Georges: You make the following statement " ...but I'm looking for something I can easily trailer to all the great cruising grounds of North America." The key word here is "easily." If you look at a table of all boats for sale in the US and Canada, there is a predominance of boats at width = 8' 6". Towing maximum. However, just because it is listed at this width doesn't mean it is easy to tow. I had a 25' center console Sea Cat. Bought it used from a fisherman in Dallas. Minimal boat with console. and tee top. He bought it new to compete in striper tournaments because his "competitive advantage" was a huge, portable tank for live bait, with oxygen cylinders, pumps, etc. He put this small aquarium on the rather large deck of the Sea Cat after he launched the boat each time. He carried the aquarium dry in the back of his pickup truck when the whole rig was towing from one lake in Oklahoma, Arkansas or Texas to another. He sold it because it was just too much boat to tow. I bought it and kept it at my dock in Galveston on slings so I only towed it a few times. When I did, it was with a 5.7 liter V8 Suburban with the towing package. I could have used a Peterbilt. I can tell you that towing was no picnic. The hulls are so deep that you look like you are towing a small house. And, the empty weight was over 5,000 pounds with two 150 HP outboards. "Easy" may be in the eyes of the beholder, but a word to the wise, etc., etc., before you buy, tow it a couple of times. Best regards. Phil Hyatt Houston