I had a Tracker Tournament 17. I lent it to my Brother in law and when he was towing it down the road, the trailer came off the truck and passed him on the road. Long story short, bent the top rail of the boat when it hit the tree. This was in Longview, TX. When I tried to get it fixed, there were 22 fiberglass boat repair businesses withing driving distance. There was no place that repaired aluminum boats. I finally found a welding shop that said they would give it a try. They did a pretty good job but I learned right then that there was a lot more need for fiberglass repair than for aluminum repair.