Unloaded with two adults it is a stable and good fishing platform, but not as enjoyable as a 17 footer. That is not a very eloquent description, but is accurate. I have taken my 10 year old daughter out in it on lakes and handled it just fine, but it really shines when loaded. If it were primarily to be used unloaded for fishing it would not be my first choice. Having said that, it works just fine. To be fair I'm only 198 pounds, so two guys at 250 pounds would likely be perfect in it.