Well i am new here so the first thing i want to say is Hi! I bought a 14 ft commander tonight and i am very excited to make it live again. The commander seems like a very solid and sturdy boat and should make a good fishing boat for me and my son. I will need to start looking for a motor next, not sure what size to get was thinking a 8 hp but the boat is rated for up to 24 hp. I want to keep my set up fairly light because i am fairly big. this will be used to flip over on my popup camper and go fishing while we camp. She needs a new paint job, but other than that it looks good. Not sure of the year. but for 175$ I think i did ok. Is an 8 hp too small i weigh close to 300 pounds and son is 240. the boat is rated for almost 900 pounds with motor so thats not a problem but i want to be able to lift the motor to since i will bee takeing it on and off alot. hanks for listening to me ramble on guys.