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Post XPRESS BAYOU 18V GTR40HP REVIEW AND SPEED REPORT
Well finally got it all set up... brand new xpress bayou 18Vx50" with the new gtr 40hp and a stock 2 blade shop..

Picked it up Bayou 18vx50 (copy of extreme hull) from boats unlimited in baton rouge and was able to make it out the door for $11,200 total with tax, title, lifetime plate, alum trailer, spare tire and mount, mud grab bar, convenience tray, 6 gal gas tank,27 series cranking battery,running lights, and Life time warranty on hull...

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https://xpressboats.com/bayou/

I was gonna get a 17x54 gator tail extreme savage series mid deck that was pretty much identical to the bayou but a little diff in the storage in the rear ... Gator tail had 2 pod storages and xpress has a big storage in back, and up front gator tail had 2 storages up front and xpress had one. Gator tail also came with a plane jane galvanized trailer vs alum and the gator tail came with an additional $4000 price... just for hull was priced at $13800 not including ttl, ect. I couldn't see spending that much more for the same thickness boat and same set up.. I know you Gatortail fan boys gonna bash me for that but oh well lol :roll:

One of the 2 main reasons I went with the xpress was because of pervious experience with there warranty and cs, and to be honest the floatation.... :shock: I hunt a lot in south Venice... have to run through the jump and 17miles down pass a loutre... if you have ever done that than you know it can easily and quickly turn into 7ft+ waves . Also I have personally been apart of sinking 2 surface drives in those condition with a combination of low sides and crew boats/ ocean lining vessels.. wasn't a fun day. So the floatation and 24" sides was a big plus for me.

So anyway back to it.. I took it out yesterday 6 gal gas, 1-24 series and 1-27 series battery, 50lbs of general crap in the front storage, 25qt grizzly loaded with typical stuff lol... Deep water I was able to keep 32mph no problem.. even bumped 32.9( only got pic of 32.5) and confirmed with my cell phone gps.. This thing jumped up on step and handled like a champ, way easier than my skiff... Was able to turn on a dime, and run around turns without skippin into the cypress trees. surprisingly only drafts about 4" of water!!! Overall I can say I am deff impressed!!! I haven't seen any reviews or speed reports on this so I figured I would be part of the solution and not the problem lol... Any questions feel free to ask, got a little long winded there but tried to lay it all down, thanks fellas







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I forgot... Now I gotta apply the gator glide. those speeds were without gatorglide . That will give me +6mph easy!!! Joking but that gator glide is a must have and will be put on it before the season starts... lol I better hurry

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Post Re: XPRESS BAYOU 18V GTR40HP REVIEW AND SPEED REPORT
I'd like to know how to got out the door for $11,200.
Unless you own the place and can get the boat and trailer for $2k...


Anyway, nice rig and good speeds!

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Oh, and also....


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you right sorry about that... clicked the wrong button, maybe one of the mods can move it for me...



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bought the motor separate 3 weeks ago... $9700... bought the boat separate on Thursday for a total with tax, title, lifetime plate, alum trailer, spare tire and mount, mud grab bar, convenience tray, 6 gal gas tank,27 series cranking battery,running lights, and Life time warranty on hull... .. 9846.00 plus ttl... 11,200..out the door . soo I got $20900 total ttl out the door on the water into this set up

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GEEEEEEESUS.

I think you overpaid, but hey, its yo money!

I still like that rig too. Venice is harsh with the north wind starts blowing!

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yea I might have... I couldn't find anywhere in LA. that had the 18v in stock... they all told me they would be in around feb. Quite a few places had the 17v but I wanted an 18... Boats unlimited has the 17v w/gtr40 and a gas tank only for $19899.00 not including ttl or extras so I thought I did good at $21000 total out the door with all the extras.. Oh well maybe not,lol.. And all the Gatortail factory set ups I saw started around $23000 not including ttl... But oh well I guess that's what I get for not being able to wait for anything... Im like that lawyer E ERIC GUIRARD :lol: ITS MY MONEY I WANNA SPEND IT NOW :lol:

you done hurt my feelings a little bit..
:D I got over $800 in extras for free :D
:shock: Now im gonna have to ask you for an apology lol :shock:

If any of yall wanna over pay also they got one more bayou 18v in stock over there, they also got a couple 17v's :lol:

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Yes indeed, the prices for these things are going out the roof.
It's nuts.

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Surely someone can build a custom boat and buy a trailer for less than $10 ?? My goodness these prices are crazy,.


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Very nice boat bro


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Man y’all would really loose it if y’all found out how much a buddy paid for a cotton mouth boat lmbo

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Post Re: XPRESS BAYOU 18V GTR40HP REVIEW AND SPEED REPORT
A buddy of mine recently got a 1748 cotton mouth with turf ,painted and open layout . 37 boss for around 16k

Boss sucks but the boat is nice

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Down here, I have a buddy building any size hull you want up to 19' long and up to 56" bottom with front deck and fuel tank. Bare bones hull, but still a hull with full welded in floor, painted with an aluminum trailer for $6,800 cash.

He's pushing out some good looking boats too.


Anyway, people pay ridiculous prices for everything nowadays.

$10k for a motor is getting absurd, but shit, people are paying that, so why not?

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You know how it is... mostly with trucks... but in this case boats... every time you buy something and think you get a good deal and pass on the info there’s always them couple people who swear they could have gotten it for $5000 less with more stuff and talk about how bad you got screwed lol... guess it’s the nature of the beast... we’ll all I can say is I love the set up and deff happy with the amount of money I got into it and quality I got out of it... mainly was giving an idea of what I got into it and the performance result is I got out of it for anybody else looking into this same set up... and yes I agree $9000 is way to much for a surface drive ... lol but it’s supply and demand I guess... duck hunting is the most expensive sport there is without a doubt

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Took it out today.... me, wife, 3 boys, gatortail rod box, poles and big tackle box, 25qt grizzly full, anchor and prob 40lbs of junk ... could hold 30mph easy deep water... no shallow water available lol, but ran it through Lillie’s and did good also... night and day diff handling from my skiff, lol... turned on a dime and could hook turns at full throttle I never would have imagined I could of done lol... felt a whole lot safer and the wife deff did also... so I’ll call it a win!!!

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Post Re: XPRESS BAYOU 18V GTR40HP REVIEW AND SPEED REPORT
Yeah, anything is safer than a crawfish skiff with a low rake bro, I’ve also had one and was happy to get my bateau lol


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