Yes a whaler would be great, just finding them very expensive. The two 16fts I can see are $35K each, so a bit out of budget. But will keep my eye out. Thanks for your thoughts. And will check out the 16" Scout.If you can find one a later model whaler 150 Supersport would work awesome. Not tippy, rugged and easy to clean / trailer.
We had one from 2012 to 2015, it was a tender from a rvyc boat who changed it out for a rib. It had super low hours and cost me 15k back then, i'm guessing there has been quite a shift since in cost. It is still on a dock at little cates now.
Another nice small rig is a 16" Scout.