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I am looking at an xpress HD16 boat with a 2013 40hp 2 stroke tohatsu on it and was wondering if anyone has experience with either of the brands. I have always had evinrudes and do not know much on the tohatsu. The boat is for sale in Piedmont and has a big crappie.com sticker on it so maybe the previous owner is on here and can give me some history on it. Thanks
My Dad has an Express 18 and absolutely loves it. He got it to fish tailraces for stripers but he liked it so much that he sold his larger bay boat and fishes that boat 100% of the time. It’s the quietest aluminum boat I’ve ever been in. It must have a lot of foam sprayed in. He has a 70HP Yamaha 4 stroke and it handles like a little sports car. Very fun little boat to drive. Jumps on plane and corners great. I think he tops out in the mid to low 30’s on speed.
I’ve never owned a Tohatsu but they are developing a very strong following in the super high end micro skiff market. Check out Chittum Skiffs to see what I’m talking about. Those tiny little flats boats sell for 50 to 70K and could have any motor you want but most are going with Tohatsu because of the weight to HP ratio. But it also tells me they are reliable too. They have to be in that market. Hal Chittum wouldn’t be putting them on his boats if they were not.
Tohatsu makes Mercury and Nissan outboards. The literature that came with mine said that the only difference between Tohatsu and Nissan are the decals. I have a four stroke 9.5 that has been flawless for ~ 10 years
I have a 2016 Tohatsu forty on my 1656 Saltmarsh and we love it. Their 20-50 hp four strokes are their bread and butter. You see a good many down in FLA on microskiffs. They are light weight for a fourstroke, and sip fuel, so you can make those long runs and not worry about fuel. I've got less than 100 hours on mine, but I know a few guys in Fla that have 750+ hours on their and they've never been in the shop except for routine maintenance.
As for the boat. I've duck hunted out of a 15' and it is built like a tank. Hope this helps.
I put a 2018 20 HP Tohatsu on my boat and it is a really impressive motor. As stated earlier they make all Mercurys up to around 60 up. Very reliable fuel injected 4 stroke motor.
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How many will usually be in the boat?
40 may be small for 2 adults on a regular basis.
Just an opinion
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Imho you will like the performance of the two stroke tohatsu. I have had two of these motors and both were strong runners. I still use one on a 14 ft dw jon and it works great. Personally i think the 40 will be a nice match for a 16 footer.
You might be right. I was comparing it to a 40 on a 17' bass tracker.Quote:
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It was mine. I traded it in for a new boat.
A lot of history with that boat. I didn’t want to get rid of it to be honest. I damn near cried when I let it go. I’ll tell you what who ever buys it will never catch the amount of fish out I put in that boat. Lol
Bought a new 20 hp tohatsu in august 2017. Have had excelllent service. It is exceptionally quiet and sips fuel. Highly recommend...!!
Don't know the weight of that Express, but my 1656 hull and motor together is 450 lbs. Add 11 gallons of fuel, two batteries, fishing gear, and two people, and I can run 32 mph WOT. It gets the best fuel usage around 4200 and that's around 24 mph. Factory prop. Just for a boat weight and displacement reference.Quote:
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That's pretty darned goodQuote:
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Does it have the Hyper Lift hull?
YesQuote:
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Well, it'll ride very good then. I love my Xpress.Quote:
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i love my 17ft epress and my 60hp yamaha does all i need and rides smooth
I owned a 1650 duck boat that was an express . good boat well made. It had a 40 four stroke yamaha . My boat today is a 1648 Attachment 315879Attachment 315880Attachment 315881War eagle that has a 2 stroke Nissan 40 , Awesome rig . Wanting to go bigger .
I dunno I might rival that number [emoji57]Quote:
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60 sounds goodQuote:
Originally Posted by paul pace
I wonder if the 17 Express is about the same weight as my 17 G3
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I got a tohatsu 50 back in June on a 1756 weldbilt it pushes it to about 30 with a load..so far good motor and quiet
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Thank you all for the feedback, I didn't realize that Tohatsu made the smaller mercury outboards. I went and looked at the boat friday, it was very nice i liked the layout and the storage but i still am not sure if it will be big enough for me, I also think they are asking a little too much for the boat i found a 2016 of the same boat with a 40hp yamaha for the exact same price that i plan to go look at next.
Why not join the G3 family?
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I am not opposed to it, i am not partial to any brand i have been looking at G3s, Sea Arks, Xpress, War Eagle, and Alumacraft. I just haven't found much within 100 miles of me. I am looking for a dual purpose boat one i can hunt out of and fish out of comfortably. I do not know enough about any of them for one to set itself apart from the other.Quote:
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I was mostly kidding anyway.
Charles has an Alumicraft and it looks solid, hes on it 3x a week
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