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Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat?
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MMT Member
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:55 am Posts: 17 
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 Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat?Anyone have any experience with this combo? Looking at buying each separately locally here and was thold the PD boats have a different transom angle, so I was wondering if anyone had run this before and if there were any problems with it.
Not sure if this is the right forum, but it seemed like catch all forum. Mods please move if it is in the wrong place. Thanks. |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:52 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:25 pm Posts: 1723 Location: Oxford/Jackson ms
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? the transom angle is diff.. but you can always just shim the motor mount to get the appropriate angle. Are you buying used? if not, why not match motor and boat
_________________ 1436 tin can shoved by a 16 GDLT 16.5x48 running like hell from a built 40 merc Well they call me king turd up here on shit mountain, but if you want it you can have the crown. |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:03 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? Hyperdrive or Long tail?
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| Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:12 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:25 pm Posts: 1723 Location: Oxford/Jackson ms
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? ^^ I reckon that would need to be the first question haha
_________________ 1436 tin can shoved by a 16 GDLT 16.5x48 running like hell from a built 40 merc Well they call me king turd up here on shit mountain, but if you want it you can have the crown. |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:48 pm |
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MMT Member
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:55 am Posts: 17
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? Hyperdrive, and yes both are used.
Motor is a HD 5000 Mud Buddy and the boat is a 17X48 Pro Drive. |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:03 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? Hyperdrives are meant to be run on a boat with a 21" transom, so you may have to build the transom up a tad. Pro-Drive boats are built with a 19.5" transom. The hyperdrives trim has a very broad range, so the transom angle of the PD boat will be fine. The only way the PD boat transom angle might hinder you a tiny bit, is in deep mud.
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| Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:13 pm |
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:13 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:55 am Posts: 17
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? Cool, thanks for the info. I actually thought the transom was even shorter and thought I woudl have to build it up.
Are the Pro-Drive boats generally considered pretty good boats? |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:41 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? As long as you don't run super thick stumps.
The bracing is a little skimpy IMO _________________ CSM Custom 18x42 Battleship with a 36 PD beating you to the hole My Rig (Old Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45193 (New Motor) viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54733 Stumps Fear Me |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:04 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4915 Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? Pro-drive boats are top notch.
_________________ 37 PD EFI FPR 18x48 Tiller SOLD -- 36 PD EFI FPR 18x48 Stick Steer SOLD -- 27 PD FPR 16x36 Skiff |
| Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:31 pm |
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MMT Elite Member
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? I agree they are top notch, but they WONT last in the stumps. I know first hand.
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| Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:33 am |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:24 am Posts: 466
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Re: Mud Buddy motor on a Pro Drive boat? They'll last just as long as any other GT boat.
_________________ Modded 36 PD draggin' around an 1848 PD boat backwards! |
| Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:04 pm |
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