Well my new boat has every thing id been looking for, as far as my ultimate boat it would have to have a very short front deck, just big enough for the dog to hunt from, must have a wide open floor plan, mine has 15ft of usable space on a 17 foot boat. The next thing it had to be easy to hide so i went with a narrow boat (1748). It also has 2 gunboxes that are only 9in wide and they are 10ft long. And the last thing is a super heavy duty transom. Ill know by the end of the season if it is my ultimate boat.