+1 for Arimas!
I have a 19ft Sea Ranger that I have put over 300hrs on the big motor in the past two summers chasing salmon.
Just as mentioned above, they can beat you up in chop, but you get a boat that planes easily and is stable as heck.
I have been 25 miles out of Lapush in some pretty nasty stuff and it rides really well.
Easy to tow and launches in little water.
Nice cuddy cabin that my wife and I spent 5 nights in the San Juans in this summer and the kids have a place to hang out when the rods aren't exploding.