My main boat since 2004 has been an Xpress it is an 18 foot 10 inch all welded with a 125 Mercury. Runs about 50 mph. It has handled a lot of lakes in Ohio including Lake Erie and does very well on the Ohio River. Plenty of room and rides as well as a lot of glass boats. I tend to fish real shallow at times and aluminum is the best hull for me. I have had other tin boats that rode like a log truck and were a very wet ride. The Xpress is everything I hoped for when the 180 Lowe split the last time. I was tired of replacing rivets and welding the hull. I fished the last tournament with the Lowe with duct tape over an eight inch split in the hull and said it was time for a replacement. I do believe the xpress is the last boat I will buy.
Bill
