We bought our 10 footer three years ago. It took my husband a while to overcome the looks. I'll admit she isn't the prettiest girl at the dance, but she hauls lots of stuff, rows well, motors well with our 4 hp 4 stroke Yammy, and can be beached anywhere, including the volcanic tuft shores around our lake. We set ours up when we launch in the spring and dissassemble when we haul out in the fall. The assembly/dissassembly is a bit like wrestling an anaconda, but it provides lots of entertainment for the masses. I've not tried it on board the mother ship, but one of the criteria of the next boat will the ability to do so. When folded up she's as svelte as can be. We've got the "modern" plastic components and the only issue is that at the end of this season we've started to see a small crack on the middle seat that everyone uses when stepping in from a sailboat. We'll
epoxy that this winter. Otherwise the parts are holding up well and it's left out in all weather, our season sees snow to 100+ temps with 40-50 degree swings within 24 hours common. We've towed her around the Puget Sound as well without problems, but I'd like to try the maneuver with raising the stern and towing with just the bow dragging.
I like the stability too. Even though the floor is "soft", it's because it gets it's stability from it's displacement characteristics. Dave & I can both stand up and throw gear from it without a problem.