Avid Boats 23 Fusion Bay Boat - Walkthrough Video

This walkthrough video of the Avid 23 FS features the T-top option. This new addition to the Avid Boats Bay Boat Series has a 22' 7" LOA, 101" Beam, and a maximum horsepower of 250. The roomy 23 FS has forward and aft livewells, rod lockers, plenty of storage, fishing decks forward and aft, aft jump seats, flip-flop leaning post, marine cooler, and large center console. It features 5052 Aluminum alloy and Avid's proprietary TruTaper beam forward gunnel backed by a Limited Lifetime Hull Warranty.

[@keithelder]

Having a t-top is great but you've missed the mark on having the cushions, just use seadek. Forward seating is good, but where are you going to store it while you fish and then back and pick someone up. Having had this setup you either take it with you or leave it at the dock. Interesting though.

[@adkb8752]

The draft is twelve inches that's stupid that defeats the purpose of having an aluminum boat

[@blkseed777]

Do your boats have self bailing hulls?

[@Unplugged704]

Are bay boats only meant for shallow salt water.. or can use in lakes and rivers as well? And how would it handle rough waters and chops?

[@RandomZ6]

Hey man, most bay boats are made primarily for bays, sounds, and salt water rivers like the Intercoastal Waterway. However, they are also very popular for lakes and even in some big rivers.
Avids are aluminum which makes it better for rivers and lakes (both are more prone to rocks) in case you hit something. In a traditional fiberglass boat, you could damage the hull pretty badly by hitting a rock in a river. With aluminum, your chances of damaging the hull beyond a scratch and maybe a small dent are slim. If you're in a river in a fiberglass boat you need to be sure there aren't any rocks. In an aluminum boat you don't really have to worry about the hull as much, but obviously you can only go where an outboard motor can go, so that still limits your abilities in rivers.
Downside of aluminum is that it will ride rougher on the chop. Aluminum bay boats haven't really made it into the mainstream boat market yet, however Avid's seem to get pretty good reviews in terms of their ride. Most reviews I've seen said that it's pretty close to a fiberglass bay boat, but not quite.
So the pros are - good for rivers and lakes where rocks might be a concern. Also it's less maintenance long term than a fiberglass hull.
Cons - won't ride as smoothly as a fiberglass bay boat, but Avid's are supposed to be pretty nice for aluminum.
Deep water chop on an Avid would probably be a little rough, but it would be rough in a fiberglass bay boat as well. You'd need a deeper V hull to take on real chop. In rough waters I would guess that you'd probably get a little wet on any bay boat depending on your speed.

[@terryogletree2128]

It ain't no Gator Trax , but probably cheaper