You've looked at Willie, take a drive to Monroe and look at Lavro, Ron will give you a tour of the plant. They make glass boats. Doug's Inboard Boats in Woodinville sells Aluminum drift boats, I believe they're Alumaweld's. Take a look yourself to see the difference. I thought I would save myself a bunch of money and built a wood boat. It is pretty, but ended up costing a lot. It has a 1/4 inch plastic sheet on the bottom so it will take some abuse, but not like an aluminum will. I agree you should look at some used boats. You'll be surprised at some of the deals out there. Good luck!