JMO
if I ever buy another new boat for whatever
reason, I'll be driving to Louisiana to one
of the boat builders like Hankos or someone
like that. They'll build whatever you want however
you want it built, and it'll still be serviceable
when you're long dead. They know how to
build an aluminum boat better than anyone
I can think of. If you want some kind of goofy
bracket welded on for some special widget,
they won't argue with you and try to chastise
you about it, they'll ask you how big and where
do you want it?
I still have and am happy with my Alumaweld,
but if I had it to do over, I'd be having a Louisiana
built boat instead