This boat was designed by a serious duck hunter who had the old wood style layout and wanted something that weighed less and did not have to worry about rot and maintenance on his wood boat. He wanted a boat that could handle every hunting situation that he would get into, and not have to worry about it. If you purchase a Four Rivers Layout Boat, you can stop worrying about how you are going to get to the ducks, and start thinking about what you are going to do when you have limited out and you still have over half the day left.