I picked up a 15' Sea Hunter a few years ago. My buddy has a 17'er and they're both really good boats. I've been out of Westport in both and they're great. As far as the pounding in rough water, mine does but his is much better. It's all in how you distribute the weight in mine and it's not too bad. If I buy another one I'll get a 17' or bigger just because they take the swells better. My wife likes it because they're supposed to be unsinkable. They'll float full of water.

They have a lot of room and a lot of storage space. I've been out of Westport on a nice day and fished kings 15 miles out from the jetty. They plane really well and therefore are pretty good on fuel efficiency. If you want a fairly decent, sea-worthy boat, you can't go too far wrong with an Arima. I even took it to buoy 10 last year although when it got rough I was wishing I had a little bigger boat. It's great for the Sound, springer fishing the columbia and Draino Lake. I'm a lot happier with it than I thought I'd be.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.