You get what you pay for. This boat is not very stable at all. You will spend your first ten minutes on the water fighting the urge to tip over. Once you get the hang of it, though, you'll settle in and be fine. It handles fairly well, but a little breeze will quickly start blowing you off course, so tracking is less than desirable.
It's LIGHT. Very easy to pick up and throw in the back of the truck without much effort. That's probably why it gets blown around on the water so much.
Here are my big negatives:
First, the rear hatch. It's supposed to be "water resistant" but it isn't. That thing will suck in water like you wouldn't believe. Every single time I take it out that rear compartment is COMPLETELY filled to the rim with H2O. That's not good.
Second is the foot pegs. Specifically the screws used to attach them. On my first trip out I noticed drips coming into the boat from around the screws. They are NOT water sealed, for some reason. Not a big deal on a quick trip, but if you spend several hours on the water you are going to have a noticeable pull of water under your butt. A coating of marine goop fixed it, but a boat shouldn't come from the factory with leaks. Period.
All that said, it's a fun little boat. I rigged mine out for fishing and it's done fairly well on grass flats and shallow water. Really, though, this boat is made for once in a while, amateur use.
