JLK

I suspect colour is grossly overrated. I opened a salmons stomach, all I saw was small fish, dark on top silver on the bottom withe large black eyes. I suspect that's why 95% of Spoons have silver back side, and that's why the Salmon strike, flashing silver looks like lunch. I may be wrong but I suspect marketing puts out all the colors to catch fishermen, not fish.

All year round actually. I used to have a 27' boat kept all year at a yacht club. Sold it in 2013 and was boatless until last year when I bought a 14' boat now in my garage. I've concluded the 14' works fine on small bodies of water but is too small for what I like most, being out on Lake Ontario. . Keeping a boat in the garage has it's charms, but I'm not sure anything that will fit in a 20'x10' garage will actually provide satisfaction on great lakes. a 16 ft boat doesn't really seem much bigger than a 14. The garage door is 8' wide. Some boats are so beamy that I might have to grease the boat to slide it in. I could squeeze a slightly larger boat into the driveway, but it's a four car ( 2x2) driveway that already has 3 cars in it so space there is still limited, maybe a 19' or 20' boat with motor & trailer tongue fitting in behind one of the cars. Gas and time to the local launch ramp is negligible, it's a 6 minute drive. Seems life is full of compromises.

I'd like to collect pro's and cons of storing a boat in driveway vs marina.

I'm considering trading up from a little 14' tin boat to something a bit bigger for use on Lake Ontario. I like the Starcraft Islande 191 , any suggestions for other things to consider around that size? Not too heavy, not too pricy, not too long.

If I readbthis right, you have two 9.9s, some bodybtold you those were "upgraded to 20's. Methinks they lied or the upgrade failed and you still have two 9.9's. Not enough real power. Good luck.

I never would take it for Granite.

No state taxes sounds nice.

So, not on Lake Ontario?

No snubbed?