Whats the best riding 23/24' on the market

[jbg108]

Originally Posted by fish factory

fiberglass

Fiberglass and thick plywood in the decks and console. Take a hole saw to the console. The cutout will blow your mind. Albemarles are built the same way.

[fish factory]

wouldn't have it any other way.

[wildgeechi]

Originally Posted by jbg108

Fiberglass and thick plywood in the decks and console. Take a hole saw to the console. The cutout will blow your mind. Albemarles are built the same way.

In the console on my albe there is douglas fir plywood on the facets that face the driver, not in the sides. The step up where I installed the middle 6x9s was solid glass, and the forward most bulkhead had fir in it. Are the hulls also glassed in fir? I have to isntall ducers soon but haven't drilled through the hull itself yet

[jbg108]

Originally Posted by wildgeechi

In the console on my albe there is douglas fir plywood on the facets that face the driver, not in the sides. The step up where I installed the middle 6x9s was solid glass, and the forward most bulkhead had fir in it. Are the hulls also glassed in fir? I have to isntall ducers soon but haven't drilled through the hull itself yet

The hull bottom should be solid glass. You probably want to call Albemarle for their recomended placement. Regulator consoles seem to be wood cored everywhere, I thought Albemarles were the same way but maybe not.

[dannyscat]

v bottom 24 Regulator ,Catamaran 23 WC

[itch2fish]

I'll chime in....see signature below (winK)...

[nausetlight]

Originally Posted by huntrig

Hey My Gal, why dont you hug a root! I had a 24 center console as the thread referred to. I fished it in the ocean, not that its your business, and had a single Yamaha 250 on it. I took it out as far as 60 miles many times. How about you bite me and dont worry about the small stuff. I recommend that no one fishes the ocean with a 24 Grady center console. Hows that tuff guy!

That is priceless.........I too have owned a few Gradys in the past and some are simply too wide for their length, I always felt that Grady's best riding boats were the smaller 20/22 models with the 8' beam, and they've been building them for years. Those particular models are very good, beyond that I'd look elsewhere........

No offense to any Grady owners out there, just my humble opinion....