Ok, first of all, note that I know nothing; just passing on something a dealer said to me. <br /><br />Took my boat to him for repair (a quality OMC shop!!). He sold toons, & I asked him whether deck boats were taking over. He said no, not at all. They used to also carry deck boats, but people didn't like them and many traded them back in for a toon as they weren't nearly as stable and comfortable in the water as toons were (presumably when partying at anchor?). <br /><br />Note that this is probably almost exclusively w.r.t. fairly shallow NC lakes (i.e., rough water means heavy chop, not 6-8 foot rolling waves).<br /><br />I think I remember reading in some boating mag a while ago that the design technology for some tunes had vastly improved recently (although I don't know whether that relates to the lower budget toons or just some high end ones).<br /><br />One other question: are most deck boats sterndrives, outboards, or a mix of either? A friend with a sterndrive toon just mentioned to me that he wished he had an outboard toon 'cause there are alot of days when he could use it during the winter (again, we're in NC) without having to de-winterize and re-winterize, which is what he'd have to do to use his sterndrive. If most deckboats are sterndrives, and you're in a moderate winter climate, that might be something to take into consideration.
Did you skin the whole bottom?
