bigdanc,

I too have driven that Gladiator and it is very fast! Don't know much about the spinout/flip or whatever happened but when I was in it with the original owner it was a real nice boat. Paint was real nice, pics don't do it justice.

Have I told you lately I hate you.......or you're my hero....still can't decide.......

The boat spun/flipped out in Biscayne bay. I was at Lip-Ship the day it was towed in and watched Phil's crew pickle the motors. According to eye-witnesses, the boat was doing continuous hard turns at speed.

When it comes to glads there are 2 types, those that have spun and those that are going to spin......... And I say that lovingly!!!!!

Not if you know what your doing !!!

http://www.speedwake.com/upload/audiofiles/d-hlaw.wmv

If you dont drive like and idiot you'll be fine in the Gladiators. Just an observation here but Cigarette stopped making the side by side Gladiator and side by side boats have been the only ones that have spun/flipped. I would also think that the stagger boats would move less side to side in a cross chop. I know our staggered Gladiator moves less than our side by side Hustler did. I would also say that building a staggered boat is more expensive so why would Cigarette stop building side by side and only build a stagger??

Ummm..... wrong. Would you like the video of my staggered Glad going over also???

hey you guys are freaking me out!! I have drove my allison [ 1200 lb] hull balancing on a 12 x 12 pad at 102 gps and your telling me you can spin out a 9000 lb. hull at a 100 plus ,its hard for me to believe that the gladiators hull design lends it self to that kind of behavior, spin outs, or bat turns as we call it on inland lakes, can be done on purpose, ive done one at 90 gps looks cool, but can be very unnerving for the passenger

Sure if you got it. Ok so your staggered race boat is the only one then. It's really plain and simple, dont turn the boat hard at high speeds. There's no point to if pleasure boating. Most of the spin outs have been in races. The only pleasure boats have been this one in qustion and Jeffery's old boat I believe.

Only when turning hard and fast. These step bottom boats are not like your old allison. The Gladiator is a great boat but you have to be carefull with all step bottom boats when turning. I would recomend the Tres Martin course if you decide to go into a step hull.