new or used? if used forget the glass/alum angle and try to get the most bang for your buck. also i have never met anyone who had a 14fter that did'nt wish he had a 16. if your buying new i would buy glass,specifically a Hyde,costs less than Lavro and rows much easier,costs less than a clack,rows about the same, durability is about the same in these three, I have only rowed 1 wood db,I think they are the best looking boat by far,that aside they are the hardest to row by far,wood is also the least durable by far