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AWall3322
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Gator glide question
Hey guys, been around here for a few weeks now lurking but first time posting. I’m currently building a boat(fiberglass over wood) to be matched to the 13 hp long tail I just built a little while back. Question is will gatorglide be any more slick than a slick epoxy finish? My assumption is yes....and a lot. Also, how well will it stick to epoxy assuming I sand it to rough it up? I’ve got pictures of your interested in seeing the boat and motor
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:25 am |
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Russ
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: Gator glide question
Frog will be of big help. His number is on the website, and he knows his product. Contact him directly, he's good people.
#CFFITR #GhostBoat #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:21 am |
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AWall3322
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Re: Gator glide question
Thanks Russ. I’ll do that when I get to that point with the boat. Just thought maybe someone here may know how slick the stuff is vs cured epoxy which is pretty slick
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:05 pm |
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Russ
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: Gator glide question
A lot.
He doesn't mind talking about it regardless of whether or not you're buying. He also is quite supportive when you apply it in that he halfway expects you to call or text with any questions while in the process.
#CFFITR #GhostBoat #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:11 pm |
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AWall3322
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Re: Gator glide question
Thanks Russ. I will give him a call in the future
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:13 pm |
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JBsuperG
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:51 pm Posts: 263 Location: Michigan
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Re: Gator glide question
I notice it a ton when I am dragging the boat by hand through hard shallow mud.
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:06 pm |
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Will
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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Re: Gator glide question
It's like a new non stick cooking pan..
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:20 pm |
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AWall3322
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Re: Gator glide question
Thanks guys. There’s not a ton of places it’ll be put to use around here but I’d like to have every advantage if I need it....not a lot of use for for a smooth bottomed boat or a long tail either but I don’t let that stop me[FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:41 pm |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: Gator glide question
Gatorglide is worth its weight in gold. It has kept me from getting stuck many many times and is a great product. How it fairs up to straight epoxy I don’t know but gatorglide has severed me well in my applications and I will continue to use it in my future builds
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:48 pm |
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banded-mallard
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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Re: Gator glide question
Just be mindful that it works very well so you don't get stuck but it can also get you in some terrible places. Its a fantastic product but if your not careful, you'll be as they say in ebonics "we be fucked".
I was running some vegetation and lillies and hit a flat that was covered in lillies when the tide went out. Didn't know it at the time but knew immediately when we hit it and the motor kicked up. We were running wide open in my stage 2 kawasaki and we slide approximately 60-70 yards onto this flat. When the dog jumped out the boat and she was standing high and dry I knew we were screwed. 2.5 hours later, we were able to get some water to the prop and slowly eat a ditch back out to the open water.
So while it is a fantastic product and does what its intended to do, you better watch out. Also, when loading and unloading your boat, you better keep it tied to the trailer when loading and unloading. Sucker will slide off the trailer on the landing ramp. When mine was freshly done, i could literally push it off my trailer with 1 hand.
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Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:47 am |
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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Re: Gator glide question
_________________ Before the internet, the majority of the village idiots stayed in their villages.
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Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:52 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: Gator glide question
Banded, you are correct. I’ve gotten in a bind a few times because it was so slick it put me on top of some nasty stuff and then pushpoling ensued lol
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TPerkins
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:59 pm Posts: 1793 Location: Clear Lake, Tx
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Re: Gator glide question
Cool video!
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Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:50 pm |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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Re: Gator glide question
GatorGlide is slick as cum on a gold tooth!!!Get it!!!
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mwk
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:14 pm Posts: 8
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Re: Gator glide question
Just did my boat 5 coats of base and 5 of G2 2nd time out was running a trail that I’ve run dozens times and ran out of water. By the time the boat stopped I was 60 yards on dry land.
I was able to push the boat by spinning it in circles gaining 14ft at a time
With that said , I wouldn’t of been that stuck without the gatorglide but also would never have been able to get it unstuck. I now have a winch lol
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Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:35 pm |
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ibfishinb
MMT Addict
Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:44 pm Posts: 630
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Re: Gator glide question
I see Frog just about every other weekend. I know he has been pretty busy lately. I'll tell him to visit MMT.
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Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:44 pm |
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Frog
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:49 am Posts: 3260
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Re: Gator glide question
Don't get stuck without it
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Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:34 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: Gator glide question
It’s definitely worth it imo. We went through some thick stuff yesterday fishing and had to jump a massive floaton which would have been an unsuccessful endeavor without it
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Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:18 pm |
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AWall3322
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Gator glide question
Well I pulled the trigger and got a half gallon of marsh mud. Got it put on yesterday and boy is she slick.
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Mon May 20, 2019 6:32 pm |
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Frog
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Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:49 am Posts: 3260
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Re: Gator glide question
How are you liking it?
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AWall3322
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Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Gator glide question
Excellent stuff frog. Third time I took the boat out, went around a real bumpy road to get to the boat launch. Turned to back in and the boat shot off the trailer sideways. Strap popped loose at some point. Must have built it well, took minimal damage and the GG held up very well. The boat does excellent in the skinny water, have pushed it through no water, just mud, with my long tail carrying probably 600 lbs or more worth of me and my buddy and a couple coolers. It’ll maneuver in a couple inches of water with mud underneath.
Fixed up my trailer so it wouldn’t slide off again. It was only boards underneath before.
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Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:23 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: Gator glide question
You might want to put some trailer mounted ratchet straps on the back of the trailer that you can hook to your rear boat handles. I have that on mine and adds a level of safety, keeps everything stable, and keeps you from losing the boat off of the trailer like what happened to you
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AWall3322
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Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Re: Gator glide question
Thanks for the concerns[THUMBS UP SIGN] I took that picture before I was actually done with it. I put backs on those so it could be unstrapped before backing down the ramp and not slide off and I ratchet from both handles to underneath the boat. The boat will float up over the lip once it’s in the water
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Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:43 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: Gator glide question
You can get a pack of 2 boat buckles from academy so you don’t have to fool with that mess every trip, but what you came up with is functional lol
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AWall3322
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Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:58 am Posts: 51
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Re: Gator glide question
Ha! Yeah it looks like a mess but it’s not bad. The ratchets actually just go from the handles to an I bolt straight under the boat. They don’t cross as it appears, those are just all the extra length of the straps. I do think I’m going to look into the boat straps like your saying though as they’ll make it even easier.
That boat is really too big for that trailer but I’m using what I have. It’s an old jet ski trailer that I’ve given a longer neck twice now
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Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:42 pm |
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Wchauvin
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Re: Gator glide question
Those little buckles are great bro. I love mine. You look like you did a good job on the trailer though regardless
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Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:58 pm |
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