H and M Marine

[Let um land]

Do not deal with these people. I can give you a list of people to contact for reference if you would like. Ended up at a lawyer on my first and last dealings with them.

[Ryamoore83]

Do Not Buy a xpress I have a H20B with a 115. I bought it new in Sept. 2013 from a dealer in Beaumont which has gone out of business. As of now the boat has about 80 hours on it and the transom has 2 cracks the front 2 corners were the front deck 90's down to the floor are both cracked and the back deck were it 90's down the welds didn't crack the broke off. Granted I got caught in B/L when the winds picked up a cpl of times but still this shouldn't be this bad. Also customer support from xpress sucks I have been trying to get in touch with the warranty manager for 3 weeks now and still nothing. So myself I would stay away from xpress and H&M. Even though H&M are a authorized dealer they will not take my boat bc I did not buy it from them.

[Anthonylamarca]

Well, I may end up with a used boat afterall. Found a 2013 H20B with a 135 Evinrude ETEC for a good price. Havent seen one with an Evinrude but G and F sells some like that apparently. It would save me quite a few grand so I am going to take a look at it. Owner says he has ran about 2 tanks of gas through it. If things go well, I will be bringing it back home with me. Thanks for all the input on H and M. Ryanmoore has me a little concerned with that post. From reading online, they seem like good boats overall

[Ryamoore83]

Anthonylamarca my only complaints is there service and the cracks other then that the boat handles great and even in rough water you stay dry. Just if you fish BL and the winds pick up over 8 mph make sure you check the boat for cracks, at first it will just look like the coating is splitting if you see that watch it closely bc chances are its the start of a crack. The first pic is the start of a crack. The 2nd pic is a full crack and the top of the 90 that weld split so just make sure to double and triple check the boat

[LSUlefty]

I was looking at the H18 B and now the Excel 183. First thing that jumps out at me is that the Excel is .125 gauge aluminum while the Xpress is .100. That's a big deal to me.

[Anthonylamarca]

Ended up buying used after all that. I appreciate all the advice. Took it out Saturday. Love it so far! Way too windy to get out in the lake so we did a little cat fishing and caught supper.

[davidpuddy]

Awesome!!! Sweet looking sled. Love the blue!! Good luck with it.

[Anthonylamarca]

Thanks man. Saved about 7-8 grand on it. Looks like it was barely used and that 135 runs awesome. I'll be heading out your way to try the causeway as soon as the wind dies down.

Originally Posted by davidpuddy

Awesome!!! Sweet looking sled. Love the blue!! Good luck with it.

[jl8200]

From my vantage point, it looks like a new boat. Very nice!

[davidpuddy]

Originally Posted by Anthonylamarca

Thanks man. Saved about 7-8 grand on it. Looks like it was barely used and that 135 runs awesome. I'll be heading out your way to try the causeway as soon as the wind dies down.

Nothing wrong with that at all.

The trout are off the bridge for the summer, but the reds are there. Just take your time and don't quit to soon.

[Anthonylamarca]

Originally Posted by jl8200

From my vantage point, it looks like a new boat. Very nice!

Thanks. I couldn't believe how clean it was when I first saw it.