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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 175292" data-attributes="member: 412">There is no perfect boat, none, never, not for anyone.&nbsp; They're ALL a compromise to some degree.&nbsp; Look at how many folks have 2 (or more) boats, a &quot;big&quot; boat and a river/ditch boat, etc, etc, etc.I'm a &quot;Floorplan First&quot; fisherman.&nbsp; What do you need for front/rear deck space vs. seated fishing/running space?&nbsp; Some folks like to fish from a raised &quot;platform&quot; like the front or rear deck.&nbsp; Other folks prefer the security of a little more boat/sides between them and the water.I've taken my previous 1850 Crestliner FishHawk to the 'Angle as well as my current 186 YarCraft.&nbsp; Length/Width/draft they're almost identical.&nbsp; The YarCraft rides smoother, is a bajillion times dryer in waves/wind, runs ~10MPH faster while using the same or less fuel than did my FishHawk.&nbsp; So far, on a couple of trips to the 'Angle, I've had no trouble finding a little bit of sand beach to pull up my glass boat and have a break and some shore-lunch.&nbsp; In fact, it's the same sand beaches I used to use with the Crestliner.&nbsp; What I'm getting at is I wouldn't think twice about running glass up there, or pretty much anywhere else, and that I greatly prefer glass to AL having now owned very nearly mirror image boats in each material.Given where you're dad's going to use the boat, local servicing availability would weigh heavily in my decision of what to buy and how to power it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 175292, member: 412"] There is no perfect boat, none, never, not for anyone. They're ALL a compromise to some degree. Look at how many folks have 2 (or more) boats, a "big" boat and a river/ditch boat, etc, etc, etc. I'm a "Floorplan First" fisherman. What do you need for front/rear deck space vs. seated fishing/running space? Some folks like to fish from a raised "platform" like the front or rear deck. Other folks prefer the security of a little more boat/sides between them and the water. I've taken my previous 1850 Crestliner FishHawk to the 'Angle as well as my current 186 YarCraft. Length/Width/draft they're almost identical. The YarCraft rides smoother, is a bajillion times dryer in waves/wind, runs ~10MPH faster while using the same or less fuel than did my FishHawk. So far, on a couple of trips to the 'Angle, I've had no trouble finding a little bit of sand beach to pull up my glass boat and have a break and some shore-lunch. In fact, it's the same sand beaches I used to use with the Crestliner. What I'm getting at is I wouldn't think twice about running glass up there, or pretty much anywhere else, and that I greatly prefer glass to AL having now owned very nearly mirror image boats in each material. Given where you're dad's going to use the boat, local servicing availability would weigh heavily in my decision of what to buy and how to power it. [/QUOTE]

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