You will never get a boat that will do great in both the salt and rivers. It will do both but not great. I would worry about what you would do if you sucked some kelp in the pump. How you going to clean it. I was looking at the same thing when I purchased my boat. I finally decided to go with a prop as most of the time I would be on a lake or salt. I am still stuck on the shore when it comes to rivers but the time on the salt makes up for it.