Any of you guys have a gator hull on your boat?
Do you like it?
Is it worth the money?

I don't and never have. They may be awesome but I had a guy at the glass shop explain to me the pitfalls. The main one was if you get a hole through it and the water leaks in between the gator hull and the glass. That's going to cause all kinds of damage. That and the added weight. I think it would be very useful if you fish shallow and ease over a bunch of stumps all the time but, other than that, I see no benefit, personally.

Well, there are some negatives as mentioned above, but I got one on my old 17ft boat I use only for shallow water site fishing and I love it.
Lifetime warranty is great
I am really hard on that boat and bash into stuff all the time, no worries so far
Performance may be less but it only added 22 lb to my small boats weight, and let's face it, my site fishing boat is not for speed or comfortable rides.

Tough as advertised. Almost indestructable. It will reduce speed a little.

My fishing partner has one on his 91 Basscat. Lake Fork Fiberglass installed it years ago and we have never had a prob.
It is espically good now the lakes are so low and you need to run it on the shore. It is a little heavier but, we pretty much go any where on Fork with out any worries.

FACE DOWN IN CABO

thanks for the info guys
These are some pictures of my boat hull.
fiberglass is still solid but have some gel coat damage.


was thinking about getting the gator hull, but not sure.
might just get gel coat fixed.
not sure what to do?

In your case I believe gel coat over the bad spot is all you would need.I'm no fiberglass expert by no means,however most of the folks on lake fork that I personally know have not had any issues with the gator hull.In my case on my 14 year old guide boat at the time,Mike at Lake Fork fiberglass said it would be cheaper to have the gator hull put on,than re gelcoat a big area were I had beached the boat over 14 years and rubbed off all the gelcoat.Again I had no holes in the hull.The boat still preformed well for me,I may have lost a few mph on the top end.Just My

go with a gorrilla hull from toledo fiberglass

Judging from the pictures you need to do something. You're already through the gel and into the fiberglass.

Give us a call tomorrow morning man! Are signature thing we do
Is called the StumpShield! We offer a lifetime warranty as well! were open 7:30 am to 5:00 pm M-F

I have a gorilla hull from Toledo fiberglass for 12 years now and never had an issue with it. made the boat a little heavier but the lifetime warranty that transfers to anyone who ever owns the boat speaks for itself. I personally see more advantages than disadvantages just my 2 cents.

I have a gator hull and it is the best money you can spend on your boat hands down! I fish fork a lot! I do not worry about going over stumps at idle now, nor do I worry about putting my boat on the beach or even the boat ramp. It made my boat handle better and more solid. Crossing boat wakes before was bone jarring. Now just cuts right through them. I have a 21 ft Skeeter. Mike at Lake Fork Fiberglass did mine.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that a lot of fiberglass guys wish there was no such thing as the Gorilla Hull.

please elaborate?
because they're so good?

Well i think he means that once you have one you wont need a fiberglass man for your hull anymore. You have any issues at all its fixed under warranty. Sounds like a no brainer to me I would do it especially if the cost is close to the same.