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1860 excel f4
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:01 pm Posts: 72 
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 1860 excel f4hey guys in market for new boat and looking at getting this from Kevin at low country . I know this is a mud boat forum and this ain't the best mud boat but I hunt a lot of open water and such. some small creeks and rivers but never in shallow mud so I think this would be a good choice for me also since im running a tiller on it. main reason is I like they lay out and wide bottom but love to have a boat with hunt deck for all of its good features anyone on here run one. if so how do you like it. thanks
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| Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:03 am |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:32 am Posts: 5210 Location: Beaumont Texas
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Re: 1860 excel f4 get the upgrade to .125......
_________________ You can't see the sunrise if your eyes are closed. dying aint much of a livin.... Black ops IITX marshstalker 1840 WC www.wccustomboats.com fuel injected 25 GTR |
| Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:06 am |
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Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:10 pm Posts: 3024
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Re: 1860 excel f4 He's running an outboard on it.
_________________ 1754 Extreme/LAProp Stage 2 GTR |
| Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:14 am |
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MMT Elite Member Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:32 am Posts: 5210 Location: Beaumont Texas
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Re: 1860 excel f4 shallow creeks have logs and stuff in them...........
_________________ You can't see the sunrise if your eyes are closed. dying aint much of a livin.... Black ops IITX marshstalker 1840 WC www.wccustomboats.com fuel injected 25 GTR |
| Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:38 am |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:58 pm Posts: 159 Location: Coastal North Carolina
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Re: 1860 excel f4 Cannot go wrong with .125 bottom...remember outboards do have more crashes in running timber. Better safe than sorry if one has a choice in marine alum thickness in any boat.
_________________ Check out "Joe Guide hunting videos" on YOUTUBE... |
| Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:45 am |
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Joined: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:38 am Posts: 649
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Re: 1860 excel f4 Look into ordering a Phowler the way you want it, you will not be dissapointed.
PW _________________ Paul V. Willging - Owner Phowler Boat Company Illowa Marine 1701 Main Avenue, Clinton, Iowa 52732 563-242-8969 or cell 563-212-7091 email: larrys-prodrive@mchsi.com http://www.larrysillowamarine.com |
| Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:45 pm |
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Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:41 pm Posts: 11
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Re: 1860 excel f4 I would steer clear of an excel, but maybe the are better than when I had one. The one I had was extremely heavy for it's size and dented easily because they used a softer grade of aluminum.
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| Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:11 pm |
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MMT Addict
Joined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:29 am Posts: 510 Location: minnesota
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Re: 1860 excel f4 use the search option and you won't see much good stuff about excel.
_________________ MB 45 HD Phowler 1760 |
| Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:29 pm |
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Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:05 pm Posts: 8 Location: Rock Island, IL
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Re: 1860 excel f4 I have a 2172 stalker VSC excel in .125 and love it.
It's a pretty good boat. I was very hesitant to buy it last year because of some searches but it's a very tough boat, yea it's not a 5086 aluminum boat, but if you get it in .125" 5052 you should be just fine in that boat with an outboard. I would get the viper hull instead of the slick smooth bottom for a regular outboard, it will be nice with a keel. Mine planes very fast with 4 fat dudes and tons of gear, even had a 4 wheeler in it during deer season. Mine is set up the same way but with a 115hp merc 4 stroke efi. Sure you can get a better boat by going with a phowler or similar, but if you really like the setup and what not, the excel will make you happy. |
| Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:53 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:40 pm Posts: 412 Location: South Carolina
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Re: 1860 excel f4 Had a 2012 excel f4 and already have a gator tail.. Nothing truly against the boat but if you are not in a hurry you can get more boat for your money.
_________________ 18x54 GTB 35GTR "the hairy merganser II" "Sometimes you just gotta hang your pistols up and let your hair down" |
| Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:15 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:51 pm Posts: 184
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Re: 1860 excel f4 _________________ 18/60 Prodive With Dual 37 EFI Prodrives Gen III... |
| Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:16 am |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:28 pm Posts: 1014 Location: Avoyelles Parish
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Re: 1860 excel f4 Reasonable reviews by the Excel owners past and present.The rest are just doing what they do in every thread associated with anything MB or Excel.
Find an Excel dealer and ask questions. If your not satisfied come back here and find one of the many fine custom builders to build you what you want. _________________ 18X44 Geaux Custon Powered By MB 4500 BD |
| Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:22 am |
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Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:05 pm Posts: 8 Location: Rock Island, IL
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Re: 1860 excel f4 Dont know where ya are bud but if you are near the quad city area north of the mason jar line you are welcome to go for a ride or two.....
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