Montauk17 |
11-08-2011 10:44 PM |
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Originally Posted by speck-chaser
(Post 347229)
Yep,sometimes "dropping it a lil deaper" is key.
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That's what she said.....lol sorry I could not help it. :rotfl:
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speck-chaser |
11-08-2011 10:50 PM |
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Originally Posted by Capt.B
(Post 347226)
Call me old fashioned.....but surface drives are junk IMO....Go Devil is the way to go!!
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Yep,that's old fashioned. Lol
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Shawn Braquet |
11-08-2011 10:52 PM |
Surface drives are great for someone who has a decent boat ride and shallow water, long tails=slow but you'll get there
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Capt.B |
11-08-2011 11:25 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet
(Post 347246)
Surface drives are great for someone who has a decent boat ride and shallow water, long tails=slow but you'll get there
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Had the fight of my life in my pond with a surface drive...it wouldn't move my boat @ all...I had to get out and pull my boat 150yds....also wind blew me at will....I had no control with the "short tail"= once again junk.....get the right prop on ya Go devil and you'll do 20mph....who wants to go any faster in tight shallow marsh trails in the dark......
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Shawn Braquet |
11-09-2011 07:49 AM |
My 16hp is a dog on a 14/36 and crawls on a 15/48 but i dont worry about getting stuck as long as i have wet mud for the boat to slide on, when reproping who sells them other than go devil and what am i looking for size?
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Capt.B |
11-09-2011 07:56 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet
(Post 347296)
My 16hp is a dog on a 14/36 and crawls on a 15/48 but i dont worry about getting stuck as long as i have wet mud for the boat to slide on, when reproping who sells them other than go devil and what am i looking for size?
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I can find out that info for ya....I wanna say we had to goto baton rouge to get props(best bang for buck) Will get back this evening and post info...
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Shawn Braquet |
11-09-2011 08:07 AM |
Good deal
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Raymond |
11-09-2011 09:28 AM |
Call Toups Propeller in abbeville, they are the best and build their own.
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corym39 |
11-09-2011 09:32 AM |
What Raymond said, toups just rebuilt my prop on my gatortail and made huge difference. Great work!!!
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Reefman |
11-09-2011 09:58 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt.B
(Post 347226)
Call me old fashioned.....but surface drives are junk IMO....Go Devil is the way to go!!
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Capt. I'll have to agree with ya! Our marsh was covered with 2+ inches of sand after Rita/Ike. Kinda hard bottom...you can now walk the ponds. Pro drive last year would not get on plane within the ponds...had to fight it all the way out. We bought a new 24hp long tail this year...might be a little harder to work but will get us out of just about anything in our marsh.
I was thinking on running a big old mud boat through the trails but that hard bottom will wreck havoc on the shaft/prop. Perhaps going a little above idle speed and digging deep would do the trick but would take forever.....even thought about a marsh buggy w/ back hoe...$1,800+ a day...ouch!
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BIRD DOG |
11-09-2011 10:02 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet
(Post 347296)
My 16hp is a dog on a 14/36 and crawls on a 15/48 but i dont worry about getting stuck as long as i have wet mud for the boat to slide on, when reproping who sells them other than go devil and what am i looking for size?
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Check out Hopkins Hogs from Hopkins Propellors! Hes in Covington but you can order anything you need
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Capt.B |
11-09-2011 07:15 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet
(Post 347296)
My 16hp is a dog on a 14/36 and crawls on a 15/48 but i dont worry about getting stuck as long as i have wet mud for the boat to slide on, when reproping who sells them other than go devil and what am i looking for size?
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Found out that info on the prop for ya go-devil...its a 9x6 and eats mud and hard bottoms up like candy....had to get from Go-Devil outta Baton Rouge....If you don't "own" a Go-Devil you'll have to research another vendor(they wont sell you parts).....Not worried abt being any where in the marsh....No problem Eva-ka Boudreaux'n out!!:D
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Capt.B |
11-09-2011 07:25 PM |
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Originally Posted by Reefman
(Post 347345)
Capt. I'll have to agree with ya! Our marsh was covered with 2+ inches of sand after Rita/Ike. Kinda hard bottom...you can now walk the ponds. Pro drive last year would not get on plane within the ponds...had to fight it all the way out. We bought a new 24hp long tail this year...might be a little harder to work but will get us out of just about anything in our marsh.
I was thinking on running a big old mud boat through the trails but that hard bottom will wreck havoc on the shaft/prop. Perhaps going a little above idle speed and digging deep would do the trick but would take forever.....even thought about a marsh buggy w/ back hoe...$1,800+ a day...ouch!
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Yeah those hard bottoms are a beast on props and shafts...I coulda shaved my beard clean with my old prop....razer sharp and missing 1"1/4 of stainless:shaking:
$1800 a day is steep...heck $3000 for a go-devil and ya good to go...and you don't have to worry abt silting....;)
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