Hello all,

I have owned a Clackacraft for the last 10 years. I have since sold it and am now thinking about buying a new drift boat again. I am considering a aluminum boat specifically a WILLIE BOAT 17x60. Now my question is with rowing. I have rowed alumawelds, northriver, and a couple other aluminium boats. They all seem like tanks when rowing up stream, weather in current or not. What's interesting is that the willie boat weights only about 50lbs more then the Clackacraft. I talked with willie and they said the back of there boats are so high they row differently then the other aluminium boats.

So what do you think, specifically those of you who have rowed a fiberglass boat Vs. aluminium. I have not rowed a WILLIE, which is suppose to be the best tracking over all aluminium. I know all the pros and cons. but I am interested in knowing how the willie rows as far as how many strokes it takes to row upstream or hold in place or vs. fiberglass boats. The aluminium just feels like once it get's started going down stream there is no stopping it? Thanks for your input. Jeff