Ran a 1748 Uncle J, With a 35 GTR last year..loved it until I was running large loads..Im tired of fighting the tiller thrust and worrying about seating placement of my group. I know I could go with a bigger Boat set up and not have this problem..but still I guess im a wimp lol I want to ride in boat like im driving an outboard.. Ive never driven a prodrive and do not have time to go to any test runs.. Needless to say, what boat package would yall recommend me getting if I run 4 people + a dog, and a heavy load of gear..I hunt the Mississippi river and hunt over many decoys..and would still like to maintain SPEED..so please take all that into consideration.. I can't afford duals. But I also know you cant ball on a budget lol..Im open to modded motors etc. Thanks for your 2 cents!

1860 hull and stage 1 on the motor

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The Mississippi is a long river, where you at?

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1854 with 21" sides, carb, custom headwork, open exhaust.

To add to this,,,i dont know anyone that carries a load that has said i wish i had a smaller boat! And i think its only 100 bucks a foot!!!

Only time i seen a little boat benefit is mudridding/playing and a little speed. Once modded that speed is not much diff thou.

18x54 with a console if you have room for it. Never worry about tiller torque again.

If you dont have room,,consider a side console!!! Keeps most of the room in the boat and is bad ass on long runs.

Console and hydraulic steering eliminates all torque transferred to your hand/arm!


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The one thing that is true about a prodrive, and this is not a bias issue, its as close to driving a tiller outboard as it gets. Very little tiller torque. I had mine on a 19'4" x 50 and it would toat a load. My new rig is a 17'6"x48 with a little juice . No gps numbers yet but its as close to defying the laws of physics

I'm not a fan of mods. The more mods the more problems and more expensive they are. I have a 18x44 gator trax. The other night frogging was the first time I had GPS speeds. 4 people total weight of 800lbs body weight 2 ice chest and extra 5gal fuel we were running 23mph steady. There was not a whole lot of tiller torque either. If you feel unwanted torque adjust your trim till you feel less. Thats what I do. I dont have hardly any problems with tiller torque.

I have a 17x54, stock 35 GTR.. Went frogging the other night with 4 people including myself. Had 3 ice chest full of ice/beer 2 of the guys weighed close to 200. I had a load, Max speed was around 22 bumping 23 mph.

Lol, why you calling bullshit. Ask Kevin he was in the boat. It was his big ass slowing me down. Lol
Ill tell you this though, that's the last time I put 4 ppl plus all them ice chest in there and go frogging.

I was just saying I am not a fan of mods. Never gave anyone advise. 2 friends have mods and they are constantly working on their motors. Counld be something they are doing or did wrong idk. Its just my opinion on mods. Anyone who prefers them hey thats their choice. I just stated an opinion never gave any advice.

^they were done wrong

hell i was gonna sell my prodrive before i got my mods done it wouldnt idle under 1500 rpms and wouldnt idle in the water at all, ive got twice the power and the motor runs 1000 times better just my 2 cents.