Anybody running a Starweld?

I saw the Starwelds at the Sportsman’s show and I seriously liked the layout of the 1700 and 1800. Build quality, fit, and finish seemed good for freshwater midwest boat. Like the idea of welded hull. My old Crestliner sportfish was dry as a bone even after she was 15 years old.

I’m a little concerned about them being a relatively new brand. Not a lot of feedback out there one way or the other and most of the posts I’ve seen on other forums are new buyers so question being have any potential flaws shown up yet?

Anybody running one? Anybody else considering one?

Yeah, yeah, I know. Buy Lund. I’ll give you three guesses at how much Lund wants for a similar boat. Hint: It’s more. Surprise.

Grouse

I have a Starweld 18 I bought in 2012 with a Evinrude 115 Etec.
I like the boat and have had no problems with it .
This boat is the old Monarch brand starcraft bought years ago.
In Canada the boat hull is sold under the Legend brand.
I had a 1650 Lund Fisherman that this larger boat replaced.
Never looked back. The lund has a nicer build quality and detail.
The Starweld is a budget boat but I have no complaints
The new models are fancier than mine. Boat has a 3/4 inch plywood floor.
I haven’t used mine hard or have many hours on it.
It is a dryer ride than my Lund.