Great choice. The old sportsman is an excellent off shore boat ( I had an 85) and with the twins you get more peace of mind for the long runs to the big blue and a fish box big enough to sleep in..They used to make a 25 center console with a tiny little cuddy up front but I've not seen one in years. The sportsman is now the coastal and my 25 coastal has pretty much the same hull as the old 85 I had its just laid out differently . If you get down above the bunks that run parallel to the fish box lift up the wooden covers and shine a light towards the stern you will see that the stringers have a shelf running all the way to the back. For some reason in mine water collected there so I drilled a hold in the bottom of both sides so it could drain into the bilge. I think I had a clogged drain up front or something as others I looked at were bone dry. Frank