Xpress Duck Boats For Sale

Xpress duck boats are all-welded aluminum hunting and fishing rigs built in Hot Springs, Arkansas by a family-owned company that has been making boats since 1966 and pioneered the all-welded aluminum hull. The duck boat line, marked by the "D" or "DB" designation, uses a wide, stable layout sized for decoys, dogs, gear and multiple hunters, and the same hulls double as fishing platforms. Shoppers looking at Xpress hunting boats for sale will typically find the HD series, the XTS tactical models and the larger H18 DB, with the Bayou mud-motor boats serving the shallowest, muckiest water.

Build quality is consistent across the range. Every Xpress duck boat is welded throughout with no rivets, so there are no rivet weak points, and even the floors are welded in. Anything 16 feet and larger uses .100-gauge aluminum, and the hulls are built on a unibody construction with extruded 3/16-inch longitudinal ribs that are injected with polyurethane foam for strength, buoyancy and quieter running. A welded centerline keel runs the full length to protect the bottom in rocky or shallow water. The decks and cockpit come standard with a thick spray-in liner similar to a truck bed coating, which adds durability and stays cooler underfoot than a smooth finish.

The Xpress Hyper Lift duck boat uses a hull design borrowed from the fiberglass bass boat world: a small running pad at the transom roughly 12 inches wide and two feet long means that with the motor trimmed up, very little of the boat touches the water, raising speed and ride quality. Aggressive steps and reverse chines let these hulls turn sharply at any speed while staying stable at rest. Engine choices are matched to model. The HD16D is packaged with a 50-horsepower Yamaha four-stroke (25 horsepower is the standard rating, 50 the maximum), while the H18 DB accepts up to a 70-horsepower Yamaha. Boats are pre-wired for a trolling motor, the HD16D with 8-gauge wiring.

Layout favors open, usable space. The accessory rail is a T-rail track system running the full length of both gunnels, accepting rod holders, cutting boards, blinds and convenience centers, with a hidden channel underneath for routing trolling-motor and light wiring. Xpress duck boat T-rail accessories make rigging straightforward, and an LED spotlight up front is standard on several models. The HD16D carries a bow casting platform around six feet long with a second pedestal seat base, a plumbed live well, lockable carpeted rod and storage boxes on the bow and port side, a retaining net, a built-in swim step and a waterproof control panel that operates the bilge pump, live well pump, accessory circuit and navigation and anchor lights.

Specifications vary by model, so match the boat to the water you run. The Xpress HD16D measures 16 feet with a 51-inch bottom, a 78-inch overall beam, 24-inch interior gunnels, a 21-inch transom, a weight of about 600 pounds and a capacity of four people or 1,650 pounds. The 16 XTS is the tactical duck boat, built with a 50-inch bottom, straight up-and-down sides that narrow the overall width for running tight timber, a straight-across rear deck for sliding side to side, a 50-horsepower maximum and a three-person, 990-pound capacity. The H18 DB is an 18-footer rated for five people, 1,242 pounds and 70 horsepower.

When buying, weigh the open XTS layout, which omits dedicated rod storage in favor of a wide-open deck, against the more outfitted HD with its lockable boxes and casting platforms. Every Xpress duck boat comes on an all-welded aluminum trailer built in-house to match the specific model, which suits saltwater use and loads and unloads easily. Optional finishes include the NatGeo camo pattern, and dealers stock fuel tanks from six to twelve gallons plus electronics, jack plates and lithium batteries for custom rigging.