It's getting down to the short hairs now, I Need a mud boat soon

I have been looking till my eyes are bleeding.I need to find an 18 foot by like 54 MUD boat very soon now.
I have been looking from coast to coast. It looks like all the same boats are listed all over the net but there are only like 10 that are not from 5 years ago listings.
I'm looking for near new to 10 years old, an actual mud hull with or can have a surface drive motor 40 hp or more. I want an FNR drive unit, mud buddy, Go devil, Backwater, or similar. It looks like Mud buddy has the bigger ones. BOSS has Big ones but I don't think they're what I want. Gator tail, Go devil, excel, and venom are real mud hulls. Has to be with a trailer and under $20K delivered to my door in MT.
Does anyone have one, know of one know of somebody that has one or sitting in a boat dealer lot.
It a cash sale on the spot if it is right.
Please help me out!

Lots of them used here in Florida, primarily by duck hunters.
Most will use a well made welded aluminum Jon boat with a mud motor on it.
Lots of good boat builders in the South, but a couple of the better ones are,
Alweld boats, Lonesdale Arkansas. WWW.Alweld.com. (i own one of these) but with a regular outboard.
Also War Eagle boats, not sure if also Arkansas, or Mississippi.
War Eagle is considered by many to be the very best, but probably a bit more pricey.

​I'll bet the boat market is very different then then here in Montana.
A lot of the manufactures down there will deliver/ship, and some have dealers in MN, WS, and UT.
For the right one I'll come get it.
Any of your buddy's want to sell?

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​I'll bet the boat market is very different then then here in Montana.
A lot of the manufactures down there will deliver/ship, and some have dealers in MN, WS, and UT.
For the right one I'll come get it.
Any of your buddy's want to sell?

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There are always lots of boats for sale here due to the large amount of them.
But if you have a specific type in mind it can take awhile to find it on the used market.
Dealers are always anxious to clean out left overs of last years boats at basicly cost, same goes for motors.
Mud motors are kinda pricey compared with conventional outboards and they never seem to change much so that could be a different situation.
Im not a duck hunter so im not into those and dont have any friends who are either.
Some guys do use the same boat for fishing, but i frankly dont see why at least from the motor stand point.
Sorta like a guy using an 06 to shoot ground squirrels. lol
I bought a new leftover 2018 Alweld 14x42 standard front type Jon for $1.475 about a year and a half ago.
$2400 for a new 4 stroke electric start 20 HP Merk, installed on the boat, also a left over 2018 model.
So it dosent always pay to look for a used one and end up not getting exactly what your looking for.
People want four and five hundred for old rusty trailers, i bought a new one for $800.

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if you have a specific type in mind it can take awhile to find it on the used market.

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I need to find an 18 foot by like 54" wide MUD boat.
I'm looking for new to 10 years old, an actual mud hull with or can have a surface drive motor 40 HP or more. I want an FNR drive unit, mud buddy, Go devil, Backwater, or similar. Gator tail, Go devil, excel f4, and venom are real mud hulls. Has to be with a trailer and under $20K.

Thanks

​I have been Emailing boatyards for a week now and getting a slue of prices and pictures.
All the used ones are either smaller than I want or Really used. And most on the southeast coast.
A used one comes with a lot of neat stuff the owner has added.
I was kinda getting ready to settle for something, not 100% what I wanted.
Then, here is the DANG part.
I feel like I'm on shark tank and Keven offered me a fair deal but right at the last minute Mark pops up and gives me what I asked for, but not all the extra stuff a used one would give me.
I get a Quote from Mud Buddy today.
For a new one.
"BT-1854SWV4T.100 5052 1854 Shallow Water Series V Front F4 Series 1 8,017.00T
STANDARD FEATURES
- 18’ all-welded 54" bottom 69” beam hull
- 5052 grade aluminum .100 ga. Hull
- Exceleration Hull
- Full floatation
- Flat slick bottom
- Ice breaker keel
- Triple taper chine
- 17 degree all aluminum 20" tall transom
- LH Side Gun Box & RH side tray
- Welded-in aluminum floor and decks
- Longitudinal ribs – 6063 alloy
- Recessed light control panel
- Interior courtesy light/ 12 plug
- Bilge pump 800GPH
- 25" sides
- Heavy-duty T-rails for accessory mounting
- 3’ Bow handrail
- Navigation lights
- Stand up bar
- Khaki or OD Green paint
BOAT ADD-ONS
Special Order Khaki or OD Green Paint N/C 1 0.00T
MOTOR
HDR40TEFI HDR 40 Vanguard Tall EFI GEAR DOWN P-01 Prop 1 9,383.00T
TRAILER
T-02 1417L - Williamson Long Trailer Galvanized w/6' side guides and jack 1 2,242.00T
TC-06 Trailer 13" Spare Tire 1 135.00T
TC-01 Spare Mount 1 15.00T
A-436 Boat Rigging for EFI Motors 1 250.00T
Boat Freight Boat freight from Arkansas to UT 525.00
***Transport from SLC, UT to Great Falls, MT TBD***

Total $20,567.00"

I would have to drive to UT.
That's WAY better than SLC of FL.

Now dang, Do I keep looking for the unicorn or snatch this one up, and add the "Kool things" as we go?
The Fox Pro, truck pro I'll kick in my self, Gota have that.

​OK here is where we stand on the boat.
We are going to buy a new one from Mud buddy.
Recap.
"BT-1854SWV4T.100 5052 1854 Shallow Water Series V Front F4 Series 1 8,017.00T
STANDARD FEATURES
- 18’ all-welded 54" bottom 69” beam hull
- 5052 grade aluminum .100 ga. Hull
- Exceleration Hull
- Full floatation
- Flat slick bottom
- Ice breaker keel
- Triple taper chine
- 17 degree all aluminum 20" tall transom
- LH Side Gun Box & RH side tray
- Welded-in aluminum floor and decks
- Longitudinal ribs – 6063 alloy
- Recessed light control panel
- Interior courtesy light/ 12 plug
- Bilge pump 800GPH
- 25" sides
- Heavy-duty T-rails for accessory mounting
- 3’ Bow handrail
- Navigation lights
- Stand up bar
- Khaki
BOAT ADD-ONS

Special Order Khaki
Built-in 11 gal gas tank
Trolling motor kit
two seat bases
Twin 5800 Lumen LED Headlights
Spud Poles
Move the trim switch to the stand-up bar off the tiller steer handle
Some kind of transom lock for towing
An 8-foot push pole.

MOTOR
HDR40TEFI HDR 40 Vanguard Tall EFI GEAR DOWN P-01 Prop 1 9,383.00T

TRAILER
T-02 1417L - Williamson Long Trailer Galvanized w/6' side guides and jack 1 2,242.00T
TC-06 Trailer 13" Spare Tire 1 135.00T
TC-01 Spare Mount 1 15.00T
A-436 Boat Rigging for EFI Motors 1 250.00T
Boat Freight Boat freight from Arkansas to UT 525.00
***Transport from SLC, UT to Great Falls, MT TBD***

Total $23,567.00"

Plus Utah sales tax, we don't have any here.

I'll send the deposit in the morning, and find out the timeline
for delivery.
WOW, this is going to happen.
I'll order the FoxPro truck pro Tuesday.