Nope Cycleman, the boat is simple with not much to go wrong with it. Get it dirty, hose it off, change the gear oil once a year. That's about it.
Jet, you're absolutely right. If you go out solo with a side console boat it will list towards that side. It would make me crazy. The "Sound" is about 20'-25' at it's deepest points, but it's still a good sized body of water. Because of that, surface conditions can change as quickly as the wind. I've seen it go from dead calm to 4' white caps in half an hour.
Sounds like you know the area, I'm in Edenton, about 45 minutes from Greenville.