Quote Originally Posted by mduncan62 View Post
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.
I agree that fiberglass boats today are tough. I think a good share of the repair work that was being done was replacing rotted transoms. With the new solid fiberglass transoms, that's not much of a problem. Trailering accidents are probably more of an issue than on the water accidents too. Cosmetic work probably keeps a lot of them busy too.