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| Here's what I know about a 1700...
I purchased new a 2001 1700 Esox Deep V Tiller (older interior design, now upgraded to new style) but it is/was the same hull to the best of my knowledge.
It was a very stable fishing platform, handled wind/waves just fine. I was very comfortable in that boat in any conditions that WI waters would give me. My home lake is 6,000 acres and will blow up legitimate 2+ footers with a South or Southeast wind on a somewhat consistent basis. The 1700 tracked behind the trolling motor very well with a 65lb Minn-Kota Power-drive AP.
Far as wind blowing it around... It did better than any aluminum boat of similar size, not as well as a bass boat as they are very low profile, but was most certainly a very nice fishing boat for most conditions.
The 1700 is a great way to get a good performing fiberglass boat with a great value to price ratio.
The cool thing about Tuffy boats is that their hulls have always been great performers. Over the years some changes have been made to the interior layouts to make them more fisherman friendly. They also seem to stay on the cutting edge with composite technology, thus keeping them up with their competition in terms of trying to consistently improve their products. Fit and Finish has also improved over the years. Newer models like you are looking at seem to be holding resale value better as well. Cost / Value ratio is attractive, and if you need a part you can call a dealer or call the factory and they will send it out to you. And you don't have to press 1 for English 
When it comes to boats from regional builders like Tuffy, Yar-craft, Warrior, etc. They are as good or better than the others IMO.
I think one of guys that hangs around here even trolls for Salmon on Lake Michigan with a 1700 consol model.
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