I fished on one for a week doing a Nomad trip. I can tell you they are super stable and very economical. It was rare to use more than 1 tote tank for a full days fishing. Ride wise, hmm firm is the word that comes to mind. In sheltered waters or good days they would be no problem. 70 Suzuki was a good power match with 4 pob. I don't think Nomad had any big structural issues with theirs averaging over 1000 hours per year.