Fully appreciate the intended use but there are a lot of smaller open boats, like the 16 foot Silverstreak JAC is considering, that are a lot more appropriate than that particular lund model. Lund, G3 and Lowe all make car toppers and jon boats with .100 gauge aluminum and many models that aren't carpeted bow to stern. Again, that particular boat is clearly aimed at the cottage country folk looking for something in between a full on bass boat and a utility boat to target their multitude of species in their small cottage lakes. Okanagan Lake, like Shuswap and Adams where I spend a lot of my boating time, are like inland seas. I wouldn't settle for a boat that uses .060 gauge aluminum when there are so many better options.
Ukee