I got the new boat itch. I've had a Cobra 201 for well over a decade and it needs a new motor and I'm just tired of dealing with an older boat. I'm cheap, so I thought I would look at tin boats. The Vexus 2080 with 200HP looks comparable to my boat, but it's $50k brand new. The comparable Xpress boats are no cheaper. Just tell me why I would be an idiot to buy a tin boat when I could go get a glass boat for pretty much the same price. I fish Palestine the majority of the time and I like to fish shallow and deep.

I’m a glass guy. I hate fishing out of tin. Way too much drifting around. Also not a fan of the way tin rides in rough water. Resale isn’t great either. If I was strictly a shallow river rat I could see where it would we the best choice.

Which 20' glass boat are you looking at that is $50K?

Zx200 which is only an inch shorter than my 201 I do have a 250 compared to the 200, but it still appears to be a 70mph boat or close to it.

Zx200 which is only an inch shorter than my 201 I do have a 250 compared to the 200, but it still appears to be a 70mph boat or close to it.

70mph maybe with papa Smurf driving it and not a ounce of fuel or a single rod. More like 63-64 mph boat which is plenty fast

I can only go with what I read on the Internet since I don’t know anyone with a zx200, but it appears to be a high 60’s boat just like the Vexus 2080 from what I have read. I’m not 100% on how much a zx225 goes for, but I bet it’s not much more than low $50’s...all this to say, I don’t see how I’m getting more boat for the money from the tin so I think I’ll hold off since the only thing I have to support buying it is that I think it looks cool.