This with four people sitting in the foreword cockpit. Connie constantly claims she loves this boat. We go up our river and around the lake on the spur of the moment. I would rather take this boat than any other I have owned. For it's size, she maneuvers very well.
Speed is personal.
It will go faster than 20 mph, but we prefer going slower. When the back door is closed, little noise comes foreword from the 75 hp Honda to indicate it's there. When docking, the large engine is a dream. The boat can be stopped on a dime or pivoted in her own length. The down side of owning the topaz is the interest it generates.