Man that's a long wait. My next boat is going to be something along there lines, maybe a smaller motor. The seat combo and everything here is different then what I have sen before, how did it handle?
So, I switched out the old 2 stroke and put a 25 new 4 stroke yammie on it. Still ran 28mph with 2 people and the yeti as the seat.
The gheenoe setup like this was awesome, easy to handle, you're sitting up a bit higher so can see. I would throw it in idle and stand on the seat and steer and fish at the same time in the river or along some docks. Plus, the entire boat is now open to throw whatever you want in it.
The ride is super wet and you really had to pick your days, IMO not a great boat for NSB down to Cocoa since it seems to kick up often in the afternoons. They have niche area and is a super skinny boat, would literally get out and push it over sand bars that came up to 2 inches of water.