In the late 70's and early 80's, LAVRO opened the rockies to our line of Fly Fishing models, which are designed for comfort and the ease of Fly Fishing.

In the early to mid 80's, LAVRO developed a Whitewater line. These boats are used on some of the wildest rivers in the world. Continuing on, we have come up with other models and interior designs. LAVRO is always working with the customers to introduce new ideas and features in our boats.

To back up our promised of a top quality product and stand up to our warranty, vigorous testing is continuously being performed.

Here at LAVRO, we have developed our boats over the years by testing and retesting. They are not placed on the market until the professional boat users approve them. Good boat designs can be copied, but you cannot copy quality; it must be built in. If you want to know which boat stands out among the rest, talk to the fishermen who run them.

Unlike plywood or aluminum, fiberglass is laminated layer by layer and only the man who builds the hull knows how much glass has been put in it. One of the important reasons for using hand laminated 24-oz. wove roving is that each layer can be counted and each predetermined amount can be laminated into the proper areas. Most of the manufacturers use the chopper gun method which is a combination of short strands of glass saturated with resin and blown into the mold. This method does not allow accurate measuring of thickness. Chopper strand or matt layups (matt is short strands of glass held together with a resin binder and made into a sheet) do not have the tensile, flexual or compression strength of the woven fiberglass lamination.

A LAVRO drift boat has as many as 21 layers of 24-oz. woven roving in the high wearing areas.

The LAVRO Fiberglass Drift Boats offer these distinct advantages over wood, aluminum and other glass boats: with the all-one-piece body construction there are no rivets to loosen, welds to work harden or nails to come loose. There is no foam or balsa wood in the bottom to absorb moisture if punctured. They are the slipperiest drift boats ever made, and because of their uniflex bottom, these boats give upon impact and absorb the shock, making it possible to slide over rocks. All models come in a choice of colors which are chemically fused to the hull and require minimal care. The glassy smooth exterior "surfaces" are extremely easy to clean. There are no floor boards to tangle fishing gear, although all standing areas have non-skid surfaces even when wet. For hard rowing, the oarsman has foot braces on the bottom. The fiberglass boat will not dent, is quiet and not cold.

The rolled edge (gunwale) on our 14', 16', and 18' models has four distinct advantages:
(1) Requires no refinishing;
(2) It is superior anti-splash and hand rail;
(3) They are much lighter in weight than the wood rails yet superior in strength;
(4) There are no nuts, bolts or splinters to snag fishing line or clothing.