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I'm Not sure of the cond. in your area, I have the sport 15' and I "Beach" it often. I like it because, it's "LOW", so boarding and unloading is "EASY" on the sand w/ the kids. The 17' rides BETTER, and has higher sides, it's also a lot easier to stand up in at speed, the 15 is more of a "Sit down" boat, my brother had the 17', he seemed to have no problem beaching it. The larger you go, the more expensive it get's, this is the attraction for the 13' Whaler model (low cost, smaller motor, ease of Maint., fast, fun). The 15 was brought into production in 1975 to fill the gap between the 13' and the 17' models, it has the classic "Cathedral" shaped hull to cut into a wave smoother than the "Classic" 13' shaped hull (depending on model yr).