I wish I had a boat to trade you. I think you'll love boating. I love the water, don't get me wrong I love Banshee's as well, but I can't take myself and 3 to 5 girls on a Banshee for a ride. Put then girls in bikinis, drinking beer, rubbing sun tan lotion on and getting wild and, well like I said I love the water.
Go out and find the boat you want and have fun. Don't worry about the gas for a boat. I get about 5 to 10 mpg in my boat, but a tank will last me all day, sometimes a few weeks. Because you don't have to run a boat all the time to have a good time on one. For every minute I spend at WOT at 5 mpg. I must spend 15 to 20 minutes just floating around. Getting crazy with them girls.