Kev, I know Willie builds an awesome boat thats why I've narrowed my choice to either a Willie or Clack, that being said, Clack also builds a great boat. I owned 1 for 7-8 years and put it through hell (it was the boat I learned how to row in) and it never let me down. It often slid over shallow riffles while I passed guys in alum. boats dragging theres, they come with the best warranty in the business and the thing that really sealed the deal for me was that guides can exchange their boats for a new boat every year for $700, does Willie offer that? maybe, but I couldn't seem to get the reps attention to ask him, maybe Rod can answer that here for me?