1 - not realli unless you have dual battery or one for it alone.. and install your own is better.. but nowday we just use iphone with sound stereo
2 - half cabin if u got kids who just perfer to play iphone / tv instead of fishing lol and sleeping overnight... otherwise it heats up very nice lol
- walkaround.. same thing but u get to sun bake in the font of the boat too... or when u get thoes annoying fish that run to font of the boat
- if your gettin bimini.. better to get a bowrider boat
3- to drive flat.. make sure u balance out the weight or u'll understeer...
transom door is optional.. i dont see them much nowday beside on driver boats or inboard motors
4- i used to do it manually but at 100-200m.... hope it dosent worn you out when u move here and there.. but if your just in the bay.. manually is perfer
5- not need.. just wash it down at home or at the ramps
6- good for kids nothing else
7- just use back seats.. and have autopilot lol.. otherwise some of us just stands... or make sure there removable seats
8- perfer back left hand side... your sounder and pump is normally on the right... while bait board in the middle.. otherwise there afew who customs it to the left side middle and use it as a seat too
no point in going brand new.. there all the same... ride dosent change... low hr motors and full service book for 2nd hand... i personally wouldnt do anymore then 4 passager on a 5.6m unless your on a cat.. or a total of 500kg...