Tom, Take a look at lowe boats also. I chose a lowe over the express, one thing was 2 livewells one in front and one in back. G3 is another good brand of boats, several people have then on here. All boats have there advantages and disadvantages. I use to own a lowe 180 w/ a 115 evinrude, 4 years ago new it was 15,500. I also did have a split hull, but let me say this. When this happened it was 3' waves and I was probably going faster than I should have. Also Lowe was very good about fixing the crack, no cost to me other than no boat for 3 weeks. Dont let the cracks scare you away, I own a fiberglass now. I think they give a better ride but cost alot more money, and need alot of care to keep them looking new. And they too can have problems. Good luck in your finds and welcome aboard!
Also they dont all crack open, it just depends on the situation at hand so dont let that scare you away from them.
Last edited by TAE73; 01-31-2005 at 10:58 PM.
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