We had a 17 foot Crestliner with an outboard. Very solid boat. Bought it as a fish/ski boat and installed a pylon. Sold it when my wife decided she really wanted a Mastercraft 190. Now we have the Mastercraft, a 16 ft Klamath for fishing, and a 16 ft Clackacraft drift boat that I’ve had for years. Required a boat shed in the back that holds two of the three. The drift boat sits outside for a good part of the year except when my wife leaves the ski boat hooked up to our old Toyota and parked on the driveway so she is ready to go at all times. An I/O boat will be somewhat heavy.
