American aluminum marine 25

[JDd]

New from Alex Gravois

[LaAngler]

now that's a beast

any perf. numbers?

[meaux fishing]

sweet looking boat

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by LaAngler

now that's a beast

any perf. numbers?

Doubt they are very good, Aluminum is only good for longevity not speed or handling. Know a guy that has one and he said there are so many problems with his that he would never buy another.

[JDd]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Doubt they are very good, Aluminum is only good for longevity not speed or handling. Know a guy that has one and he said there are so many problems with his that he would never buy another.

You "doubt they are very good"?

Have you been in one?


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[Raymond]

It will never run with a comparable glass boat same length and power.
My knowledge is gleemed from owning one (extremmely rough ride) and speaking first hand to an owner of a 24' Gravois bayboat. Big difference between a 24' bayboat and a 114' motoryatch.

[JESSE JAMES]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Doubt they are very good, Aluminum is only good for longevity not speed or handling. Know a guy that has one and he said there are so many problems with his that he would never buy another.

DEAR RAYMOND,

I am not trying to get onto a pessing match here, I know that YELLOWFIN makes a very fine boat, and I do mean very fine, but it is a shallow draft type of boat. If you think you could follow this hull in the GOM with a Yellowfin, I would have to say your are grossly mistaken. I do realize that once you would get inshore the YELLOWFIN would be the speed king. Now here in LOUISIANA I couldn't imagine spend 85K on a boat to speed in the shallows. JMHO

P.S. I know you said you have a friend with an aluminum boat that is full of problems, even if that is true what does that have to do with this hull. Remember " CHEAP MEAT AIN'T GOOD, AND GOOD MEAT AIN'T CHEAP."

[all star rod]

This boat is great: Minn Kota troll motor, Yamaha 4 stroke and Aluminum........

I think I just died and went to heaven!

[JDd]

You owned a Gravois?

I have fished on a 23 Gravois a dozen weekends a year for the past 7 years.

The boat rides very good and is as fast as my Triton 240 LTS.

My buddy has had ZERO problems with the boat. NONE.

[adamsfence]

fast or not i dont' care that boat is nice

[all star rod]

My father in law has a buddy that has a 24' Gravois and I have fished with them out of freshwater city several times........this boat will do what ever a 24' glass boat (ranger, skeetet, SeaPro, etc....) will do in a chop. It seems all of a sudden, saltwater fishing as become a need for speed thing.....

[supercajun]

the reason people talk smack about aluminum is because they can't afford it. jdd how do you know alex?

[Raymond]

Would buy a YellowFin with the same $$$$$$$$

[shellman]

Gravois boats are one of the finest alum. boats built.Hands down...They will be around longer than most fiberglass boats and will take more abuse.....

[fishinpox]

they have a gravois cat. in fourchon not sure if its chris morans or one of his buddies last namr gaspard but it is bad azz the cc on that beeatch looks like one of them mamba cats i think its 41 ft all white

[LaAngler]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

they have a gravois cat. in fourchon not sure if its chris morans or one of his buddies last namr gaspard but it is bad azz the cc on that beeatch looks like one of them mamba cats i think its 41 ft all white

he built that boat custom i think

peddler u can link those images in a post to show with the little picture icon







i'm with raymond, i'd rather have a 24 yellowfin that does 70+ mph

but the boat in the original post has it's purpose like any other does

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

they have a gravois cat. in fourchon not sure if its chris morans or one of his buddies last namr gaspard but it is bad azz the cc on that beeatch looks like one of them mamba cats i think its 41 ft all white

you must be speaking of this...........http://www.myspace.com/pureadrenalinfishing

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

you must be speaking of this...........http://www.myspace.com/pureadrenalinfishing

yep!! i used to wake up every friday sat and sunday at the camp in fourchon walk into chris's old setup on the water and that thing would be tied up id smoke me a cig and drool over that thing!! whats even sweeter is seeing that thing trailered 41ft long i think it had a quad axel trailer

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

yep!! i used to wake up every friday sat and sunday at the camp in fourchon walk into chris's old setup on the water and that thing would be tied up id smoke me a cig and drool over that thing!! whats even sweeter is seeing that thing trailered 41ft long i think it had a quad axel trailer

I used to look forward to going to Fourchon for work just so I could catch a glimpse of that thing when it was trailered at Moran's

[Ray]

After 9/11, Gravois went to building gov't boats only. Gov't business must be slowing down.
They do make great boats. My brother in laws neighbor had a big 30something ft. offshore center console boat that fished out of Venice a bunch. It was a very nice boat.