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2011 Gator Trax Marsh Series 1750 w/ hunt deck. Found pitting all over on bottom of the hull, one area leaking. Freshwater use only, no onboard charging system besides a system made by original owner that allows battery to charge off towing vehicle. Treated trailer bunks with heavy duty plastic covers in excellent condition. I’m second owner and bought boat 2 months ago. I know the first owner well and he took immaculate care of this boat, thus, I never inspected the hull when I purchased; my mistake.

The boat was gently used in my opinion by 1st owner. Heck, the 2011 black death had 34 hours on it when I purchased. The boat was kept in heated storage its entire life. I am having a hard time understanding how a hull from a company I’ve heard so much about can have this pitting issue after 8 years of gentle freshwater use. Cheap overseas aluminum? WTF!

Any one familiar with this? Input please and thanks. If this has been discussed somewhere else please help me out, I searched and didn’t find much.


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call them, they have a lifetime warranty on their hulls. Atleast see what they will do

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Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:01 am
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[quote="DmaxHunter"]call them, they have a lifetime warranty on their hulls. Atleast see what they will do

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That had been done already. Was told warranty for marsh series hull is 1 year for the 1st owner. They suggested gator glide.

Looks like this will be my first and last Gator Trax.


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Gator trax suggested gator glide to fix pitting and a leak on a hull they built? Wow. Times must be hard down there.

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Could be on-board electrolysis from the charging system. Boat needs to be properly grounded. Is the pitting where it sets on the bunks or all over?

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If you're going to use the GatorGlide to insulate the bottom of the boat you need to treat it first. I would sand it down best you can and then maybe use a wire wheel. "A stainless wire wheel "you do not want to use a carbide wire wheel you'll create a battery on the bottom of your boat. clean the pits out the best you can and then use vinegar and water solution about 30 to 40% vinegar and the rest water, that will eat some of that corrosion out of the pits that you can't reach with the wheel. I would wash it a couple of times and then clean it good soap and water, let it dry then wipe with acetone. Then I would use the gatorbase and then G2.
I don't like the plastic bunk covers or pressure-treated against aluminum that also causes pitting and the plastic bunk covers create a lot of wear. I just put down to Spruce 2 by 8 on my air boat trailer after 8 years with gatorglide on the old bunks. call me anytime

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So if my google’ing is correct, installing a sacrificial anode made of magnesium should help. If this is true, anyone know how to determine how big and where the anode should be installed on a GT hull?

Pitfalls of installing an anode? Does it work? Who has em’?


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I would solve the underlying issue before adding that. Pitting happens, but it's a rare thing in a freshwater only boat, so something's going on worth figuring out. Then you can add the anode for peace of mind.

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Battery hooked to motor, black to negative, red to positive. Dont ground shit to the boat. At all.

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Yep, electrolysis don't ground to the boat, fresh water, salt water , bunks, none of that matters. Don't transfer through the hull itself.

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BUT, your motor bolts to the boat. which the motor is grounded.... HMMM

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I used the wrong term, not electrolysis, electrolytic corrosion is what I was thinking. "Stray current" passing through the hull. Could be a chaffed wire somewhere or bad ground or neutral allowing the hull absorb and transfer voltage.

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