Wow...great replies. Many, many thanks for the wisdom y'all shared here.

One of the issues is that we (my dad and I) have had the Glaspar for 20+ years...kinda like part of the family. His age and a bad hip keep him from doing much with it on his own, and it currently resides in Woodinville at his place and I'm way up here in Concrete.

He's only 70, and still loves to fish, so whatever I wind up with will suit him just fine, so long as it does the job intended.

The idea of selling the Glaspar is, without a doubt, the most logical choice. This hull, while only 16', is way too heavy for a river. The new motor, even if jetted, would not provide enough "poop" to safely manuver the boat in the river, anyway.

With all the goodies it has (Marinetek Depth/Fish finder), dual Cannon downriggers mounted, 7.5 h.p. Johnson kicker...etc, etc. my guess is it could be worth $5500 - $6000. Heck, a new Johnson 90 runs into the high 5k range (or more). This one has a whopping 20 hrs. (or less) on it.

$5500 won't get me into a "dream sled", but a "dream" boat isn't needed...just one that will do the trick, and when well maintained will be dependable.

I am thinking 17'-18', console steering, and enough motor to get it safely up and down the river. Extra goodies like a canopy for rain/sun I can do myself. Needs to be solid enough in the water to stand and fish from, and durable enough to be beached at night (no sense hauling it out every night if its gonna get used again the next day!).

Bringing up the old girl next weekend for a couple weeks of polishing, fixing little details, etc. - then on the market it goes.

Thanks again for the great tips...sometimes you got to bounce things off of someone else to see it from a different viewpoint.

Mike B