Slabhunter- why do you say that aluminum is not the best material? What have you experienced? Your experrience with Alumaweld's factory rigging is similar to mine and why I had to completely strip and re-rig my Super-V. Also one of the reasons why I probably will not buy another Alumaweld. (I should say that I think Alumaweld is a good boat for the money, just not that great of a boat, and I own 2 currently)

Gilly- Thanks for your input. I'd like to see your boat sometime, where do you keep it? I'm ok with "bare bones" as long as the "bones" are stainless ;\)

thanks guys, keep your thoughts coming