Bank Walker, if you look at a used aluminum boat, check the bottom to see how concave it is. This happens to aluminum boats over the years, from banging rocks in steep shallow drops. It makes them noiser from water slopping around in the hollow, and they don't track as well as a flat bottom. I purchased a boat from Willie, 7 years ago, to replace my old Eastside, it still fishes like new.As one who has owned glass and metal boats, my observations are that glass is slipperier, quieter, and warmer, aluminum is lighter, better tracking,and more durable. By the way, I live in Puget sound area, and willie delivered my boat for me. If I remember right, the guy I dealt with, was Jim Biddle,