I had a 19 ft center console boston whaler with an ob and upgraded a few years ago to a 24ft proline walk around cuddy with twin ob's. i agree with billy bob and feel that you lose valuable cockpit space with an i/o. I have never owned one myself but have fished out of quite a few. As for the cuddy cabin it is great because of being able to keep everything dry. although i thought i had a nice dry storage space under the center console i had until i had "steve from mass" on the boat and he spilled a can of tomato juice on the top and it all ran down my electronic cables getting all my dry storage red and sticking ( thought i forgot about that didn't you steve?) Besides from the porta potti being able to lock up your rods and other valuables under there when you are not around is a nice stress relief if your on a mooring or leaving it at a slip. My 6 year old neice calls my cuddy her little play house when she is on the boat so i am sure your kids will like it.
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