I rode a 24 ft Aluminum Chambered Boat (company now banckrupt) from Bellingham to Eliza Island and back during some interesting weather on the return trip, which, of course Bellingham Bay is famous for. Stabicraft are similar but perhaps more refined. Eliza doesn't have a ferry, so you need to arrange or have a private boat, or use the small airstrip. The owners had a nice cabin on the island, and hadn't always been able to access it with their 21 ft aluminum boat with a soft top. That boat had flipped during a windstorm tied to their mooring buoy. Their cove was mostly sheltered but not from all directions. They needed a boat that could get them back if weather turned, and this was the boat. If I remember right it had two 200 hp motors and needed more. It was cold and drippy inside. It was very noisy, even when not moving. It vibrated badly under power. There wasn't much room inside for such a large boat, as there was so much flotation. The boat was designed to shed water, and the deck was self-bailing with large holes. Unfortunately, the flat surfaces of the bow seemed to shoot water out front, then the spray washed over the boat. It created a large wake at any speed. We consumed more gasoline than I have ever used in an entire day in my CD22 just going to Eliza and back. The only comparison in my mind would be a TomCat, and in that case, the Tomcat would certainly win in nearly everything except maybe ability to handle the worst weater. The chambered boat was perfect for them, since, though they might not go to the island in bad weather, it sometimes got bad, and they needed to get back to their businesses in Seattle. They didn't spend "quality" time on the boat. It was only for reliable transportation. If I were still young and more adventurous (you might read that "stupid"), didn't care about comfort, and still willing to go out in bad weather for fun, I might want one of these. This boat might have been better for Paul Sounders (Arctic Solitare) than a CD22 for his northern Hudson Bay trips if he could have afforded one. He probably wouldn't have felt he was about to die as often.