Boss Drives

[Lake Chuck Duck]

I am not sure how many of yall are familiar with this new drive yet. Apparently it is a new brand from Mud Buddy called Boss Drives. They are being built by Howell Industries right there in Sulphur. I believe Henderson will be the distributor.

Anybody see one yet? I'm not real sure if they have hit the market yet. Hopefully the quality is a bump up from mud buddy. I do alot of business with Howell and I know they wouldnt put their name on something that isnt quality. We shall see.

[BassYakR]

looks like a beast!

[Lake Chuck Duck]

All mercury transmission, with reverse.

[capt coonassty]

I'm pretty sure the trim is Mercury too.

[I make oil]

Can't say anything about the motor but I sure do like that boat.

[B-Stealth]

Go to mudmotor talk.com and research this boat/motor package. I don't think they have the kinks worked out of this mudmotor yet.

[Goooh]

It says mercury designed which throws a flag to me - if it were mercury they would be proud to say it, by throwing designed at the end I'm lead to believe that the parts and assembly aren't the same.

Just my view...

[Lake Chuck Duck]

I took it as mercury internals are used. Which the parts themselves would be mercury designed. As in a mercury designed transmission.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

I took it as mercury internals are used. Which the parts themselves would be mercury designed. As in a mercury designed transmission.

Yea, but are the parts made by the same folks that produce the parts for mercury? I can buy a design and use anyone's parts (maybe cheaper materials and company making them) to build per that design and have it assembled by anyone able to.

[T-TOP]

Could be mistaken, but think they are designed and built by Landry and fruge that own Howell ind. it's not manufactured by the same "mudbuddy" manufacturer.


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[BGcoreg]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

Could be mistaken, but think they are designed and built by Landry and fruge that own Howell ind. it's not manufactured by the same "mudbuddy" manufacturer.


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Heard that too... There's a thread about them on mmt

[jldsc]

Originally Posted by BGcoreg

Heard that too... There's a thread about them on mmt

hundreds of threads on them on MMT..outsourced Chinese junk...nothing but issues since day 1!!! Aluminum casting issues..Id give this thing a couple years to see if Howell and them will be able to fix or get all the mudbuddy out of it before I would mess with it.


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[flounder_smacker]

it is a mud buddy sport h. they have been in the design phase for about 4 years now. took a bunch of peoples money for deposits and never came through. now they are passing it down to boss drives. im guessing they are doing this because of the failure of the sport v and trying to polish the turd some more. mud buddy had issues before with their belt driven motors and a bad rep for customer service. now they are in a bind and look desperate. i guess they figure if they get a louisiana company to put their name on it they can sell a few.

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

Could be mistaken, but think they are designed and built by Landry and fruge that own Howell ind. it's not manufactured by the same "mudbuddy" manufacturer.


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MB designed it then sold the rights to them guys.

[T-TOP]

Should be an upgrade from original mudbuddy


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[Quackhead62]

Not sold on it one bit after all the Issues mud buddy had/has with their new sport v. Call it what u want it's still a mud buddy sport H.

[Quackhead62]

Yea I've looked at it. I wouldn't spend my money on it

[Paulox86]

Saw some foot castings this week at their shop. They also opened a separate business on Highway 27 south of Jerry's Marine. I can't wait to go run one when they are ready. Won't be long. Doug and Rodney are both standup guys who would not put out an inferior product.


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[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by Paulox86

Saw some foot castings this week at their shop. They also opened a separate business on Highway 27 south of Jerry's Marine. I can't wait to go run one when they are ready. Won't be long. Doug and Rodney are both standup guys who would not put out an inferior product.


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With that being said however didn't they sell Mudbuddy's junk before this?

[Natural Light Kid]

Yes they did/do(?). Great service but did sell it. Have a friend that has a MB sport v. Great motor when running but it's been one problem after another. Engine is great, but the rest is junk.