Originally Posted by
Ring King
Found an interesting post over on the Refuge concerning the Ambush line of boats. Some of you know Danny over there (1995 US1) and if you're like me you tend to respect his opinions when it comes to hauling ass in jon boats as he's proven himself as an authority many times over!
This is from Danny:
There are 2 classes of "jon" boat. Now we have "High Performance" hulls and regular old fishing hulls. There are several manufacturers in Arkansas building Hi-perf hulls. The bottom design is such that these hulls are usually about 5-7 mph faster than the "jon" boat style hull. I have assisted 2 of the manufacturers in designing their bottoms for performance, which includes speed, turning ability, durability, load carrying. There are now 3 or 4 manufacturers of the hulls.
I'll list them in MY order of preference. I have a 1552 Ambush ordered for February. I know more about the Ambush than any other. They are a 100 gauge hull, I helped design the bottom.
1. Ambush by LegendCraft Boats
2. Edge by Waco Craft
3.Havoc which is now owned and built by the guy that originally built Edge boats for Waco
These hulls come in various sizes. The difference is that they are actually designed for the timber hunters in Arkansas. The sides are not flared out much. I had a 1556 Edge with a 63" beam. They are all 100 gauge boats for durability and can be ordered with a variety of options. I helped design the Edge 1556, mine was a rocket, would turn hard enough to throw a passenger out, and floated very high in a shallow marsh. I had a 4 cylinder EFI, 4 stroke, 61ci, Mercury on that Edge. It would run mid 40's all day heavily loaded. Remove all but 1 battery, with 2 people, the boat would run 50 mph all day. It was an ideal boat for me, EXCEPT for the fact that it was built with 90 gauge hull and 80 gauge interior and began to tear the floor apart from the hull and ribs. That info was used when I was hired to help design the Ambush hull. That's why it is a 100 gauge boat.
Sounds like the Ambush boat line might be worth looking into for some of you speed and adrenaline junkies after all!
Been talking to Danny for a couple days on the refuge and he seems to be sold on them.
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