I'm wanting to look at a aluminum bay boat really a Xpress and Excel 20' I've never seen one in person and we don't have a dealer close by so far I've looked at a Ranger, Lowe and Triton my son wants me to get a bay so we can carry it to the beach when we go on vacation to fish around in the gulf. I would like to stay in the low to mid 20's as far as money and have a boat 3 can fish comfortably as far as fishing I just mostly fish for crappie some catfish and bream. If it wasn't for my son I would probably be leaning towards a Xpress 18PFC.