>>193105Maybe next time I go to the beach I will take a look around for the 2nd kayak. I eventually want to have one for the wife as well.
It looks like for now I'm going to go with the vertex flex. Its not phenomenal by any means, but it comes with a paddle, pfd, and float bladder. I would get one of the sitontops from academy but I'm saving a lot on the pfd and paddle. I will trade this thing out for a better, safer kayak as soon as I am able. Thanks for your help guys.
The jon boat sounds like an awesome project for when I get a bigger place. Will definitely build one with my little brother in the future.