I dove out of a 12' Quicksiler for 5 years before I bought my 16' hard bottom Red Zodiac. Nothing better for inshore jaunts. My boat has probably more carrying capacity than most 25'.And very fuel efficient. 40 hp Mercury pushes her fine even loaded with four sets of gear and divers. Although she is small perfect size for 2 divers and six tanks or 3 divers and six tanks. any more than that and it's a single tank for each.Trailering is also easy as whole rig weighs less than 500 lbs. Hope this helps.