never owned a Willard 30 but have spent time with them and I must vote for both/either of them based on their robustness and honesty..displacement hull, low profile, heavy layup, double ended, pilot house (on 40") no silliness anywhere on a Willard, just strength. And I certainly vote for my own Ben Ostlund designed 52' steel displacement pilot house canoe stern 4300 nm range vessel..there are only two as far as I know so I don't expect this to mean much to anyone. But it is definitely top ten material! It is the consumante example of what I believe most people who love "trawlers" tend to have in mind. Strong, can go anywhere at all.