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Sandy Creek
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:52 pm
Posts: 29
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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 New Motor, suggestions Have a 14x38 Gator Trax skiff and will be buying a mud motor for it, any suggestions? I'm looking to get the most speed and power I can put (without killing myself) on this small boat. Thanks in advance
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| Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:24 pm |
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trev93
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:48 pm
Posts: 222
Location: Walker, LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions I wouldn't go an bigger than a 23 horse on that rig. You will definately need to put a lot of stick time on it no matter what size motor you get so you know your limits in that size boat.
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37 EFI Prodrive pushing a 1748 Tim's Marine Custom Flat
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Bream Busta
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:02 pm
Posts: 312
Location: Breaux Bridge,LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions
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1850 Custom Flat wit a lil B&B Fab followed by a 36 Prodrive FPR
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| Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:32 pm |
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Sandy Creek
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:52 pm
Posts: 29
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions Any motor ya'll recommend, I see Mudbuddy has the HD Mini Lite, and Gatortail has a 23
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trev93
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Location: Walker, LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions Personally wouldn't go with the mud buddy I've had bad experiences with them in the past. If it was me I would go with the gator-tail.
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37 EFI Prodrive pushing a 1748 Tim's Marine Custom Flat
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da go get'er
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:30 am
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Location: Prairieville
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Re: New Motor, suggestions I'd put a 23 longtail on it. Your boat is short and skinny so its not gonna be fast anyway, why not make it where you can go through more stuff? Just my thoughts on it.
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Sandy Creek
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:52 pm
Posts: 29
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions In your best guess-ta-mation, how fast do you think it could run with a 23 longtail? 20 mph?
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da go get'er
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:30 am
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Location: Prairieville
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Re: New Motor, suggestions Upper teens with a gator trax boat that size. I run a 17*38 with a 23 and is lighter than gator trax. I get low 20s. I hit 24 once but all the stars were aligned right.
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17*38 Klibert 23GDLT
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DeathMetalDukk
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:50 pm
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Location: Knotts Island, North Carolina.
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Re: New Motor, suggestions To keep your weight down in that small boat, you should try one of the copperheads.
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| Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:56 pm |
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trev93
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:48 pm
Posts: 222
Location: Walker, LA
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Re: New Motor, suggestions
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37 EFI Prodrive pushing a 1748 Tim's Marine Custom Flat
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HUNT4DEER
MMT F.E.
Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:39 am
Posts: 833
Location: DODGIN ROCKS ON THE RIVER OR CARS ON THE INTERSTATE
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Re: New Motor, suggestions a 23 mini lite will sling that thing very well
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| Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:54 am |
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Gigafowl
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:19 pm
Posts: 6441
Location: Trinity Bay - Texas
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Re: New Motor, suggestions 23 LT - 20 mph and king of the slop and cypress knees
23 SD - 24 mph and a bit easier to drive and nearly the same capability too
Go Devil - Mudd Buddy - Gator Tail etc find you a dealer you like and test drive one or two...
In Texas I can help you out get a Go Devil test drive - just shoot me a PM
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