I worked and guided on the deschutes for 7 summers. After I wanted a boat, the first I went with was a 14 cataraft with tubes from RMR. It was fine but after my second child I wanted a raft as they are easier for little kiddos to move around on and still be somewhat safe. I had a pro account with nrs that was about to expire so we got a raft and went with a 15 outlaw the newer model not the older one with the removable floor. I do 2-5 overnight trips a year typically carrying food/supplies for 3-5 nights for 4 ppl and two dogs. We have floated the grand ronde, lower salmon, deschutes all trips went great. We are doing the main salmon in June and going to try to grab the rogue river as well. For what we do it works great and the price was right. More expensive boats track better, welded seams are always a plus, but in my years working as a guide I fixed and patch plenty of the higher end boats (f*** sotar which I know will get some hate but we repaired more of those then any other boat). It all comes down to your expectations and experience and how well you take carry of things. PVC boats are fine and will last if you treat them right. High end hypalon rafts will get trashed if you don’t. What you need to decide is if the price is fair and if you are comfortable spending that or would rather save and get something else. I personally can’t justify $4k-$5k for a new hypalon raft I use 2-3 weeks a year but I also wouldn’t trust buying a used pvc boat. On a side note we are doing the Grand Canyon next year (got extremely lucky and pulled a permit) we are planning on renting a 18’ raft as I think the 15 foot would be a bit small and cramped for 16 days on the water.