I have a Gator Trax Hyper Tunnel with a 35 MB Sport Drive; the lowerend is short with a very short shaft 27" i think. It does good in skinny water and sloppy mud, but if i get stuck in mud with a hard "crust" and a false bottom I cant dig my self out because the shaft isnt long enough to dig.
Also another downfall of the tunnel is if im on step wide open in deep water going into a hard left turn my prop will hit the outside of the tunnel wash, loose momentum, and inturn put me into a slide instead of cutting. To aviod this I have to trim down so that i can turn. I have been told by buddies that my boat does better in skinny water than others because the tunnel is always pushing water to the prop. Just my .02 on the tunnel with a mm. They have their advantages and dis advantages. I think if i got a longer shaft i wouldnt have as much of a problem with getting unstuck.
