2026 Excel Boats Shallow Water F4 Pro Hull 1860

Extreme Shallow Water Performance

The lightest and quickest F4 in the lineup has been updated for 2025

The Excel Pro Hull is a culmination of many years of duck boat ingenuity and this step deck is indeed designed to be what duck hunters want – light, tough and quick. The Pro Hull open hull design with a reinforced floor will take you into those redfish and duck hunting extreme shallow water areas with ease. It runs shallower, is easy to turn with its triple taper chine and flat bottom, and has exceptional high-end speeds. Of course, there are many options to choose from with this F4 Pro Hull, but this boat comes standard with a full floor, low or high front deck, front grab rail, stand-up bar, interior lights, bilge, running lights, step deck, and some serious get-up-and-go attitude.

Over 20 years ago, Excel CEO Glenn Foreman introduced the first step deck (the MR18 Duck Boat) to the shallow water duck boat industry. Today, most duck boat lines feature this step deck design.

Features may include:

Performance:

• Optimal 17-degree transoms for superior mud motor trim control
• Precision Engineered Uni-Seal™ Flotation System
• Full Flat Floor
• Triple Taper Chine
• Improved Fully Welded Floor System 360°
• Longitudinal Full Length 2″ X 4″ Ribs – 6063 Alloy
• High Transom Only

Comfort & Convenience: 

• F4 Step Deck
• Extruded Gunwale (w/rubber rub rail and slotted interior for accessory mounting)
• 36” Bow Rails and 13” Rear Hand Rails
• Front Deck Fuel Tank Storage Area
• Fold-Down Stand up Bar (3-pin adjustable)
• Welded Trolling Motor Bracket
• 1 – 24” Battery Box
• Self Draining Floor
• Advanced Concealed Bilge Compartment
• Hinged, Recessed, Lockable Doors
• Starboard GunWhale Tray
• Large Front Deck Storage Box 2.6 CU FT (available in high and low deck option)
• Cell Phone Holder
• Drain Plug Holder

Electronics: 

• Shark-Eye Navigation Lights
• Recessed Light Control Panel w/Courtesy Light, 12V Plug, Rocker Switches and Breakers
• Bilge 800 GPH

Options:

• High Deck or Low Deck
• Seat Base on Front Deck
• Camo (Optifade™ Marsh, Optifade™ Timber, Max-4, Stars & Stripes, Matrix, Natural Gear Green and Brown & Old School)
• Stand-Alone Gun Box
• Portside Single Gunwhale Tray
• Built-In Bow 3,000lb KFI Winch
• Winch Housing Compartment (available in High & Low deck options)
• Seat Box
• LED Headlight
• Full Line of Minnkota Trolling Motors
• Full Line of Mud Buddy Shallow Water Motors
• Trolling Motor Kit
• 6 ga. Trolling Motor Harness
• TurtleBox Speaker
• Classic Light Package – 3/4” LED White Compartment Lights (Up to Six QTY depending on options & model), -3/4” LED Colored Floor Lights (4 QTY Standard), -2 Interior LED Strip Lights , -Available in Red, White, Blue & Green
• Advanced RGBW Light Package – 3/4” LED White Compartment Lights (Up to Six QTY depending on options & model), -1” RGBW LED Floor Lights (4 QTY Standard), -2 Interior RGBW LED Strip Lights , -RGBW Mounted Controller , -RGBW Underwater Transom Lights
• Built-In 12 Gallon Fuel Tank (High Deck Option Only)
• 6 gal. Portable Fuel Tank
• Tempress Seat (Optional Optifade Marsh/Timber)
• Centric Seat (Optional Optifade Marsh/Timber)
• 13” Pole
• 26 Quart Orca Cooler Seat Upgrade
• Cup & Shell Holder
• Spud Poles & Brackets
• Mud Buddy Remote Trim Switch On Grab Bar