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The wife and I just got back from test driving the MX1825. If I had one word do describe the boat it would be AWESOME! 
It drives and corners like its on rails. We were doing full speed s turns and it never blew out or slipped!!! With 3 people and a full tank of gas I saw speeds in the 52mph range. When I order mine this spring I will be getting the 200hp outboard. I think with the 200hp outboard and the right prop it will see the 60mph range. The hole shot is incredible. The storage for trolling rods is a awesome addition on this boat. Just think no more putting trolling rods together and no more tangled lines. I could go on all night about this new boat, but the easiest way to learn is drive it for yourself. Thanks to Dave for all the work he and others have done to bring this boat to reality!! Now I just have to figure out what colors I want 
My thoughts exactly, but I know what colors I want! Now I just have to wait till she gets here….. 
Dean and I jumped in the MX and were headed down to the head of the lake, not knowing the boat I was going to take the easy route and run down the back channel to get the feel for the boat, how it cornered, handled, throttle response and so on. We idle away from the dock, pin the 150 Yamaha and bam, boats up on plane. Well that was quick! Boat was full of gas, both livewells full (and that back livewell is big, almost bath tub big) and she hops right up on plane. Dean hits me on the shoulder and says, “Take the race track”!
Um… Ok, no problem…. In my previous boat (Lund 1800 Pro V 150 Evinrude 2 strk) I would come into the corners hot, back off to half throttle, trim down; make the corner, back to full throttle trimming up. I had to do this in order to make the corners so the boat wouldn’t slide out and to keep the prop from blowing out and have control through the twisty corners and continue that sequence until I was back into the straights. Not so much in the MX…Up comes the first corner, I start to back off the throttle and start trimming down, its habit, I don’t even think about doing this, its engrained into my brain, Dean taps me on the shoulder, “just pin it”!
Ok, trial by fire I guess. I drop the hammer back down and head into the corner hot, and it HELD!! Boat corners like its on rails! No boat slip no prop grabbing air, she just kept eating. The grin on my face was getting wider and wider, I kept thinking to myself, just wait, and the big S turn is coming up, this corner will determine if it truly does handle on rails or if the first corner was a fluke. Full throttle, trimmed up we attack the corner, the boat eats the s turns up and we continue on our journey. Now the grin is getting pretty big. I’m pretty sure I giggled a little. I then take a quick look down at the gps. 54 mph down river! Grin is getting bigger, more giggling, I turn back to look at the motor, yup still the 150 4 stroke. My mind is having a hard time comprehending the speed we are getting out of the 150. Down to the lake to see how she handles some nice “walleye” chop.
The lake had some real nice chop on the water, perfect. I wanted to see how the MX handle the waves running into them, with them, and most importantly, running cross ways on them in the trough. Running with and against them, no problem, adjust the trim and go. Now let’s see how wet I can get Dean! Not a drop, after running in the trough, making multiple adjustments on the trim to find the limits of the boat, taking boat wakes cross ways that would have made my passengers in the Lund soaked, neither of us had a drop of water on us. Two thumbs up for the MX, but my payback to Dean, well that will have to wait a little bit…
Back into the back channel we went. We stopped the boat, both hopped up on the back platform to check stability of the boat. Emptied the livewell, both of us stood on one side of the boat like we would be if we were trying to land a fish, very little to no lean. Checked out the storage some more, pushed all the buttons on the dash. It was getting time to get back to the dock, up on plane she went, and 51 up river wot. I turned back and looked again, yup, still the 150… My mind was having a hard time with that. My 150 on the Lund never never saw these kinds of numbers, and this is a 4 stroke! The MX and the Pro V are the same lengths 18’4. How in the world is this thing kicking out this type of handling and speed???
On the way back up I tried again to get the boat to slip and blow the prop out, multiple tight s turns wot, full trim, and that motor just kept digging. Ok, now I’m impressed and the grin has turned to a full blown smile. This was way too much fun!
Things I’m still thinking about a day later…..
Handling/performance – I can’t believe how well that boat handles, and I’m anxious to see what that boat will do with a 200 HPDI….
Rod Holster – No more breaking down long trolling rods
Livewell – tapered design to get all the water out and that thing is the size of a bathtub! 2 doors, if you just want bait, you open the bait door, no need to open the entire livewell.
In floor battery storage – very nice, easy access to batteries no more skinned knuckles, bilge and livewell pumps and battery charger
Rear back deck – a pitcher/casters dream, small step up and a ton of room
Storage – this was a main concern of mine. I brought along a bunch of Plano boxes and started to get a game plan of what would fit where. I wasn’t disappointed. Plenty of room for gear.
I could go on and on on about how much this boat impressed me. And how I’m anxiously awaiting one to come in with my name on it….
A big “Thank You” to Skeeter Boat Center (Dave Markquart), James Holst, Greg Rudisill and Dean for putting this ride and drive together, I had a blast!
Jami
I can’t wait to dig around in this thing 
When is she coming back to the river?
Post some video of her so I can see it when I get back 
Hope to see you at the MX1825 Ride and Drive at Mr-Sippi! Greg Rudisill will have his WX2100 with the SHO available for test drives, too!! 
, turning the corners on the other hand? Well, you’ll just have to experience it for yourselves. 
Pretty easy decision for me any way 
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