I am still open to other options, but I think I have narrowed my options down to the Outcast 900, Bucks Extreme, or the Creek Company ODC 1018.

Sorry I can't pay enough to get the Steelheader.

I am leaning toward the 1018 partly because it is $699, 10' with 18" tubes. My concern is the bladder matterial. It has a 30 oz. PVC shell, a 420 denier inner liner, and a 30 guage PVC bladder. The Outcast and the Bucks use Urethane for their bladder.

Any opinions about any 9-10' pontoon boats in the $700-1100 price range? I would greatly appreciate any thoughts on this.

I want to use it in the winter and in the summer. Alsea, Siletz, N. and S. Santiam.

The website for the 1018 is: http://creekcompany.com/craft_odc1018.html

Thanks for any advice you can give.