Being a little bias toward Catarafts they are my choice ( of coarse )I use to own a drift boat,( note use to) so I'll try and keep my comparisons brief ,drift boats are great for hauling people and gear,storage can be a problem as you mentioned earlier,raft are slugs they track like crap and don't handle that great, with the super Puma being a little better...Cats are quick and responsive their downfall is storage room you need a real imagination and lots of dry storage ,you are limited only by you're frame design ,for 3 people I wouldn't go smaller than a 14 ftr with sixteen being a better choice,if you going to fish 3 people all the time,if you fishing fairly easy water then you could go with the 14'.
The big advantage is being highly mobile the tubes deflate and the frame can be a break-down model, strap to the roof or in the back of you're rig,so if you can get to the river or lake you can lauch,heck I've had to drag mine down some very brushy hill sides to get to lauch.
Add some stand up platforms and or a motor bracket you can fish anywhere you want
just my slighly bias .02
Good Luck

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[This message has been edited by Osprey (edited 07-25-2000).]