[TowerTalk] 6-Meter Yagi Questions

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Happy Memorial Day weekend!

My old Cushcraft A50-5S has done a fair job over the past 30 years but it just lost an element and needs other repairs too so I'm thinking of replacing it with an antenna that has a little more gain.  The maximum boom length I'm considering is 24'. What are your thoughts about the following 6-meter Yagi's: ---M2 6M5XHB: 5-elements on a 18' Boom but I'm not excited about it's hefty price of $610 nor it's single U-Bolt element to boom attachment.   ---Hy-Gain VB-66DX: 6-element on a 24' Boom with a price of $300.  Question: does this antenna require the Boom to be guyed? What's your favorite 6-Meter Yagi? Thanks & 73, Dick- K9OM