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Mudskiff
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm Posts: 122 Location: N/E AL
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 How deep?
Not tryin to start a pissin match here but how deep a' water do you need to be in before you can start out in a PD? I am talkin about a hard bottom. I always ran longtails and pd aint very popular up here where I live. I have owned a MB sd last year and it had problems in places the longtail did not. Gettin a boat built soon and I aint made my mind up yet on the brand I will be puttin on it. The bottoms we run are mostly hard bottoms and the soft bottoms would be about calf deep mud mostly.
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Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:50 pm |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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 Re: How deep?
It all depends on the boat, how fat your ass is, and how much water your drafting.
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Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:48 pm |
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Mudskiff
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm Posts: 122 Location: N/E AL
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 Re: How deep?
It will be a 1848 boat. My azz is 225. I am not sure how much it will draft. Just lookin for a close ballpark figure
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Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:53 pm |
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take'emgator
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 10201 Location: SETX
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 Re: How deep?
18' 48" tall transom im hoping, motor is goig to weigh in the upwards of 275-80 and you being 225, thats alot of weight in the back for a short transom
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Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:54 pm |
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Mudskiff
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm Posts: 122 Location: N/E AL
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 Re: How deep?
it will be a tall trans.
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Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:00 pm |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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 Re: How deep?
18x54 will draft the least amount with you and that motor.
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:29 am |
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latravcha
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 1173
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 Re: How deep?
I run a 20 x 48 with 36 PD and catch hell with a hard bottom where I did not with a longtali. Just the nature of the beast. Hunted a hole last week where we brought 2 boats. Mine to carry all the junk and and run more than 15 mph and a long tail to put all the junk in once we got to the hard bottom. i can start out in a hard bottom with about 4 inches of water i have to trim the motor up get the rpms up and then trim down as the boat begins to move. anything less than about 4 inches i have to dig a hole or get out and push the boat to deeper water
_________________ Aucoin 20X48 36pd Lock your wife and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open it and see who's happy to see you.
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:34 am |
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jordy
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:25 pm Posts: 1588 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: How deep?
i have an 1854 with 35 GTR and i weigh 240. i need about 4 or 5 inches of water with hard bottom to get her up and going. and thats eating my prop up a little bit. if you are getting an 1848 i think you will be somewheres in that ball park.
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:55 am |
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North LA Hunter
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:39 pm Posts: 6976 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: How deep?
Ive bout done figured out to never let off and you will be good unless your boat is draggin. But thats on a MBSD.
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:15 pm |
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Mudskiff
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm Posts: 122 Location: N/E AL
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 Re: How deep?
Aight, you fellas have gave me a roundabout figure what to expect
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:17 pm |
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UNCLE-J
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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 Re: How deep?
Mudskiff.... You buying a new PD, or you found a used one
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:27 pm |
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kibb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:58 pm Posts: 2731 Location: Lafayette, LA
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 Re: How deep?
_________________ 1644 WeldCraft / 27 GDLT Ranger R71 / 125 Merc
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:44 pm |
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Mudskiff
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm Posts: 122 Location: N/E AL
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Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:28 pm |
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50fps
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:42 pm Posts: 2377 Location: West Coast Wisconsin
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 Re: How deep?
4"-6" over hard sand bottom, but it doesn't take much to get out and walk the boat if you want to save the prop.
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:00 am |
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latravcha
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 1173
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 Re: How deep?
_________________ Aucoin 20X48 36pd Lock your wife and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open it and see who's happy to see you.
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:49 am |
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UNCLE-J
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:05 am |
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latravcha
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 1173
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 Re: How deep?
_________________ Aucoin 20X48 36pd Lock your wife and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open it and see who's happy to see you.
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:06 am |
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latravcha
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 1173
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 Re: How deep?
_________________ Aucoin 20X48 36pd Lock your wife and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open it and see who's happy to see you.
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:07 am |
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UNCLE-J
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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 Re: How deep?
Yes. Thanks
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:09 am |
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