Sureshot, I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, but I'm not in a position to speak for either association. If you have specific questions, you may want to address them to the contacts on the websites.

Mauler, here's a little something I did last fall that your friend may enjoy: http://tours.grandviewvirtual.com/pu.../display/35509

I have a little problem with that 15hp idea, but I have to say that I used to catch a lot of fish out of a 12' Mirro with a 15hp Johnson, and that little boat spent a lot of time in a lot of places an older and wiser person wouldn't have taken it. At the age of 18 or 19, that rig was freedom, and there are times I wish I still had something like it as a backup for occasional adventures to smaller waters.