Mike- I've had 2 Tiderunners thru the the years- an 18' and a 22'. Both were excellent boats for stability and for ease of fishing. I looked at the new Palmer versions the other day and found the craftmanship to be lacking-The trim was poorly done on the boat I looked at- this is not a show stopper but the one thing I didn't like was the abscence of a drain hole in the fish box. It is not removable, which means everytime it is used you will have to use a sponge to clean it and wipe it dry.