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longboman
MMT Member
Joined: Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:46 am Posts: 47
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Gatortail handle ?
For those of you that have GRT and a hunt deck....Have you hit a stump so hard that the when the motor jumps up and the handle down have you broken or at least worry you will damage the handle when it hits the transom? The mud buddy handle has that bend in it and it clears the transom when you hit hard. My dealer pointed this out on those 2 motors so wondering how big a concern it is.
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Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:10 pm |
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WhoDat88
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu May 23, 2013 4:24 pm Posts: 2912 Location: Thibodaux, La
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
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Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:17 pm |
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Russ
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
Your dealer wants to sell you a mud buddy.
#CFFITR #TheGhostBoat #whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:32 am |
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longboman
MMT Member
Joined: Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:46 am Posts: 47
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
no...its my choice though. Very well know custom maker that everyone knows here. (east Tx) there now you know lol. He was honest enough to point that out on a GRT. It would take a VERY hard hit though. He said he has seen a few cases where damage was done to some handles. I want the GRT but just had that concern.
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:37 am |
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bluesky2012
MMT F.E.
Joined: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:19 am Posts: 981
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
I've drilled stuff with mine and yet to have a time when the handle could have damaged anything. Floating is nice when you do hit stuff.
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:02 am |
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4Cody4
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
I’ve heard of more people breaking them when digging out of being stuck than from hitting anything.
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:28 am |
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brycecheramie
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 4323 Location: Cut Off, La.
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72015Here’s your proof lol If the handle didn’t break here, they won’t ever break!
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:11 pm |
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BlueShamu
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm Posts: 5605 Location: D'town, LA
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Re: Gatortail handle ?
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Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:29 pm |
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