Holy crap are these guys just dumb or being funny ? Telling people if your gonna spend $40k might as well spend $80k cause the bank will give it to ya or buy a 25 year old boat and put a new motor on it . I can't tell if they are down playing tin boats or dishing on people for spending big money on glass boats. But lets be honest buying any boat is a terrible financial decision. BUT, we all love doing it and enjoy using them. So, buy what you like, be proud of what you have, and don't put others down to justify your choices. Me personally I like both tin and glass boats for all their obvious reasons. Damn it, I'm double cursed!