All last summer I had a buddies 22’ Hewes Sea Runner at my disposable. I thought it would be rough riding because it was aluminum and light and didn’t seam to have a super deep vee. I could not have been more wrong, I fishes over 25 days in the ocean with it this summer. Some days where rough and some not and the boat handled it great. I crossed the bar at Westport many time at different tides and sea’s, I thought with the open bow I would get some water in it. Not a drop other than wind spray. It had a 150 HP FIC inject 2 stroke and it shot out of the hole as fast as any boat. Great on fuel , We fished Umatilla reef out of Neah bay this summer, its is about a 40-50 mile round trip and I would ave 13-18 gallons per trip with 5-6 adults in the boat. I can say that the NR seams to be build much better and would weight a little more, but it is set up for serious ocean fishing. Ask them in Tacoma to take you out for a ride.