I like aluminum boats, and have a 17 ft Willies. However, looked at lots of them before and went to the Hyde factory over in Idaho Falls. They have a Clack on display so you can look at a Hyde and a Clack side by side. Its pretty much no contest. The Hyde is a much nicer boat. However, for steelhead fishing, both boats have a bunch of stuff you don't need or want as they are set up for fly fishing. Also, found both to be way over priced... Don't know much about Lavaro- but do see lots of old ones on the river which is a good thing I suppose. I got a great deal from the folks at Willie boats, and they were great to work with. You can't go wrong with that choice.