Grew up in the Midwest owning Lunds and SeaNymphs. Now own a 15' welded Gregor. Awesome boat. Built in 1976 but looks brand new and welds don't leak. It's deep and uses a long shaft (20") motor and has a full transom. 6' wide and if you ran a pump, you could even run it in a river. Hard to beat, versatile boat for around here though I do not see a lot of difference bewteen it and the Klamath, Valco or Western welded boats.