Nothing wrong with that boat! Great job on the front deck! You have probably landed just as many nice fish in it.
We sold our Pontoon and Bass Boat to upgrade and we bought this fish and ski only as an interim until we could find replacements. I too, customized the front deck with recessed pedal. Years later we have a much newer, new to us pontoon, but will be keeping the fish and ski as the Bass Boat. Like you said, boats are crazy priced! You really don't get much for your money. We are thinking to upgrade would be a major downgrade for what you get, and only would be newer. The only problem I find with the fish and ski versus a bass boat is placement of multiple fishing rods, and walking through the windshield each time you want to change.