Tohatsu claimed they were running on that volume theory also. Their 40/50 would pump 8-9 pounds in clear water. They quickly pumped zero in mud and vegetation. My 4 stroke Merc pumps 27 pounds at 6200 rpm. It very seldom plugs in the marsh. I run factory trim and seldom have to stop and hit reverse to clear the motor. I have run both, I'll take the 27 pounds any day over the 8-9 pounds.
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That's pretty cool. I want one

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CC got all the old SC members postin'

They are sweet....only bad thing is the price.

They are all high. This one is about the same as the TLDI. Not often something new and really improved comes out for the marsh fishermen, stirs a bit of excitement. We have an impoundment full of water, plenty of fish, and now a new motor to go almost anywhere in that impoundment, what's not to be excited about? This thing reminds me of the stir caused by the Mega back in 93, that caused many broken hearts.
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too bad they didnt make it in a 25 version also, like say an updated mega in new skin.....I still need a 25 for miami. Its not much more for a new one over what their asking for used mega's, zuk's and yamaha 3cyl's..


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We have all focused on the motor, but tell us more about the boat. What makes it so fast?

That boat hull is exactly what I am looking for. Front and rear cast deck with open middle. I was looking at the alweld site for more info. Is that rear deck simply a large hatch?

You need to go look, really nice looking well built boat.

I just bought my 3rd Alweld last October and haven't seen a flatboat I trust more or think is better built. im not rough with it but they have seen a fair amount of choppy waves and never has the hull been dented by them like some boats will.

its the weight, look at the weights on these boats. they are built solid as a rock but also light weight so they draft very little and get almost completely out of the water at speed so there is very little drag. basic johns are 250 lbs and the bass boats with decks are around 700-750 lbs. look under the custom boats section to see the basic hull weights in each boat length and you can see how light weight they are.

on the avenger it is, but on the sportsman its like a hatch lid on a closed in deck with splashwell

You won't see that boat onAlWelds site. It is a design built for Lake Area called a marsh special or something like that. It is a simple 5 degree design with trim tabs built onto the boat. Runs well.

Ok thanks I will have to talk to LAM

Horsepower to weight ratio. The motor makes close to 50hp, let's just say it's a very healthy 40, and the hull weighs less than 500 pounds, that's less than 10 pounds per horsepower, gotta go fast. Figure your current pounds per horsepower ratio, you will begin to understand. We were running an empty hull, if we had brought a 17 pitch prop, it would have run even faster. We were bouncing the rev limiter with a 16.
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My guess is the hull is the 1548VV, I bought one last year from LAM