guys. new to the thread. im in the process of selling my john boat with a lt on it so i can put a down payment on a GT. i was just wondering though.. what is that u shaped bracket that hugs the belt housing? i see some motors with and some without. if this is on, does your motor still have the ability to pop over stumps? i apologize for the, im sure, silly question to you guys.. also, i am getting a custom boat made. im dead set on the 35 GT with a carb. what size boat should i put this on? i have a guy that will build me one. im thinking 17-18 with 46-48 width. thanks for any input guys.

I'd go with a 17x54 with a huntdeck, and are you possibly talking about the aluminum trailering bracket that goes around the bell housing for when you are traveling on the road..

Has the guy that is willing to build you a boat ever built one for a surface drive before?

Yeah man it's actually uncle j with uncle j's custom boats. Old family friend.

If you don't want any wider than 48", go 18'x48" and roll out!


And yes, what you are describing is the GTR trailer it bracket.

Go as wide as you will allow yourself, and add a couple inches lol. If you get a 48, definitely go 18.
The trailering bracket gets removed in your prep to put the boat in the water.

I was planning on going 16-17 at first.. thinking I would run faster. But I've realized this isn't like an outboard. I'll probably go faster with an 18.

Yeah I guessed it was something like that because I thought it would be weird if it didn't have something that serves the purpose of a transom saver. Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I'll be showing y'all my new rig soon.

IMO 1748 is one of the FASTEST sizes around. 1848 is a good all around size. These low HP engines need a boat with a good bit of buoyancy to keep them able to haul loads and get decent on lane performance. I myself like a longer boat!

so do yall think i should go 1748 or 1848? im stuck between the two.

My 18x60 with a carbed gtr will roll out (just shy of 35mph). It will tote a load at 30-32mph. I do have a few mods on it though. I would never go any shorter or narrower.

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If you ride in any rough water, the extra foot really makes a difference in smoothing out the ride. It's also nice to have that extra foot if you hunt with 3 guys.

16x60 rolling 30 bone stock 37


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