Sorry about the delay posting. Had an epic reply but the pc got hosed. I'll try to be semi-brief. My Excel is and 1860 vsc. The CRSC is the fishing edition and is probably a bit more fisherman friendly. I would be concerned about the fuel/battery compartment. I wonder how much room is in the CRSC if you need to add another batter for dragging cranks...not necessary, but something to consider. Excel if the more narrow of the boats with the same size bottom. On a 60 inch boat the War Eagle is 2 inches wider and the Express is 8 inches wider. Excel and War Eagle may use thicker aluminum than the Express. Any one of these boats with a 115 will be a bullet. My requirements for a boat were as follows...

1. Low front deck
2. Front live well
3. Accessory rail.

The War Eagle and the the Excel met those and I found the Excel at a steal of a price. The best thing to give you an idea would be to load up with me and fish from and run mine. It will run 32 with just about any load, but does touch the rev limiter. The Black Hawk may be the king of aluminum fishing boats, but you can't go wrong with any that you've mentioned. I would suggest going to the 18 foot if you buy an Excel. BRM suggested this and he was absolutely spot on. Meatgetter has lots more fishing hours in the Excel and I think he is still pleased with his.