cool thats what i was thinking too.
the gorilla hull is about $1000 more than the gator hull, I wonder what the difference is?

Had a friend who got the gorrilla hull and said his boat runs 2-3 mph faster.. it took the hook out of his old hull..

I dont know the difference i think that Toledo fiberglass was the first to come out with this technology (at least around here). I first hand know of several boats that had the gorilla hull and noone complained about loss of speed. Al at Toledo fiberglass told me he can change the angle on the back edge to get you more lift and speed if you were not happy with the performance. Call Al at Toledo he would be glad to to you anything you want to know Pros and cons if any.

My 191 champ has a gator hull installed by mike at lake fork fiberglass. In my case it was about the same cost to have it repaired or have the gator hull installed. The only reason i had it installed was the warranty. If you plan on keeping the boat for an extended period of time like i do, its a no brainer imo. Now i never have to pay that $500 deductible ever again. Mike went out of his way to gain my business. I live in arlington and to help me out he met me in mesquite and towed the boat to and from his shop. When it was completed, all i had to do was meet him back in mesquite to pick it up. Give him a call to discuss pros and cons. Imo the pros outweight the cons.

we've had a gator hull on our 18 year old procraft for 5 years now. Still fishing in the heavy timber that caused the original holes.

Mike did a great job putting it on and also adding the Hambys on the keel.

We lost 3 mph. But since speed is not a concern to us that much so what?

A friend swares by the guy from LA. But why drive all the way over there when you can get it done in Emory?

And will cost some mpg and be a little harder to plane out too.

I have a 521 ranger.Last year I spent Around 3000 on the hull after knocking a hole in it.This year I spent 2100.I have got to do something different!! After putting two talons on it I'm not going to be able to get back up in shallow water in March on lake Palestine.I'm going to have do something to.I'm starting to look at some hulls to.I like the info that was in this posting.

i have a 99 basscat jaguar with gorilla hull 250 vmax and top end 76 78 mph the guys at toledo fiberglass are great

I gained about 3 mph on my javelin with the gorrilla hull also

So how much is the gorilla hull?

Insurance claim paid for my hull which at the time was 3200 dollars of course this was about 12 years ago. If you have significant damage this would be cheaper in the long run than just fixing the damage only. I swear by my gorilla hull and have actually run it on concrete( hidden under the water) on accident trying to get in an area with the water down and didnt even hurt it. I know Toledo fiberglass is a drive from the metroplex but I have only had to make one trip in 12 years, so i'm fine with that.

I THINK i was quoted $200 per foot on the gorilla hull.
I went with the gator hull. LOL

If you have a severely damaged hull I think you will find that the Gorilla Hull will be substantially cheaper and probably better over the long term. I say probably better because with the Gorilla they do the fiberglass repair and then overlay the hull with a coating so you get extra reinforcement. I would expect that a lot of the expense in traditional fiberglass repair has to do with cosmetics, which is eliminated with the Gorilla. With the Gorilla it is obvious that your boat has been worked on and so may bring less at resale depending on the mindset of the buyer.

toledo fiberglass said around 3000$ and can be do in colors

What size boat did they say for $3,000?
Al at Toledo told me Gorilla Hull would be $3,500 for a Champion 198.
Lake Fork FiberGlass said Gator Hull would be $2,450 for a Champion 198.