This summer I am buying my first mud motor and have really looked around I've looked at beaver tail, mud buddy, and go devil and they all seem so good but I have a limited budget at around 2,000-2,500 dollars so I know I'll be buying a long shaft but I just don't know what one I use a 14ft boat and at times go through some nasty stuff so I don't think a 6HP is enough so if I could get done help I'd really appreciate the help thanks

A test drive would help you decide what suits you best...

My 1st GDLT was an 8 HP that pushed every size of boat I used it on
from small 14 footers on up --- you won't go fast but those small LTs
have a ton of power --- a lot more than you might think...

Where are you located ???

I'm up in Michigan and hunt lake Huron on the Saginaw bay and alot of little floodings were there's no bottom cause of the muck

23 gd pushes a 14 pretty good and can go threw some thick shit... u can find em used for about 1500

Ive been looking around and cant find any with that horse power for sale used in michigan though not many people really use them

And i was just looking and saw that theres a 6.5 surface drive and even though its just outside my budget it seems like its faster since most surface drives are

Idk about where you live but it seems like a 6hp surface drive would suck in thick mud, I could be wrong

I live in bay city but hunt floodings in the houghton lake region

Im running a 23 hp Dixie mud motor on a 14' wood/fiberglass boat and couldn't be happier. It weighs 141 lbs and is not too big for the boat. I would not want any less hp. Brand new motor is only $ 2900. Shipped is roughly $ 3050. Give them a look at www.dixiemudmotors.net,

You should be able to find a used dixie or copperhead in your budget. Both are surface drives and both seem to have pretty good reviews.

Thanks for all the help and i decieded on a 18 horse dixie their the cheapest and seem to still b good