go devils

[Randy Clark]

all right maybe im jealous but there we were saturday morning early waiting for duck when two boats with mud motors come runing up one avoided my decoys noticing my q beam flaring him off and the second one managed to go through my decoys cutting weights of three and stealing two well i couldnt chase them the mercury is only so good. now do iget a mud motor or a blow boat are mud motors only good for one thing can i use it to go flats fishing just wondering hey and if you no the guiy tell him that the next morning a gator thought he had a snack and tried to make off with anoter decoy must of thought it was a real slow duck

[Wilbur]

Randy, I use my mud motor for everything. It's not a fast form of transportation but works well for fishing also. If you already have an outboard just swap motors between hunting and fishing.

[Wilbur]

Oh by the way, several of our sponcers are dealers of mud motors. I bought mine from Todd Stone, our Beavertail banner sponcer. They appreciate our businness and will usually do a good deal for UW-F members.

[D Duck]

I use my Prodrive for everything - one boat, one motor....

[Randy Clark]

thanks didnt know how easy it is to swap out what about usinmg with tunnel hulls

[D Duck]

Tunnels are not that advantageous with a MM, either short or long tail. I would recommend getting with a dealer and having them put a motor on your boat for a test drive.

You can always weld a plate over the tunnel.... Also, if your running a v-bow boat, you will only be able to run as shallow as the hull will allow. Especially around here with the hard bottoms we have.

[stone dead]

WILBUR Thanks for the plug... TODD

[uncle D]

Go Devils?

Go Gators!

Duke

[northfla_hunter]

if anyone is interested, a buddy in ocala is selling his one year old 29hp mud buddy hyperdrive (short shaft kind). he is upgrading to a 35hp. let me know if anyone is interested and i will give you his name and number.

[Randy Clark]

whats a used short shaft running cost wise

[D Duck]

The few I have seen for sale are still getting a pretty good price. Not much reduction from new. Longtails on the other hand are selling well below previous used price levels due to the short tails hitting the market.

[Larry]

Are the new short shaft motors built to handle salt water, galvanized and stainless?

I'm sorry I didn't get a galvanized frame on my long shaft. It is used all year in the lagoon salt. It is three years old and has had to be repainted twice.

[D Duck]

My PD is faring very well. The paint they use on the frame is tough as nails, and I have not had any rust or corrosion (except in the normal places - hardware, muffler, carb. linkage) to make me worry. I am also not diligent about rinsing off after spending time in the lagoon.

[northfla_hunter]

my buddy is asking $3900 for his. he bought it last year for $4900. he had no idea what it was worth and call and asked mud buddy and they told him $3700-4000.


on another note, a different buddy called yesterday and is selling his godevil longshaft vanguard 23 for $1500. has new fuel pump and all new seals. if anyone is interested in that, let me know and i will give you his name and number.