This past labor day I fished a tourney on my Triton TR186. 18 1/2 foot boat...the next morning my buddy and I went out and the wind got up to about 35-40 mph...BIG waves on the lake...got me to thinking about a bigger bass boat. Now I wouldn't be so stupid as to LAUNCH a bass boat in winds like that...but I got one now that will certanly handle it better than my other one did if I'm out and that happens again....