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CZECHHOME
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Joined: Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:57 pm
Posts: 341
Location: RALEIGH NC
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 Tunnel hull I am going to buy a new boat and motor . I was thinking about getting a outboard with a Jack plate and with a tunnel hull , can someone school me on one like how shallow will they run ect. . I had a prodrive on a f86 before . Was going back with another mud motor . thanks for any help
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Gigafowl
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:19 pm
Posts: 6441
Location: Trinity Bay - Texas
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Re: Tunnel hull Had a G3 1860 tunnel with pods and 90 Yamaha with hydrolic Jack plate - would
run all day in 4" water and if soft bottomed could get up in 5" to 6" if you started
by running in a tight circle....
Tunnels work better on bigger hulls with bigger engines than they do on small ones....
Had a buddy with a 2272 with pods and 175 Yamaha that would run shallower and
get up in less water than mine would....
However tunnel hulls and MMs don't work together worth a darn.....
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CZECHHOME
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Re: Tunnel hull I was looking to get a 18/54 with a gator . We run some long distance sometimes that why I was thing about a outboard . Just trying to make sure I think of everything this time .
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Gigafowl
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Re: Tunnel hull
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CZECHHOME
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Location: RALEIGH NC
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Re: Tunnel hull Thanks , what do you run now ? There a few stumps where we run the bottom is hard as rocks . Thanks again
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cmcnabb
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Joined: Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:32 pm
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Location: Lafayette, LA
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Re: Tunnel hull If you are going to have a tunnel i wouldn't put a jackplate on it
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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: Tunnel hull
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Gigafowl
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Location: Trinity Bay - Texas
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Re: Tunnel hull
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cmcnabb
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Location: Lafayette, LA
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Re: Tunnel hull
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msm8281
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Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm
Posts: 9673
Location: New Iberia, La.
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Re: Tunnel hull Jack plate will preform better in the long run. Just put all your weight up front to compensate for the minor squatting
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nasty
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Re: Tunnel hull
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