Gator Tail was a 10 week wait, Mud Buddy was a 5 week wait. Should have listened on here better and I would have waited the 10 weeks! 5 weeks was last week and they won't even give an answer on how much longer!!! Looks like a learning experience, I'll be swinging by the local shop and picking up a Pro Drive so I'll have a motor for the season !

Did u think people come on here and make the MB stories up?

Not sure what I was thinking?? Lol! Maybe that just some of the guys we're bigger fans of the other two
major companies? Maybe I was wrong in putting faith in a company at their word? Around my parts, when we say something....we mean it! Maybe 5weeks in Utah is longer than it is here?? This isn't one of the new style motors either so there should have been no issues in the build.

cancel your order and get one of the best.

I mostly listen to the older guys on this forum. Hell I ordered a sport H. Figured it would not be ready in time and ordered a 35 gtr.

Best choice to date. One hell of a motor. In reality the top 3 are great picks.

Enjoy your season and best of luck !

Thanks for the thoughts guys, greatly appreciated! It's funny ya know, no response from the company that is being questioned here, but, other manufacturers are quick to come to the rescue. Thanks to those of you I'm talking about, you know who you are!

When I ordered a motor I was told 2 weeks by the dealer 2 months later I still hadn't gotten a motor. I told em I was cancelling the order and then g lenn at mud buddy emailed me saying it was going to be done by the end of the week. I was fed up with the dealer at this point for other reasons so I cancelled the order and found 1 at another dealer. At that time there was no gator tail dealer in WI. I haven't had to deal with mudbuddy for anything CS. I like the motor and haven't had any problems with it. Maybe if you say your going to cancel the order it will light a fire under their ass but I think I saw mud buddy is 10+ weeks behind because of the sport v.

My dealer has actually been very helpful. I've emailed ***** and got a response from Carlos. He wanted to know if I had ordered directly or had a dealer order for me. Once I told them
I had used a dealer I was sent an email saying refer to dealer for questions.
I have forwarded to me inter office emails between, *****, Dave Roberts, Carlos and Jamie trying to figure out what to tell me. Apparently Jamie says it's the dealers fault, that she has told everyone since August that performance motors were 10-12 weeks. Basically their excuse is that my dealer made up this 5 week lead time.
I like how they refer you to your dealer for any issues, like I told them, the products I'm dropping 12k on say Mud Buddy on them...not the dealers name!! I think I'd be more prudent on dealing with issues on my product, rather than referring my problems onto a guy/business that is helping supply my product to the public.

I feel for ya man I went through the same garbage.

Can anybody give me some feedback on a 36 Pro Drive? I have a dealer in West Tennessee that says he can have me one in about a week. What do you think about the FPR and overall durability. Thanks

My hull is a 18/54 Beavertail with the pods. Would there be clearance issues when the head rotates?

Man I love the pods though for getting in and out of the boat, plus their great for my dog to work off of.

Ok, got the memo on the pods. Next question, I run stumpy areas. Reelfoot Lake and others, what about motor kick? The handle isn't a floater is it? Do you guys have trouble with it knocking your shoulder outta joint??

.125....I try not to run any faster than I have to and try to stay in marked channels but one will sneak up on me occasionally.

Abernathys it is! I live in Paducah. That's the closest dealer to me. The Mud Buddy was ordered at Union City Marine.

Nooo! Lol. I can give you a guys number. He is a dealer for PD. I got my 36 from him. Great dude. He lives in Humboldt. He's with Illowa Marine

Abernathys will rip you off. I avoid them at all costs.

Man they priced me pretty good? Being out of state I don't have to pay sales tax so that goes a long way. I had originally priced a non reverse 36 short at $6200?

I got mine cheaper from the guy I was talking about, but I talked to him about an hour ago and sadly he is no longer a pd dealer. So I guess abernathys is your only option.

Does the motor they are trying to sell you have the new lower unit?

You'll have to school me on that? I don't know much about PD. I know they'd have to order it, I need short transom and all they have in stock is long.

Gen III lower unit, new design, bigger gears, better load carrying capability.


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