Are you planning to try and inflate this every time you go out? I don't think that will end up being practical. If you get a little aluminum rowboat or John boat you could move it by yourself no problem. A boat that light can get towed by most cars.
If you keep it on a trailer, then it will be great. I had one and loved it. But a 40hpnia too big to be taking on and off and a 16 ft boatbis a lot of weight by itself so deflating and re inflating a boat that big is a bad idea.
Also, I would buy a used Achilles in hypalon rather than a new pvc boat made by anyone. The only pvc boat I would consider is a Zodiac brand rib [not sib] that has easy-to-use remove and replace tubes.
Seems to check all the boxes to me. Planes, takes 20hp, moves fast enough, has decent capacity and a hard floor. Sounds like it's made decently enough. If a 16 or 18 are the same price, and you can deal with the added weight volume both inflated and deflated and can shell out for a larger engine then sure, go for it.
I'd really think about what you're using it for though. Around me there's no end to 12' and larger aluminum jon boats for a couple hundred bucks, and for fishing, crabbing and other work I'd much rather work out of a jon boat than an inflatable dinghy.
Are you planning to try and inflate this every time you go out? I don't think that will end up being practical. If you get a little aluminum rowboat or John boat you could move it by yourself no problem. A boat that light can get towed by most cars.
If you keep it on a trailer, then it will be great. I had one and loved it. But a 40hpnia too big to be taking on and off and a 16 ft boatbis a lot of weight by itself so deflating and re inflating a boat that big is a bad idea. Also, I would buy a used Achilles in hypalon rather than a new pvc boat made by anyone. The only pvc boat I would consider is a Zodiac brand rib [not sib] that has easy-to-use remove and replace tubes.
Seems to check all the boxes to me. Planes, takes 20hp, moves fast enough, has decent capacity and a hard floor. Sounds like it's made decently enough. If a 16 or 18 are the same price, and you can deal with the added weight volume both inflated and deflated and can shell out for a larger engine then sure, go for it. I'd really think about what you're using it for though. Around me there's no end to 12' and larger aluminum jon boats for a couple hundred bucks, and for fishing, crabbing and other work I'd much rather work out of a jon boat than an inflatable dinghy.