders, and dad has a houseboat on the Miss. river. I also worked on the tug boats in St. Paul harbor for a year. I am just getting my own boat for a family of five this year. <br /><br />I was looking for a good starter boat and am interested in a 17' 1984 rinker open bow with an 80hp merc on it. Just wondering what you guys thought of it.<br /><br />~chris