Hey folks, newish to the boating world, spent 3 years sailing a 30 foot Pearson but am just in the process of buying my first power boat g3 angler v17 fs with Vmax 115 sho. I can confirm that all the transom in my boat is all aluminum, and I can give an update on loading, planning and general impression from it once I receive it and get on the water. Although you might take my opinion with a grain of salt as I don’t have experience with these types of boats at all.