nutz4fish wrote:
Bilge, if ya decide on a yak, stay away from the sit ON type. Good balance notwithstanding, 300# would likely create a too high center of gravity for safety. That said, you wanna begin boating, by all means go ahead and do it. An experienced buddy going along would be helpful, and you could pick his/her brain, after all, you are a potential novice. Good Luck.
Well I solved the whole issue. Size is not an issue for me at 165#, but balance is. I started looking at a 10 foot floating bathtub with a n electric motor and found reasons for just a little more boat until I got to a 16 foot Tracker. Actually my wife MADE me do it.