bulldog
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After my two previous boats leaving me unfullfilled I decided to bite the bullet and make a dream of mine come true. In February this year my brother and I placed an order for a new boat. We looked around a lot at all the different brands of inboard jets and it always came back to either a Riverpro or a Gator. We kept going back and forth and finally went with the Gator. It was a tough choice that seriously came down to a coin flip. I wanted the Riverpro and he wanted the Gator.
On Saturday morning I picked up my 2013 Aluma Gator 2060. I had some custom options added to the base model and really made the boat my dream boat. It is powered by a fuel injected small block Vortec 350 with 325 hp at the crank coupled to an American Turbine pump. I had the bottom reinforced with 1/4" piece of aluminum in an area near the intake and down the middle that is 24"x8' for when I hit something. I had an 8' rod locker/gun box added, one large live well, and one cooler. The floor is perforated aluminum and the rest of the boat is spray in bed liner. I fish and run the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and gumbo mud stains the crap out of carpet. I wanted to have a boat that I can jump in to covered in mud then when I am on my way home I can stop at a self wash power car wash and rinse it out and that is exactly what I ended up with. The spray in bed liner is silver with metal flake in it and grips extremely well even when wet. The only areas with carpet are the inside of the rod locker and one storage compartment. I had manual trim added and a Hot Foot.
As far as performance, this boat absolutely rips. I topped it out for a short time today and with 4 guys, 20+ gallons of gas, guns and a full cooler I got 56 mph out if her. I have to have 10 hours on the motor before it is considered broken in so I think I might get 58 out if her with a light load when she is broken in. It does not matter though, I cruise at 47ish at 3500 rpms and it does not seem to drink too much gas like that. I do have to run at least 91 octane so it gets expensive quick. She jumps out of the hole and gets on plane in about 40', maybe. If you are running 20 mph and floor it, you reach 50+ mph in seconds.
My wife keeps saying that I don't seem excited and I'm pretty calm about the whole thing but honestly I'm just speechless. I'm so happy and the whole thing is just overwhelming. I work long hours and I work very hard and to be able to afford this boat is amazing to me. Really a dream come true and it is very humbling.
Future plans are to add all the stuff I have been buying for the last few months ASAP. Trolling motor and batteries, anchor rein, stereo, 3 bank charger, fish finders, and after the warranty period is up on the motor I plan on building the motor and adding a turbo to it. Why you ask, why the hell not?! I will more than likely never get rid of this beast so go big or go home.
I should note that Randy at Gator is the man. He was kind and very easy to work with. I expect the customer service to continue should I have any issues.
Pics to come tomorrow.
On Saturday morning I picked up my 2013 Aluma Gator 2060. I had some custom options added to the base model and really made the boat my dream boat. It is powered by a fuel injected small block Vortec 350 with 325 hp at the crank coupled to an American Turbine pump. I had the bottom reinforced with 1/4" piece of aluminum in an area near the intake and down the middle that is 24"x8' for when I hit something. I had an 8' rod locker/gun box added, one large live well, and one cooler. The floor is perforated aluminum and the rest of the boat is spray in bed liner. I fish and run the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and gumbo mud stains the crap out of carpet. I wanted to have a boat that I can jump in to covered in mud then when I am on my way home I can stop at a self wash power car wash and rinse it out and that is exactly what I ended up with. The spray in bed liner is silver with metal flake in it and grips extremely well even when wet. The only areas with carpet are the inside of the rod locker and one storage compartment. I had manual trim added and a Hot Foot.
As far as performance, this boat absolutely rips. I topped it out for a short time today and with 4 guys, 20+ gallons of gas, guns and a full cooler I got 56 mph out if her. I have to have 10 hours on the motor before it is considered broken in so I think I might get 58 out if her with a light load when she is broken in. It does not matter though, I cruise at 47ish at 3500 rpms and it does not seem to drink too much gas like that. I do have to run at least 91 octane so it gets expensive quick. She jumps out of the hole and gets on plane in about 40', maybe. If you are running 20 mph and floor it, you reach 50+ mph in seconds.
My wife keeps saying that I don't seem excited and I'm pretty calm about the whole thing but honestly I'm just speechless. I'm so happy and the whole thing is just overwhelming. I work long hours and I work very hard and to be able to afford this boat is amazing to me. Really a dream come true and it is very humbling.
Future plans are to add all the stuff I have been buying for the last few months ASAP. Trolling motor and batteries, anchor rein, stereo, 3 bank charger, fish finders, and after the warranty period is up on the motor I plan on building the motor and adding a turbo to it. Why you ask, why the hell not?! I will more than likely never get rid of this beast so go big or go home.
I should note that Randy at Gator is the man. He was kind and very easy to work with. I expect the customer service to continue should I have any issues.
Pics to come tomorrow.
