goforchrome, I've only heard positive things from the few people that I've encountered that own Crestliner boats. For some reason, out here they don't seem to have a very large following.

It seems the welded boats (Gregor, Crestliner, now Monark and recently Fisher) don't have as much market share as the rivetted boats (Lund, Smokercraft, Alumacraft, etc.).

I looked at the Duroboats (I've never ridden in one), and a couple of things jumped out at me. The hull gauge didn't seem as sturdy as some of the competitors; the transom wasn't a 'true' full transom; and I noticed that on used boats that the paint is bubbling at those points where there are penetrations in the side of the hull (where the screws go through that hold seats, etc.). It seems like the Puget Sound/Northwest is one of the few areas where a person can actually find a Duroboat. I don't know what that says, other than that they don't sell in other areas. But . . .