Rob, I haven't made a final descision yet. They all seem to be almost identical. I've been talking with a guy that has a Lowe 1448 in stock, but the dealer's a couple hours away and I just need to find some time to go look at it. I've also seen some Sylvan boats that I like, but haven't been able to contact anyone to talk about 'em.

I think what i'm going to do is get the boat and trailer from one place and the motor from another. I've done some research and I just can't find anything negative about Nissan outboards. If I decide to get one it'll probably be 15hp 4 stroke.

Here's the boat i've been looking at
http://www.loweboats.com/FishBoats/Utility/JonBoat/L1448MMT.cfm