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Dauntless, thanks again for the reply. I mostly use the boat for fishing with two adults and coolers and fishing gear. but I do use it occasionally for cruising with my wife and two small kids. I don't normally have a heavy load in the boat and mostly cruise in the intracoastal and st johns river. i'd rather be able to hit 40 to outrun some storms in the river and maybe pull a tube with the kids.i won't be pulling any adult skiers out of the water or anything like that.