I don’t know who is telling you that you will average 30 mph out of a gator tail but the blowing smoke up your ***. You might run 30 with half a tank of gas by yourself running in 2 inches of water. They have another forum out there that have guys that say they see these speeds day in day out but when it comes down to a run they only run about 27. Yes they have some that have hit 40mph with extensive mods but most of them go boom after about 100 hours. You can realistically expect to get 20 to 25 mph loaded with fishing gear ice and 3 people. If you go with the gator tail make sure you get Jason to build to a clutch cover and a reverse plate that attaches to the back of the motor. Without the reverse plate the reverse on that thing is useless and you will take a shower every time you use it.
As far as fuel economy I run WOT for 45 minutes to one of my duck holes and back and burn about 2 1/2 gallons of gas. They do get great fuel economy. I can run all day and only burn 6 gallons of gas this is doing some long runs.
When you come to Morgan City to get with Jason yall hit me up and we can go to lunch. My office is about 5 minutes from his shop.

latravcha- will do I'm all about a good meal. I just sold my bay boat this morning so I will be going see Jason next week as long as I dont get the call to go back to work before then. I won't be running a stock motor. I'll be having Calen do a stage 1 kit on it and I've taken a couple mud baths from a buddies boat so as well as having the reverse plate I plan on getting a hunt deck. Once it get my new boat hooked to the back of my truck I'd like to hook up and go ride if your available too. I live in Houma so I'm not that far away.

That was quick!!!

Get the 45 mud buddy ho is bad

I'm dead set on the Gator Tail cause with the mods that will be done to it, it'll have the same if not more power than the 45 Mud Buddy and it'll also have reverse. Some of the places we run would be a nightmare without reverse.

Just let me know when you want to go. We should be doing a run in the next month or so out of montegut. Once the north wind starts to blow they will have lots of flats to run.

Sounds good Jason said depending on when the build gets started he should be able to have it ready for late February to early March since I'm not in a big rush.

Yea he has a pritty big job going on now for an oilfield company. Plus it is huntin season.