[Chris Burkard]

Anthem is correct if the rocks are sharp or covered in barnacles. We have rocky beach areas in SW Florida, but the rocks tend to smooth and mixed in with sand, not a real issue with either fiberglass or inflatable bottoms. In the end, an aluminum bottom would be best for hard sharp rocky shorelines, but I don't know of anyone that makes small aluminum bottom inflatables.

If you go with fiberglass, I would look into a keel protector.

Good Luck!