Hi, I just registered here but I have been reading this site for a few months researching info on what motor to buy. Well being new to this I liked the concept of less maintnance and better reliability of the gdsd. And I liked the look of the prodrive boats but decieded on getting a gd boat because I read that a matched combo yields best results. So I purchased a new 35hp on a 18 ft.Well I have had this rig for two months now and hate it. The shaft broke the first time I took it out. They did fix it while I waited the next day and said it must have been defective. But then when I got back home I noticed the motor bracket that mounts to the transom is cracked. So I had to take another day off of work to go back to godevil and get that fixed. Thought things were good after that. Well except for the fact that the boat sucks with two people and a hunting load. Barely gets on step. Well then last weekend came along. Out teal hunting and trim wheel froze up on me (think it's bent) so I spent a good bit of the mourning stuck about 50 yards in front of my duck blind causing me to miss the main flight. This thing is a piece of shat!!!! Not a big internet kind of guy but I am so pissed off I had to vent. Hopefully this will help someone else from making the same mistake I did.

That sucks.

I'm goin to get some popcorn. Be back in lil while....

Hate to hear that dude!Good luck!

Hope your problems end soon. Not a good way to start huntin season.

Post the pics - I might take it off your hands....

MERCY!!!!

Squeeze that Biatch & make some lemon-aid

A situation like this is obviously unsatisfactory. I've PMed bloodyfeathers for the serial number of the unit and would like to know who at GD did the work. GD keeps track of who completes each major assembly during construction and records of all follow-on repairs. Since I'm big on reliability I want to make sure that Coco isn't letting quality control slip.

Dam man, with all that going on, made me wonder if the rig had been backed into something.

"And I liked the look of the prodrive boats but decieded on getting a gd boat because I read that a matched combo yields best results."

BTW, PD has matched combos...good luck

I hope you get fixed up. Hunting season is here and you know being out your rig sucks...

That definitely sucks. Get rid of it and get yourself a ProDrive or GTR.

I call BS and there has to me more to this. I have seen plenty of GDSD on 18 and 20ft boats move a big load and not dog down. I ahve even seen a 36 pd on a 1660GD hull move on and run a BIG load.

whats you name and number I want to talk about this?

BS

Light it on fire call the insurance company.go get you a GT

Does anyone here know Bloody Feathers? I haven't received any reply from him.
By the way, his spelling and punctuation are excellent.

I'm guessing it's BS and he's a troll.

^^^ DING! DING! DING!!!!!! We have a winnahhhhhh!!!!!!!

I still think GD's are way behind the times, but this is obviouly somebody starting chit.

It was me!! Lol

The spelling and punctuation gave it away lol

Man that's messed up gdsd don't break don't know how you thought u could get away wit dat one

Y'all some dense azz people !! I dont own a gd nor was it me that posted that !! Stu how many hrs you put on a motor in a year

I've got a friend that could break a new anvil.

I got about 3-4 thousand or so around my house they are called commercial fisherman!!