Quote Originally Posted by FAADAN View Post
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.
And you learned that fiberglass can be repaired, where aluminum boats can't really be fully repaired in most cases. I wouldn't be as worried about a low performance 75hp or less boat, you may not notice. But 90HP and up you will notice problems with aluminum. I've read about plenty of people who ran up on something and dented the pad and had all kinds of problems. I think glass gets a bad rap for no reason. Those fiberglass boat shops are there for accidents, and for people who will get every scratch repaired.

In the end it comes down to a personal choice, I get that. So many metal boat guys make claims about glass, but have never owned one. I'm not saying this directly to you Faadan, but it is usually the case. I've heard first hand when several of the truman glass owners on here have hit things on Truman. Ed, Hog, Kevin and Charlie, Me, Double D, and more, I'm yet to see a hole in a boat. Double D darn near launched off a stump by the island before pretty bob and I'd have sworn he had punched a hole. Nothing. Kevin and Charlie with Lower units is another thing, but I think their sponsor takes care of those.