These advantages assume a well designed and well built hull.  Poor design (eg plating too thin for the job or without appropriate underdeck support) or shoddy workmanship will detract from these features.

• Tough, hardy, robust, durable
• Resilient - bends and dents on major impact, rather than chips and cracks like fibreglass
• Light weight - high strength : weight ratio
• Easy to repair by welding
• Very long life and recyclable when worn out
• Easy to modify and customise by welding or bolting to
• High quality, long lasting finish obtained by powdercoating
• Soft ride from impact absorbing pontoons
• Quiet ride from well supported frame and sound deadening deck cover and pontoons
• Doesn't absorb water (fibreglass can absorb water over time and become heavier)

    Caution:  Thicker grade alloy does not always mean a stronger hull.