I think the Fish-rite is just about an identical boat to the Willie. I have put my Willie right next to a Fish-rite. The only differences that could be found were that the side rails were different (mine had the new willie unirail), the foot bar was different, and anchor nest was a little different. Other than that they were identical even the bottom shape looked the same. Reminds me of the difference between Chevy and GMC, one is just a little pricier and has a few minor cosmetic differences. I would like to compare my boat to the Hyde aluminum one day. From the pictures they also look identical to a Willie .