Had one--briefly. Bought it used because I wanted a 1448. Sold it quickly as I had found a 1448 Lowe that was dirt cheap.
Welds tend to break if you use it much on waters that have a chop. Also some 4 strokes vibrate more than others and some are heavier than others, adding more strain to the transom and welds at the stern-and everywhere else. I had some of the cracks welded up and then shot some paint on it, and dumped it quick. Seemed like every time I'd use it, another cracked weld somewhere. I had to keep an eye on it which was easy because it was wide open with no decks covering anything. It rode rough, but that is a characteristic of any boat that has a totally flat bottom and flat bow. That is just to be expected. Even a small wake or chop, BAM BAM, would rattle your teeth out. That's where a modified vee and/or a shallow semi-vee tin come in-but the more vee, the deeper the draft. In my case, the current boat (which I plan on keeping a long time) has a 4° vee and drafts exactly the same at rest as the flat 1542 that it replaced-and it's heavier. It's all in the hull design. It was also a little slower and did not handle all that great if you were turning on plane under power. That was a big deal as I was using it in flooded timber areas where a quick turn meant either hitting a tree and possibly getting "throwed" out of the boat, or going on down the trail without a hitch. Similar to most front wheel drive cars, they don't handle very good (for the most part), then you get into a performance oriented rear-drive deal and the difference is like comparing daylight to dark. You don't know what you're missing until you've been in-and run-both of them. Exactly like welded vs riveted. Trackers are all mass produced, and they are inexpensive--BUT you have to question, how are they cutting the cost to keep it inexpensive enough to make it attractive?
Low price isn't always the greatest...case in point, I had to rebuild the engine in my Rhino 660, and simply couldn't afford a new $600 OE Yamaha crankshaft assembly. THere is a shop about 50 miles (one way) that can rebuild them so I took it to him. For $165 I was in and out, new rod/bearing/pin. I get it 50 miles back home and installed it, to find out that they didn't true it very well....the ends are wobbling. So now I get to take it back out again and do more work that should have been done. See? I saved $435 but now get to do the job twice, potentially having to drive another 100 miles (round trip). Shoulda just bought a new one & been done with it. That hindsight thing.....