Well I have to disagree with you, it is a pad boat built for performance, they have the livewells and some of the storage all made of glass including the console, the paint on the boats look awesome, it does not look like a tin rig sitting in the water, compression latches on all the lids, two rod lockers that hold about 15 rods up to 8 feet long, a really nice matching trailer, the Legend himself Forrest Wood is involved, a state of the art manufacturing plant and enough knowledge and experience to build one hell of a boat, of course I am partial to the old Ranger crew, I thought they pretty much pioneered what bass boats are today. We will see soon what they have in store, I could be wrong but I think they have a really nice glass line coming out in a few months.

Well said!

Xpress wrote the book on hi perf aluminum boats, Forrest Wood/Randy Hopper/ etc. are way behind the curve on aluminum tech. Flashy paint ain't gonna keep it from beating you in rough water and what's worse is that when you pound these metal boats across rough water at speed they crack and bust welds. Ask me how I know??? I've destroyed 2 Xpress boats over the years on Rayburn and Toledo. There's some folks in Louisiana that build 3/16" that might just hold up, but I'm not even convinced of that. The big fuss about Vexus aluminum is just a nothing burger that's being peddled on the name of Forrest Wood. I truly hope I'm mistaken about this but if history is any indicator they won't live up to the hype.

Express wrote the book on aluminum boats and you destroyed two of them ? Hell son you need to get a glass rig, make sure and get one that does not crack. You may be correct but that family seems to have done pretty well in the boat business, I cannot offer much on a tin rig but I have to say it sure does look nice, and I would wager that the glass rigs will be nice as well.

I agree. The inside looks nice than other boats with the glass boxes and livewell but other than that I just dont see it. The bottom is flat, whether it's a pad hull or not, it's still flat enough to hinder the ride. I also have to wonder about transom issues, the ranger tins seem to have issues and these guys designed those also. Now I know this is a new design so all that could be fixed and undoubtedly is but the low horsepower ratings seem suspect to me. Somebody, doesn't matter who, putting their name on a boat doesn't mean it wont have flaws. I really hope they are as good as they claim and give people another great option but revolutionary, no. I would also love to see how the fiberglass is attached to the aluminum.

So far Im not impressed.

All I know is their glass boat better be something epic, or I don't see them lasting. I don't care who's behind them.

You make some good points, especially about how the glass is attached to the aluminum, I would like to see that as well, As far as ride goes, I don't think a tin rig is going to have the best of rides no matter who is making it, and as far as just putting a name on the boat, it should say name and reputation. And revolutionary is probably a bit strong, but they do have a couple of neat features.

aluminum boats are aluminum boats they are lighter an takes less hp to move them if that is what you are looking for i have not heard anybody say that i am glad i got rid of my big glass boat because my aluminum boat rides an fishes so much better.

Personally, I'm a bit surprised by all the chatter on a glass boat that no one's even seen. Pretty hard to build a better mousetrap than what's already out there. And I darned sure wouldn't buy the first model year of any boat, regardless of whose name is behind it.

Express wrote the book on aluminum boats and you destroyed two of them ? Hell son you need to get a glass rig, make sure and get one that does not crack. You may be correct but that family seems to have done pretty well in the boat business, I cannot offer much on a tin rig but I have to say it sure does look nice, and I would wager that the glass rigs will be nice as well. [/quote]

I run a Bass Cat Eyra these days, it's tougher than nails. After breaking a couple of Xpress boats I ran a 19'6" Nitro for many years. It had stress cracks from the bow to the stern but stayed afloat. The BassCat has no stress cracks whatsoever, the only thing breaking is me. Currently looking at center consoles that'll allow me to stand up when running big water. 50 years of pounding up and down these big lakes have taken a toll on the old spine.

I think this crew from formerly Ranger will be the ones truly building legends one at a time in the future.

I run a Bass Cat Eyra these days, it's tougher than nails. After breaking a couple of Xpress boats I ran a 19'6" Nitro for many years. It had stress cracks from the bow to the stern but stayed afloat. The BassCat has no stress cracks whatsoever, the only thing breaking is me. Currently looking at center consoles that'll allow me to stand up when running big water. 50 years of pounding up and down these big lakes have taken a toll on the old spine. [/quote]

I can imagine running those two lakes, only been on the Bend one time, big northern came in, about scared me to death.

I could maybe see that on a new engine but not a boat, they been doing it all their lives. I know if I quit what I am doing now for a couple of years and decided to start up again it would be no problem, actually I think it would be better because I could build it exactly like I wanted it from the get go.

It will be interesting to see if they go for the Uber rich or try for the hardcore tournament guys. If they try for the tournament guys, they better have some big incentives to compete with what Ranger puts out and then all the multiple smaller circuits that other brands sponsor (basschamps w/Skeeter for example). Guess if they go for the wealthy, they may or may not survive long.

That is a good looking aluminum boat, I�d never buy one though.

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