I have been with my 21 foot Wooldridge Alaskan II for (3) years now. It has a 150 Johnson and kicker. There is more fishing room in this boat than any of the others I have seen. I love it. I have had it through some shallow water riffles that are nothing short of a full butt clinch, and have only brushed the bottom a couple of times.

The inboards and spotjets are not as easy to service as the outboards. Both in the shop and on the river. Try pulling eel grass or rocks out of the grate on a inboard or sportjet. You can't touch them unless you want to go swimming. Yes, I have had rocks stuck in my grate. Brushing a gravel riffle, OK hitting a gravel riffle can do that. Tilt the motor and pry them out. Piece of cake.

There is also much more room in the outboard jet.

The boat and motor are a 1999, I bought used in the spring of 2000. Paid 20,000.