Posts: 68. Comments:This is actually an updated review from a year or so ago. Joined: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:38 am Posts: 10201 Location: SETX Re: Deer Hunting Angelina National Forest (Sam Rayburn Lake. Mikuni carb to much fuel. Don't know specifics on a mudbuddy, but 600 sounds way on the high side for a clutch and they are very reliable unless there is another issue in the drive somewhere. Joined: Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:29 am. If i can ever track down a damn 18 ft go devil duck skiff ill be ordering one for sure. Balancing a surface drive prop is an excellent idea. I just got a 2010 35 hd mud buddy on a 1652 alweled boat with a 5 foot deck. Most Briggs motors that have electric start have a 16 amp alternator. Page 1 of 1. MMT Sponsor. MMT Super Elite Member. MMT Addict. Only thing similar to an airboat is the steering. The bigger 1854 boat will carry a load better. It is a Briggs Vanguard on a Copperhead frame and will run like any other Briggs Vanguard (pretty much every GT, Prodrive, and Mudbuddy except the 25's and 27's is a Vanguard). The new style you grease until the piston in the lubricator goes 3/4 of the way up to allow for expansion. I can load it with 3 good sized guys all 215+ pounds, 2 dogs, 5 dozen weighted keel mallards and 1 1/2 dozen floater geese, personal gear and everything else needed for a duck trip and still get on step pretty quick in shallow water and run 24-27 mph depending on. With me and one adult I can't run over 23mph. Re: lost Key. Each time the motor bogged down and shut off about 80% of the way to the blind with about a 500 pound load (2 guys and gear). The boat handles well and will turn on a dime. . I understand this is not the best boat for the motor, I'm having a different one built but this is it for now. Running two motors has the benefit of redundancy but a larger hp single would have a place in this market. Both are great motors I got one and another guy that duck hunts with me has the PD. Sparkleberry Swamp Duck Run 2020 same thing, different year ride through the swamp and head to 601 sandbar meeting in front of packs around 9:30/10 y’all know the deal. The run in the morning we moved a very good pace even in the deeper more open water. By the mid-eighties, the peak number of ducks overwintering in the Santee National Wildlife Refuge, which borders Sparkleberry Swamp, had dropped to just over 20,000. Wiring harness from key has yellow, black, white, orange, and red leads. _________________. The extra 6” of width doesn’t feel like much till two people are on the front deck. I could never get that setup to work right with my 1542 mod v hull and had to constantly muscle it to the point of near. consider replacing the bushings / seals - but on my old 20 year old GDLT. Hope this helps someone out there. The info on the filter #842921I can find online specifically states it is for "big block" engines while some of the info on the net states the 492932S filter is for engines UP TO 26hp. Joined: Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:06 pm. If you use a wrench or screwdriver to "jump" the post on the solenoid it starter should engage normally-if not likely solenoid problem. Then sew up the breast and then I am legal. They also offer high comp pistons for the. 5hp longtail for just another $100 or so, but if I can push a canoe with the 2. MMT Member. Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:50 am Posts: 3833 Location: Old East Dallas, Texas Re: Mud buddy 5500 Black DeathRe: 23 Vanguard Charging System? 1) you can look for the voltage regulator on the side of the motor. I'm running one. Although the gap can vary from . Re: 25hp go devil surface drive. He said the fix is that you run a smaller/tighter fuel hose about 2 feet from the engine where it connects to your carb, then add a plastic hose taper from the smaller gauge to your wider gauge that you run to your fuel tank. You may have to register before you can post: click the. I believe that it is but I want y'all's opinion. Skybusters: Magic Does Not Apply to Shotgun Physics. Mud Buddy releasing the 25hp EFI Subaru motor in August. . What a wonderful day! Go to our website to sign up to mentor, support, or even open a chapter in your community. it will be used for goose/duck hunting to get to some honey holes easier. Re: Vanguard serial number. Location: Muscatine, Iowa. The Gears take gear oil in the gear housing /knuckle and the prop shaft and engine drive shaft are greased lubricated. Location: Chandler,Indiana. Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:06 pm. 18x56 or 18x60 go devil with 35 GDSD. thanks man. Pinewood, South Carolina Hosts Alan Flores Caroline B Crater Packs Landing 2012 Sparkleberry Swamp Duck Run Hotties. Drive will be 1. Location: Rowlett, TX. Which ever one is not hot is the problem side. Thu May 21, 2015 2:25 pm. is it. 300 lb i verified my scale with olympic plate weight. We ran this motor in controlled tests for two days using the same five men, same water and conditions. SC Ducks Forum. MMT 1000 Club. I'm kinda curious as to this flex shaft "Dentist's drill" concept and what y'all in the know think about its ability to take the. Posts: 107. Before the internet, the majority of the village idiots stayed in their villages. nearest landings: • Packs: 9890 Packs Landing Rd. Subscribe. You should be getting 12. The havoc hull (along with the Excel) are outboard hulls rebranded for mud motors. im not going to jump on anything when im ready ill have until next season to decide but ive read a ton of good things about the copperhead pushing a big load very well. I'm new to the mud motors and really duck boats in general. This should be a nice set up. Because that's what the duck men shot if you remember the commercials. Re: Gatortail 25 hp subaru problems. I'd say your speeds are pretty good for a 13hp thai kit. my question would be if i opt for a 1636 (cuz its cheaper) would it be. 7" SPS aluminum prop ( Dont hate unless you wanna buy me a stainless one!) 11 mph top speed by myself on a 14x36 Duracraft. Lever style throttle , 30$ , 20 minutes. Took the carb off and emptied the bowl. #101 - 1865 Dilworth Dr Suite #804 Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1 [email protected]BC Ferries: At least they run - See 4,493 traveler reviews, 1,550 candid photos, and great deals for Sidney, Canada, at Tripadvisor. the super guards are to big and wont allow you to bite down in the shallows. im scared to break off all the rivets and break my hull to hell. New to the forum and mud boats. Just make sure you run the right spring in it. Low spring pressure, pushrod jumped out of place and pegged the retainer down on the seal. Whatever kind of metal they use is hard as rock. You can remove the 4 screws out of the bottom of the football to reveal the switch wiring. Posts: 94. Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:27 am. The go devil 27hp is the motor I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on. I would suspect your prop could be worn, High rpms and lost speed/load carrying ability is a symptom. Sumter, South Carolina. The run involves a lot of shallow river with heavy grass and mud banks; further on, the river becomes narrow with high banks , cluttered with logs and underwater brush, even logjams. Then unhook your factory motor kill switch to the ground wire that goes under the fuel tank there should be two bullet connections, take them apart. Location: Rowlett, TX. Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:01 pm: Hogjaw. at least that's been my experience the last 2 years I've been there. Re: SURFACE DRIVES IN DEEP WATER. The hardest wheels are prodrive and go devil wheels. Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:03 pm. Re: Powertech 3 Blade. Mine was really easy. Re: HDR 40 VS. _________________. 2007 36hp. Motor runs good idles good when prop is out the water. When running with the tank in the bow use 5/16 or 1/4 fuel line. Once you add a 3rd guy the shorter boats begin to struggle. That is just screwed down, the floor does run all the way under it. mallard maasher Discussion starter ·. Speeds | Shallow Water:34-35 light 30-31 with moderate load. Stay away from the pre packaged ones they sell at. 1648 w/ a 36 pd fpr on dat biatch G-14 CLASSIFIED SKIFF ON DA WAY!! Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. MMT Elite Member. Location: Stuck in the marsh, LA. pull on the 2 wires going into the clutch. let it sit for 30 minutes are so. on my 5-18hp it would bog down so much i dident even want to go through anything with it. One wire will come from the tethered kill switch and the other will be a short section of wire about 4-5". I'm running a 17 x 44 Southfork Mud Hull. I mostly run creeks with a lot of logs and stuff in them. The bearings are in the flared housings on the outdrive. 4 prongs, take two wires tie one into the ground out or into the wire coming into the rockerswitch, then ground out the other wire. It came from the factory with 492932, but I purchased the 842921. Re: bent pushrod 4400 HDR MudBuddy. Thats JMHO. 004 - 0. Video and Picture highlights from the Duck Run that took place in the Sparkleberry Swamp off of the Santee River in the summer of 2009. [ 7 posts ]The best way to add a hunt deck is to shorten the interior of your boat and use the existing transom. Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:33 am. Posts: 4820. Posts: 9673. IMG_2511. When I graduated Ranger School I took the team leader. MMT 1000 Club. Re: centrifugal clutches. ProDrive EFI and LA Sportsman Show. With that said I cannot comment on how well a Vanguard likes 5 degrees F because it just does not get that cold here. 51. A shop wouldnt know if it is a warranty fix until after inspection. Clutch let go at 48 hours, so I thought it was that again when my rpms went sky high. several years later (mid 1990's) they used a long tail mud buddy in one of the texas hunts. 6K people responded Event by Alan Flores and Caroline B Crater Packs Landing Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Getting down in the swamp and testing the durability of our transoms! Poker run again this year along with extra side prizes. Maybe playing here and there throughout the year. Joined: Fri May 27, 2016 7:51 pm Posts: 7 Re: 23 Hp vanguard not running rightI finally pulled the trigger and bought a Mudbuddy 25HP Kohler LT. 2mph, just me no load. 125 boat in all honesty. Of course it was such a long time after purchase I ate that price. y’all know the deal. Back H2o SWOMP 23 SS stage 2 15x36 GD Duck Skiff GATOR GATOR GLIDE PROSTAFF Location: Slidell, LA. 5 HP Predator, cost $110 at my local Harbor Freight. 1754 Gator Trax Hybrid, Hunt Deck ,with MB 4400 Black Death HDR, Duck Slaying, Mud Slingin Machine!!! Sun May 02, 2021 4:22 pm: Page 1 of 1 [ 12 posts ] Board index » MMT Main Forums » Engines & Engine Mod Talk. Re: Draining battery fast. Cooler, wife and black dog of 82#. Your speeds dont seem to far off 18-19mph @ 3500 Check your out of water rpms and adjust governor so you hit 42-4300. The Sparkle Berry Duck Run he is talking about doesn't occur during duck season. I understand this is not the best boat for the motor, I'm having a different one built but this is it for now. #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor. Here is the review for my new WC Custom rig. The first. Pinewood, SC 29125 • Lowfalls 958 Low Falls Rd. The "pro drive maintenance" post also states you only need to put in 2 quarts of engine oil and the B&S engine manual states to put in 2. see the picture - go devil on left & gator tail on right. After a new install of parts, put dial on shaft and measure run out. . some days it's awesome most days it's average. Posts: 50. Re: killswitch problems. Just run right into the cattails or roseau canes. My carb is getting to much fuel and floods. I used to run a BDMR 1st with the predator 13hp, then with a 22hp predator. Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:28 pm. Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:57 pm. They claimed 18-20 mph I could barely bump 13. The 2 blade is for duck season in serious tough conditions as well as heavy loads. make sure the switch is grounded properly to the HANDLE, has no flat spots and is connected to the terminal ground screw which is if you are. I like the price and the weight of the 6. Re: 16 hp duromax. Re: Boat Dr new 12. . Joined: Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:03 am. . Is anyone familiar with the River Run mud motors? the offer small MM's with a neutral clutch standard; and a reverse feature is available too. Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:47 am Posts: 17 Re: Go devil gone bad. When I first applied the stuff, it was super slick and after about 2 months it wasn't near as slippery on the trailer but still performed. Re: Dog ramp on floating duck blind. Re: 2013 Sc Sparkleberry duck run! If you just cruise the run and don't bs around the stations you can be at graduation by 6. Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:45 pm: DmaxHunter. Last visit was: Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:10 pm: It is currently Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:10 pmYou can run royal purple, it's expensive, but there are others just as good for much cheaper. 18' Weldcraft - 90HP. _________________. I used to run a BDMR 1st with the predator 13hp, then with a 22hp predator. I can load it with 3 good sized guys all 215+ pounds, 2 dogs, 5 dozen weighted keel mallards and 1 1/2 dozen floater geese, personal gear and everything else needed for a duck trip and still get on step pretty quick in shallow water and run 24-27 mph depending on. runa 31 lt on a 20x44 550lb boat and have never bogged it down to where it killed but have strained it a time or two. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket. Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:50 pm. Posts: 221. There aren't many replacement parts out there. They are doing it on the mini frame also. You need to try before you buy! _____ Bayou Surface Drive 337-351-0362 Tarkington, TX 77327. Will be on a 1436 weldbilt crawdad. Copperhead 18 HP. Posts: 10388. MMT Pro Member. Joined: Thu Nov 04. Posts: 1588. Re: !!!MudBuddy Issue!!! There could have been rust on a valve making it stick, adjuster come loose or other things. Sounds like you may be pulling the powerhead to inspect it. Check the shaft for play. I need side pic's, top, and back of a 23GTR. Went frogging a few times last week. MMT 1000 Club. several issues with the motor would make it a non satisfying venture. Posts: 16. Don’t get a prop worked and then cut the skeg because it changes the working rpms. Not 70 hp like it says, but learned la. Joined: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:49 pm. I have the Gator Glide G2. This is a tall transom PD Notice the knuckle is lower than the bracket with a piece of pipe. Re: 35 Hp vanguard upgrade help. Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:11 am:Posted this also under 3 boat gator glide review. Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:50 pm. Just take the time before and after each season to inspect your bushings and grease the shaft and make sure the inside of the pot housing is greased well. This is not a race, it is not a poker run, it is just. He was a Kansas boy, skilled with rifle, good in the woods, had played 4 years of college football, worked in the oil fields, and was a pre-packaged bad-ass. On my 1754 with 35gdsd i was getting 17 or 18 that was with it loaded with 4 guys 2 of which were bigger and 60 duck decoys and regular duck gear as well. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Looks like from everything I've seen online that the original 9hp Briggs and 23 Briggs have same pto height and bolt Circumference pattern on back of motors bolt mounting pattern for the base is off alittle but just have to drill two holes and change prop size from 8x4 I have now to the 9x6 and work on balance of motor after mounting it all up . Posts: 721. I went to the Northwest Sportshow today and there was an Aquatraction booth. I didn’t stop and look close to see if it seemed durable or not. The ca57 for the gatortail and the hammer prop are also hard hard wheels. MMT 1000 Club. save sum money and find a used skiff. The reverse was an absolute joke it was more of a brake if you wanted to stop. Mines a 2014 had the motor a year with 9 hours on it and it does drip water out the tail end just can't seem to figure out how to get the lower gear off and prop off to get them damn bearings out to check or replace thanks for your input as well I'm in Washington state and hardly a soul up here with a mud motor of any sort or help besides rummaging. The 22hp wasn't alot faster, but it did have alot more torque. Follow these steps and you cant go wrong. 3/16 bottom and sides. Z71v2. I have personaly weighed a 35 hunter short. Re: Copperhead 23 reviews. Motor has always been serviced including oil, plugs and shaft has always been lubricated with new bushings every season. Location: Duck Hill & Starkville, MS Duck Blind question. As for props, since you wont be running in mud go a few sizes up in pitch so when. Posts: 1872. I use the toro key because it covers the key area, but any Briggs key should work. 18 hp Go Devil shaft/prop removal issues. im pushing around a 14 foot riveted with a 23 gdlt. _________________. You should have reviewed a tension gauge when you bought the motor. Duralux duck boat drab. The area we both hunt has mostly hard sand bottom and the these other types of frame design seem to run the shallow hard sand a tad bit better than the PD due to the skeg. Location: North Texas. MMT Member. Re: Damn you 25 efi! The 25 will run on an 18x40, Gator tail sells 18x40's with either the 25hp or 35hp option. Ive tried two different automotive type sprayers but cant get either to spray. Last visit was: Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:54 pm: It is currently Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:54 pmAny of yal do any duck hunting therep. MMT Pro Member. That helped alot with stability too. . From what I understand if you run from 1600-1900 rpms a lot the clutch will over heat and won't last. Posts: 8133. It came with a Q pipe and a 40" prop shaft. Location: West Monroe, LA. The interior is 17 feet. Talking with the salesman, he recommended having the motor geared down with a big blade prop for better holeshot and if I wanted something with a little more speed to run rivers and play in the summer, get a 3 blade or hammer for speed. Use the search feature for the stages but in general they are a combination of headwork (~$700), cam ($400 part, not including labor), carb (~$800 new), and performance exhaust (~$75 to gut stock up to probably $700 for high end performance). The propeller must run in a floating position. Here is my 2010 1748 Mike Kliebert Custom. I still run a direct drive and if i'm putting and want to slow down I just trim up a bit. Location: south Florida. On my third clutch, first went at about 30 hours. Salvage of the breast meat covers the "wanton waste" problem. MMT Addict. Mikuni carb to much fuel. This is a short transom PD Notice the Knuckle is at the transom bracket. im in central florida. yea a terminal kill switch works in a normal open position and when you pull the cord it closes the circuit grounding the coils out, killing the engine. The manufact says the 1838 is the fastest boat and the 23 is the best motor because it can run w/o batt and has recoil start if needed. com. Proceeds will go directly to thr Flyway account. Joined: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:52 pm. Seaark mud runner 180. Re: Wetlander or Gatorglide. Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:24 pm. Low voltage may also be the problem by not holding clutch plates. Changed to 2 blade prop. 5 mph empty, rough water, ~ 3-6 feet. I have steel flex on the bottom of a 1436 with a LT on it. 8v when it's just sitting. I let the motor idle and bump it into and out of gear when picking up decoys in deeper water. Not sure if this can be sticky'd or what. Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:10 am. Looks like a high school shop project that a blind kid completed. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are. Re: Go Devil pressure greaser. I have a 1600 alaskan and had to buy the 1800 series beavertail. Running a 9x6 GD longtail prop. The coils can fire, But a bad diode will allow the current to backfeed and kill the opposite coil. has a seperate red wire lead attached on the side of key switch. One wire will come from the tethered kill switch and the other will be a short section of wire about 4-5". MMT 1000 Club. Posts: 4820. steps in hunt deck. gt throttle cable. . Re: 36 Prodrive clutch issue. _____ Gator Trax 1644 HD pushed by. Have NO complaints shows no wear after 25hrs with some mud use. My attempts to remove prop have so far been unsuccessful, and after talking with Go Devil decided to remove the shaft with the prop attached. *the BPS mods are made for a MB but will mostly work on the other models with some tweaks. The more you talk about hunting areas on the internet, the more crowded they are going to be. Idle under load on ProDrive. Look where the pushrod seats under the rocker arm. I don't believe they are in operation anymore unfortunately. #Whoneedsphysicsihaveamudmotor. Mikuni carb not getting fuel. MMT Addict. Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:22 am: Kcpanages. 1846 GTB & 35 GTR. Working with Nick Peltier on a build- heads, cam, hex shaft and a tune on PD 40 EFI. I used to run a BDMR 1st with the predator 13hp, then with a 22hp predator. Re: bent pushrod 4400 HDR MudBuddy. Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:55 am. Hmm. Well worth the money! No replacement for displacement!!!!! Sent from my beeper. They are not insuring the Briggs engine, they are ensuring the Gator Tail motor assembly. 2014 Prodigy 1754 17' overall length. Since folks are always asking which prop performs best on a GatorTail, I decided to get a few of the available props and put them to the test side by side in the exact conditions at the exact time to see exactly which prop performs best in different conditions. If your going to be using it for fishing and hunting and riding and just an all around boat, in your situation i'd do the 18x54 extreme, more room, stable, and get the extended deck to fish off of, go with a huntdeck and 35GTR with reverse plate, put you a rod box/gun box in there. Use your heads people. Posts: 2530. I may have applied everything to thick. Last visit was: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:23 am: It is currently Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:23 am MMT Member. I run a stage 3 and no problems, just keep up on my pm's on motor and outdrive. Had carb issues, eventually changed the carb and fixed the problem--ran 18. 75 x 10 prop. Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:10 am. Vancouver Sun Archives 1912 - 2021. Re: Go Devil ignition system. 1436 flat bottom 20hp vanguard go-devil crawfish 9x6: Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:37 am: North LA Hunter. Some people were giving shit to a buddy of mine about how excel boats aren't that tough. Posts: 46. Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 am Posts: 250 Location: Sumter, SC Re: 1638 godevil. Emissions" or "high altitude" give me any sort of noticeable. I always get stuck at station 4 for. JPG IMG_2521. Iron Mountain heads will need a valve job @50hrs anyway, also there are better builders here. _________________. Like you I need to repaint mine also. #GhostBoat. Just upgraded not long ago from my lil mudbuddy. banded double sprig pintail/BROOKS. I'm from crosby texas and looking to get my old prop cupped for 9 inches for the refuge rules,I have a 23 mud buddy mini. 1. Posts: 156. Wildberry "Between You, Will, DUCK HEARSE, and PODCAST I have trouble reading anything on here" 23GTR stage 2 by Calen pushin a 1746 Kliebert: Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:26 pm: david95. Joined: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:50 pm Posts: 21 Looking for ideas for a homemade grab bar. I am looking to purchase a surface drive. PPF wood duck vs Backwater swomp lite glider . Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:14 pm. The propeller tolerance should be checked. Posts: 3833. Re: Installing a Kill Switch. Re: lost key. . Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!Re: Best Texas Duck Hunting Lake. Running clean open deep water down the river back to the boat ramp. Don't use a screw driver it will snap in half. Duck lease in the marsh vermillion/Miami Corp or any marsh. Posts: 35.