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Would I buy it again ? 

That a really good question, I'm not sure. Obviously when choosing a boat two conditions are important, the boat in itself and the reseller. This last one is especially important when you already have a boat that you need him to buy back. I had two boats in my final selections the Northstar CC190 and the Kelt Whiteshark 175 the main reason for my chose:

• Size, the kelt is smaller but on the other hand it is 100KG lighter and you only need a 90HP engine. I choose the biggest I could easily take out of water after a day trip.
• Price, in between the fact that the reseller over paid my Zodiac 1000Euro and the price difference. Northstar was almost 5000Euro cheaper. By buying an unknown boat I knew that I was taking a bigger risk, not only for eventual trouble but also when reselling it. I choose to take that risk for 5000€uro.
• Disponibility, my local Kelt reseller had no 175 available and I was not willing to wait (kid do not like to wait for toys). I decided to change boat in April and I wanted to be on the sea one week later, finally I bough it from MB Marine

I have no doubt that Kelt final quality is better than Northstar, furthermore I'm leaving in Vannes (Morbihan Britanny) less than 5km from where is located Kelt factory, leaving so close by the sea, finding a good reseller is not an issue. Both Rioux (La Trinite) or MB-Marine (Le Crouesty) as well as most resellers in Britanny are professional you can rely onto.

What will be my next boat, now that I have a mooring (lucky me), I could buy something bigger, for motor boat the one I like the best is the Kelt 205 that is unfortunately twice more expensive than my current one. On the other hand I may come back to sailing boat that I like better than motor, I could very easily change for a 5.5m with no engine. At this point in time, I'm happy with what I have an plane to keep this one for an other couple of years.