Nope, not anybody's baby. I know the feeling. I know the feeling a boat being like your baby. Only my favorite centimental boat was not ever owned by me. It's my old man's 18 footer. Its a workhorse tin can and in that little thing is were I realized I'll chase fish forever. Been in too big of water and probably way too far offshore but with the four stroke on it now, he can run chelan from south to north and back and have 3 quaters of his 50+ gallon fuel reserve left. And if anybody ever talked down on the good ol' "Paid 4" than they'd seem pretty ignorant to me. Good luck fishing.