My old Alumaweld went through hell and is still on the rivers today. Filled solid with ice a couple of times, hit some rocks hard, took it through some big water also. One time on the lower Owyhee river ( 2 day float) we found a spot where a pipe was running out of a hot springs. Pulled the boat up to the pipe, took out the seats, filled it with the hot water and made a hot tub out of it for the night. The new Willies is a real nice boat.. so pretty I decided to put a custom cover on it and keep it that way.