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Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #11147189 10/05/15 10:47 PM
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I'm on my second Gorilla Hull from Toledo Fiberglass. It is a drive and I did not know about the Gator hull back when I did the first one about ten years ago. Both hulls were put on after damage was done to the fiberglass. Both times I did not see any noticeable decrease in performance.
The reason I went back for the second time, CUSTOMER SERVICE! I'm sure that is available at Lake Fork but I know it is the standard at Toledo. Al and his team do great work and stand behind it 100%. I give them the highest marks available.

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Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #11872496 10/09/16 11:36 PM
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I am going to get mine did a Toledo. I will pay the extra for the life time hull and as several people have said and Al also said on some boats they can adjust it and get a few extra MPH over a stock glass hull.

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Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #14719159 05/13/23 12:11 PM
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Just found this link. Anybody else have an opinion on Gorilla Hull, Gatorhyde or is there something better out there now?


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Re: Gator Hull [Re: Dognot] #14719187 05/13/23 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dognot
Just found this link. Anybody else have an opinion on Gorilla Hull, Gatorhyde or is there something better out there now?



They work, you’ll have to drop a pitch in prop and it’ll most likely slow you down 2-3mph. But I’ve ran over T-post, rocks and stumps without messing up my gator hull.

Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #14720546 05/14/23 08:46 PM
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I've had a Gorilla hull on since July 2018 (I found one of the many stumps on Lake Welsh). I thought about a Gator hull from Lake Fork Fiberglass but I was a little concerned because at the time, Mike was a one person shop and not really young so I was worried about my "lifetime warranty". Was it Mike's lifetime or the boat. I now hear he has at least another person there.

Also, Toledo Fiberglass was the original tough hull provider (I think since the 80's). They have done lots of boats and they have a full staff of people (some are family) so it is a thriving business. It cost me $4,363 dollars for my 21 foot BassCat Cougar (hull is actually 20'6"). It was actually going to cost me more to fix the fiberglass. The only thing (and it is not a small thing) they did wrong was install my trolling batteries incorrectly. TM would not work (right GTrigg). Once that was straightened out everything is fine.

Very tough hull. I'v bounced off of many stumps and even some rebar with no scratches just a few scuff marks. Boat is a fraction slower but I'm not into going was fast as the boat will go.

I'd do it again if I needed a new hull.

Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #14733551 05/28/23 09:12 PM
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What is the turn around to have something like this done?


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Re: Gator Hull [Re: Boone921] #14734380 05/29/23 10:57 PM
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I told them I wanted one and it was about a two month wait for them to call me and then a month for them to finish it after I dropped the boat off.

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