I have had a 20' Charles leonard and it was a great boat. my podna has a 22' stortsmans fab hull [casey] and the 22' boat is ALOT better in vermillion bay. both have 2' gill brackets. the 20'er has a 200 merc and the 22'er has a 300 merc. mine runs low 60's and his runs low 70's. nice to haul butt on a calm day!
mine was 20 x 6' his was 22x 7.5' a chop in the bay was hands down a way better ride in the longer boat. i'd go 24' if I could.
I used the 20' boat to hunt the wax, go to the camp, and bass fish as well, so that may be a consideration
now, finish work is no contest, the sportsman's fab boat is a work of art. you probly want to go with casey.
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