FastDuck
01-12-2012, 07:42 AM
Well I know we have some longtail guys on here and they have been waiting to hear something on these. Mud Buddy has come up with the new SLY model (Super Long Tail) He has developed this motor over 2 years now and has finaly built five of them of which he has sold 3 already! DANG IT!! I wanted one. They seem pretty nice and are pretty reasonable. The asking price ifhe sticks with it is going to be $4195 he will eventually have it for all motors but right nowhe has only developed the 35. Here is Glenn's official release. I don't normally spam you guys with this stuff but thought you would want to know about it. Here is his direct quote
"So, as you can tell, I am very pleased with the SLT and we will put it into production for July.
We initiated the patent(s) documentation last Wednesday in that this design is worth protecting.
The cost will be $100 less than the current 35 longtail. We will begin distribution in early July, and begin taking orders May 15th.
The SLT drive will come with a 35 Vanguard, however it is available with a 35CDI or Black Death 4500.
Most likely I will go to a stainless frame within a week. Plus I didn't mention but the drive assembly will be bolted on making a short transom frame easy to convert to a tall transom, etc.
In summary, the Super Longtail is here to stay and will in short time command its spot in Mud Buddy's lineup this year at roughly $100 less or more than our or competitor's longtails.
And, finally, I must extend a thanks to the staff and engineers at ARKMOS, here in Salt Lake for helping me design the new Super Longtail (SLT). This is only the beginning for our new R&D team at ARKMOS and our customers will see much more to come this year. For those of you that have not heard of ARKMOS, it is a new company consisting of engineers, designers, marketing, advertising, sales, manufacturing, and business consultants that we formed last year to launch a new line of outdoor products the next few years. Mud Buddy and other companies will distribute their products."
"So, as you can tell, I am very pleased with the SLT and we will put it into production for July.
We initiated the patent(s) documentation last Wednesday in that this design is worth protecting.
The cost will be $100 less than the current 35 longtail. We will begin distribution in early July, and begin taking orders May 15th.
The SLT drive will come with a 35 Vanguard, however it is available with a 35CDI or Black Death 4500.
Most likely I will go to a stainless frame within a week. Plus I didn't mention but the drive assembly will be bolted on making a short transom frame easy to convert to a tall transom, etc.
In summary, the Super Longtail is here to stay and will in short time command its spot in Mud Buddy's lineup this year at roughly $100 less or more than our or competitor's longtails.
And, finally, I must extend a thanks to the staff and engineers at ARKMOS, here in Salt Lake for helping me design the new Super Longtail (SLT). This is only the beginning for our new R&D team at ARKMOS and our customers will see much more to come this year. For those of you that have not heard of ARKMOS, it is a new company consisting of engineers, designers, marketing, advertising, sales, manufacturing, and business consultants that we formed last year to launch a new line of outdoor products the next few years. Mud Buddy and other companies will distribute their products."