a boat with a rudder you control; ...steers from the rear .....and handles differently with or without wind , a smaller boat has a tighter radius ....(shorter wheelbase) if you want a front wheel drive you can go backwards
the draw distance is terrible yes - you can see alot of landscape in the distances but the close up stuff like rocks in the water draw in far too late to react to and it is very annoying
i dont know if the draw distance can be modded or has a mod