anyone know of any around ga ala etc. looking to have a boat built and dont really want to drive 16-18 hours round trip to pick it up( no offense j )...unless i have to

I heard Southern Duck Boats does outstanding work....

A friend has a Southern Duck Boat and it is well made.

I'd do a little research on southern duck boats before going that route...

SDB started out strong on this forum back in the day but then got hammered for some reason. Do a search on them and you'll find plenty of reading material. Not much in the custom builder market in Ga. Paul Dixon (Dixon Airboats) does a couple of hulls that he will "kinda" custom for you. One is aluminum and one glass. He is about the only one I know of turning out an actual mud motor boat.

There are a few ol boys around Moultrie who are turning out a fiberglass rig that looks identical to Dixon's bateau. In the mud boat realm, you won't find much. You can find plenty of glass rigs built here but not much aluminum... not made here.

Extreme boats around Bonifay, FL(I think) is putting out a decent aluminum boat but they haven't hit on a good recipe for a true mud boat. I'm seeing more and more of them around.

I picked up an Authur Armstrong knockoff from a guy who had the mold down in Perry, FL back in the 80's.

Otherwise, you have to look at Glass rigs like riverhawk, coochie craft, etc. around here.

SDB's = Pile of shit

prodrive has a dealer in SC... just sayin

got kevin lusk of low country mud buddy. hes located in moncks corner which is fairly close to the GA line. he can hook you up with a excel or gator trax. great guy to deal with. just ordered my new excel f4 from him

WEll thanks everybody I did check out sdb boats look nice but looking for someone that does a little more custom work. I'll be using this boat for duck hunting and. Bow fishing mainly so I've got some fairly unique requests. PLus looking at sdb's prices I could get the boat exactly like I want it cheaper from someone like uncle j or cajun. so looks like a road trip is my near future

What part of ga you in?

I'm about a half hour from Columbus. SOuth east

I would look really hard before going the SDB route....search some reviews on here and other websites

Joey, talk to Paul at www.airboatsunlimited.com. 1-229-246-5761. Tell him Dale gave you his number. He's 76 years old but works 7 days a week from 8am to 7pm and has some good knowledgable help.

He did all the welding work for me on my flounder rig. Not much different from a bow rig.

He is a go-devil motor dealer, so you can get boat, motor, trailer and all the trimmings from him.







A bunch more pics on my photobucket account.

If you truely want a custom boat, I'd say make the trip south. No offence to you guys north of I10, but the guys who build boats down here are building using tryed and true designs and techniques that date back to the old wooden boat days. Those boat are built to withstand the absolute harshest conditions a boat could could be put in.

I am from georgia. I went through all this. It really is better just to have someone that specializes in mud hulls to build you one. I had uncle-j build mine and i am very happy with it.

Huggins outboards in Albany. They are a pro drive dealer. Bought my 27 from them.

I don't want to break any rules here so since I'm not a sponsor I don't normally say anything. but, I hate to watch somebody in my home state struggling. If you want to discuss your options give me a call. I'm the MudBuddy/Gator Trax/Excel dealer in Douglas, Ga. (Southeast Ga) 912 381-9122. If this is an inappropriate post, I apologize and mods please delete it.
Todd Browning (careybrowning)
South Georgia Mud Buddy
912 381-9122
Douglas, Ga.

Todd is a great guy to deal with, give him a call. if Tony B deletes his post...then pm me and ill give you his number.

custom built is nice but check out the gator trax line, they bout got it all. like they said, Kevin Lusk is a dealer and REAL good to work with. call him at843-412-1012.you cant beat his prices either. and he stands behind his products. if somethings not right, he will make it right.

Btw, as of last Friday, I can get you an Uncle J as well. Really sharp looking CUSTOM boats. Give me a call if you are interested in one.

Todd