Gotta agree with Rob - i've been looking at smaller boats for South Sound, lite Seiku, and (jet) river running too. A friend uses a 14' Smokercraft Alaskan with my old 20hp MercJet on the Sky and Sauk in spring, then puts the prop back on for salmon at Seiku and Central Sound fishing. I've been with him on the Skagit and Sauk and it's a great rig for two people.
The Lund series, Smokercraft, or Klamath (welded) are all on my list as I browse Boat Trader every couple weeks. One thing I would recommend is to look at the 15' and 16' models - the 14' has a tough time when in the larger swells and that the 15' models I've seen are a lot more boat than you'd think for the extra foot and you'll be a lot happier in open water. Tiller is nice cause you have more fishing space, but if you've gotta do a lot of running it gets tiring quick. my .02, Brian _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
