It is a trade off on the room thing. I have a nice big sun deck but can only realy haul 5 people around. I think the tradeoff is worth it since my wife like the queensize bed that is the sun deck on this boat. It is also easy to work on when you can actually crawl into the engine compartment.

I was thinking the same thing - I wish I had that kind of room - I barely have 6" between the pulleys and the seatback!

where did you get the motor from ?