Instead of considering the mini, look into the LA Special. I just got back from the Louisiana Sportsman Show that has a great showing this year. MMT 1000 Club. ran one for several years. Just upgraded not long ago from my lil mudbuddy. Joined: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:07 am. MMT Addict. _________________. MMT Member. Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:34 am Posts: 882 Location: Ahead of you, with a rubber band turning my prop!!Location: Old East Dallas, Texas. However the cost associated with the blind, and trailer make the 2 ft longer 1838 23hp more expensive than the 1644 27hp rig. _____MMT Member. Ok motor guys I got a condition going on I thought I burnt a exhaust valve but I pulled both heads and valves they look fine,no holes chips or Burt metal but the dam thing just recently started popping and shooting a 3 inch flame @. 5- 31 mph with a light load. It is a nice setup for me. That helped alot with stability too. 125 boat in all honesty. Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:57 pm. 10,204 The duck run. . Mud Buddy 37efi HDR Tall transom. mallard maasher Discussion starter ·. Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:22 am: Kcpanages. I have a primer bulb in the box but don't run the motor with it on- mine doesn't need it. MMT Sponsor. Re: 22hp predatpr mods and top speeds. That's not even really related to the Predator though. it will run around 25 or so empty and will step with 4 men. im scared to break off all the rivets and break my hull to hell. 7V, turn the motor on and for a 20A stator, at about 2000RPM, it should start charging and at about 3500RPM you should see over 14V at the battery terminals. -Light Load: Me (185 lbs), 6 gallons of gas, and a prop that's worn a bit - 32. Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:50 pm. 35+hp GDSD engine mods by George Merta 18x48 GDSD boat: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:00 amSpecial thanks to the ladies for their participation and we thank you especially for making one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a little bit more on t. Re: Not getting spark. Joined: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:39 am Posts: 6976 Location: West Monroe, LA Re: go. Running a 9x6 GD longtail prop. Prop pitch to carry a load and pitch for speed are mutually exclusive to a point. It takes some elbow grease. Seriously considering buying the new 5000EFI for my 1851 Prodigy. Last visit was: Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:35 am: It is currently Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:35 amTC you heard af anything to get by the regulations so people can run their boats out in the refuge? Like any props that will be 9 inches or less? Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:47 pm: Team Camo. 5 MPH. Well worth the money! No replacement for displacement!!!!! Sent from my beeper. Joined: Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:03 am. Re: HDR 40 VS. But any paint job is only as good as the surface you're painting. Hey ichabod. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are. Get a long drill bit and drill a pilot hole all the way through from top to bottom where you want it. Vancouver Sun Archives 1912 - 2021. 2016 Sparkleberry Swamp Duck Run All credit goes to Mike Anderson for creating this video. 0-32. There are some things/considerations on some brands, (for example a BPS crossover exhaust doesn't work well with the GT plastic clutch cover) but carb kits. Would love to hear your thoughts. With a light load (me, a couple of kids, some fishing crap) it'll do 14-15mph in shallow. Completely empty, I'm running 37-38 on my 1848 custom crawfish skiff. Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:56 pm. Then sew up the breast and then I am legal. 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. There aren't many replacement parts out there. . B. I built a mud motor similar to a PPF only I added the Backwater Surface Tracer plate. Among the considerations are an 18x60 GD hull and a 18x56 GD hull. We got lucky one morning. Pinewood, SC 29125 • Lowfalls 958 Low Falls Rd. Stable as hell. MMT Member. They also offer high comp pistons for the. This is not a race, it is not a poker run, it is just a cruise. im in central florida. Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:07 pm. So you got more clearance then you do with a GTR. Run shallow, run loud. I always used a long narrow socket wrench wedged it through the middle of the u joint coming out of the back of the motor. Excel 1851F4 w/ MB35HD+R CDI with a little bit of this and little bit of that. 16x48'' boats are for people who have never run 20' boats. All open floor with split bench in back with an Avery blind plus duck gear and would like some insight on what yall think is best between the 2. I cracked the motor case last duck season, along with a number of other small issues that needed tending to. 7" SPS aluminum prop ( Dont hate unless you wanna buy me a stainless one!) 11 mph top speed by myself on a 14x36 Duracraft. 5 HP Predator, cost $110 at my local Harbor Freight. 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). several years later (mid 1990's) they used a long tail mud buddy in one of the texas hunts. Share. 6mph with the old carb, just me, no load---now runs 14. Posts: 5605. Put the opposite bullet connection Male/female on the other end of the short section of wire. 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. 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. 51. gt throttle cable. Location: greensboro n. _____ Re: 2 blade prop destroying hunting season 37XD. Just bought a 1648 Crestliner Modified V hull with a 2001 Go-devil long tail with 350 hours. c. New carb, fuel pump, fuel filter, new hose. 75 x 10 prop. Starter and solenoid Briggs 23hp Vanguard? My Briggs 23 Vanguard {380477-0065-E1} was giving me the old "solenoid click" when I turned the key and NOT spinning the starter at all. _____ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. 1644 Southfork with 2009 23hp GTR. Speeds | Deep Water: 1. Just picked up a brand new Copperhead 23. _________________. Trace the wiring from the kill switch to the motor and check the connection. Made an adjustment at the governor and now it turns just under 3,600 in the water. 10 mph loaded with 2 180lb guys and a spare 4 stroke engine. The havoc hull (along with the Excel) are outboard hulls rebranded for mud motors. I didn't want a skiff with lots of flare and rake, instead, I wanted a rig for busting through water lillies and getting in tight. Spot lights every where it made Rhetts look like a day care. It's the stock configuration as far as prop/gearing. Freeze it until needed. Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:39 pm. Last night i had full tank, 2 batteries, trolling motor, cooler full of beverages, 2 bags of gear, 2 guns, and 3 people averaging 200lb a piece. Used a hvlp sprayer. Location: South Louisiana. I am assuming NON cdi, You can have a diode issue in the harness. Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:14 pm. Low spring pressure, pushrod jumped out of place and pegged the retainer down on the seal. Re: Go devil LT help!! The plunger on the fuel solenoid likes to get clogged up on those things. Second went maybe at 55 hours got that from PD also. MMT Member. (buckets marsh seats,ect. I'm exploring several options for my next boat. ride through the swamp and head to 601 sandbar. Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:41 pm Posts: 485 Re: Baptiste Colette. Posts: 4. I started with a 1436/ 18 HP GD. Posts: 4781. Looking at getting a 9hp and wondered if one was better than the other. Re: Draining battery fast. (yes I do know that by removing the foam the boat could. The mod v front handles some ms river chop well and the boat felt safe. . Did exactly what you're sayin though, runnin fine and then it just killed. Honestly I don't expect it to do much, not really. The 16 footer fits in the garage. 1754 prodigy vs 1854 prodigy. Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:39 am. Touch both exhaust outlets where it comes out of the head. if you up the hp you may be able to turn one of thier larger props if they have one available. Before sawgrass, before elephant ears, before hydrilla. Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!Re: Best Texas Duck Hunting Lake. Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 am. check to make sure you got good or a well charged battery with good clean connections. Joined: Thu May 12, 2016 4:33 pm. It's a key start. Last visit was: Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:45 am: It is currently Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:45 amrun it hard af or put it up. Before the internet, the majority of the village idiots stayed in their villages. Horsepower:18. Last visit was: Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:33 pm: It is currently Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:33 pmRe: Run perfect on trailer bogs down under load. Use it. at least that's been my experience the last 2 years I've been there. I've been using 93 octane from a gas station. Location: Decatur, IL. If you are to pussy to do that pull one spark plug at a time if the engine dies it the other side. Check the shaft for play. Put the opposite bullet connection Male/female on the other end of the short section of wire. Just curious if my speed sounds about right. Here is my 2010 1748 Mike Kliebert Custom. 8v when it's just sitting. The coils can fire, But a bad diode will allow the current to backfeed and kill the opposite coil. Re: Installing Gator Tail 35. I only have empty speeds so far, but I picked up about 3mph on top end. Low voltage may also be the problem by not holding clutch plates. Has 200 hrs on it now with out issues other than crank case gasket, and stud. . You can put the ngk's in there, but no real need for them. Joined: Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:39 am. I don't believe they are in operation anymore unfortunately. Ok motor guys I got a condition going on I thought I burnt a exhaust valve but I pulled both heads and valves they look fine,no holes chips or Burt metal but the dam thing just recently started popping and shooting a 3 inch flame @. 5hp but it bogs down easily and doesnt go much faster than a paddle when pushing a full load. Outboard with Jack Plate. Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La. And to further clarify, I hunt the White River Bottoms in AR. Don't use a screw driver it will snap in half. Bogs down when I put in water. duckduckboom. Maybe playing here and there throughout the year. Joined: Thu May 07, 2015 3:57 pm. Posts: 3. Excel 1851F4 w/ MB35HD+R CDI with a little bit of this and little bit of that. Con: not very good in rough water. Two times while we were out frogging, his motor blew the 25 amp fuse. The Sparkle Berry Duck Run he is talking about doesn't occur during duck season. Re: 7000 Mud Buddy. MMT Member. Sounds like you may be pulling the powerhead to inspect it. My buddy clocked it at 25mph in deep water. Re: Big Blade vs. Went out to rough water and took on a bunch of. Posts: 1068. The 25 Kohler mini 195lbs. IMG_2511. Get a pushrod and see what happens. more. 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. Turn the idle screw in a few turns. We got lucky one morning. Personal preference. Duralux duck boat drab. Location: West Monroe, LA. They use Kohler engines: 7, 9. MMT Member. com - View topic - hard sided duck blind build. 5 pilot e clip 1 position up from middle. Re: 22hp predator starter issue. _____ "Drop the Hammer" Excel 1651 F4 with a Mud Buddy HD7000 Excel 1860 F4 with a Mud Buddy HD5500: Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:46 am: take'emgator. im pushing around a 14 foot riveted with a 23 gdlt. _____Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:10 am. Plows water with more than one guy in the boat, running it alone or with a kid it's as fast as you'd expect, but it has torque to get you there loaded. everything we run here is just thick hydrilla and lillys. The front storage is limited but it did fit 4 life jackets, throwable, and fire extinguisher. Look where the pushrod seats under the rocker arm. At 30 degrees, no problem. June 12, 2010. Re: SeaDek vs AquaTraction. Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:10 pm: deadbird8. What a wonderful day! Go to our website to sign up to mentor, support, or even open a chapter in your community. _____ 35 GTR - 1754 Extreme : Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:08 pm. I let the motor idle and bump it into and out of gear when picking up decoys in deeper water. it happens from being on and off the momentary button. 3 blade prop: max speed 26. Author Message; oilers1976. MMT 1000 Club. MMT Addict. Empty with just 5 gallons of gas (30 pounds), 5 2x2x8 boards (20 pounds), 1. After a new install of parts, put dial on shaft and measure run out. The rest are hanging on nails in the trees and im tempted to go ahead and bait them up when i run tomorrow. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk 2. 31K views 7 years ago. So one to ground and one to the wire that grounds it out. Duck Down Express [color=#FFBF00]Team Pro-Drive: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:56 pm: fowled out. Ive tried two different automotive type sprayers but cant get either to spray. duckduckboom. DUCK HEARSE. stock 3 blade. #GhostBoat. Location: Michigan. The k&n pre filter had some water in the bottom of it, so it may have pulling a fine mist of water and messing up fuel delivery. 125 boat in all honesty. The 2 blade is for duck season in serious tough conditions as well as heavy loads. 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. Mikuni will get you a better idle. Re: PPF wood duck w/ beavertail final attack. Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes. Posts: 16915. 2mph, just me no load. 16/44 is a nice size boat the 35 will get you up on plane but easing through shallows your but ill be dragin, the 27 will be 90lbs lighter but you will give up the top speed. Never hurt anything that I know of. A few of us, not many, plan to take ourselves on a Sparkleberry tour this Saturday morning. This year I added a Backwater Swomp lite kit 65'' shaft with 7" prop on my 15'4' Gheenoe -went cheap and put it on a $99. MMT Pro Member. Available in low or high transom risers. You may have to register before you can post: click the. 3. Total Boat Load With Gear Etc: Light = myself 195lbs, 1 battery, 8 gal gas, misc gear in storage areas. Posts: 27. Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 am Posts: 250 Location: Sumter, SC Re: 1638 godevil. Re: 22 HP Predator Longtail to Surface Drive. United States. It's the stock configuration as far as prop/gearing. SC Ducks Forum. I'd have to wait about 30 seconds, choke it and run the rest of the way to the blind with it 1/4. You can apply GatorGlide over factory paint jobs with the same prep, sand and wipe with acetone. Use the search feature, or Google "2 blade vs 3 blade, mud motor talk". That's how a hunt deck boat is built anyways. I didn’t stop and look close to see if it seemed durable or not. Then 2 coats of Kem 400. . We ran 3 guys (285,225,185) 9 gals fuel, 3 dozen decoys, gun box, guns and some other hunting related items. Other than that their all the same. With a CDI, advance timing key ($3-$5) but not more than a #4. Big blades tend to be more consistent, but try running a balanced and stock on on the same motor, back to back. Also if others run across additional information, please add to it. I have personaly weighed a 35 hunter short. MMT Super Elite Member. Location: Boone docs Louisiana. You can test with a meter to verify. the wobble could be your bearing going out but i am gonna go with something electrical. Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:33 am. Couple questions for the guys who have removed the foam from there Go Devil boats. These two wires should be connected on the killswitch directly across from each other. Also, run the motor out of the water and see how many rpms you can get up to and then report back. Gator Glide - 8 months later. In 1989 Shannon "Mac"" McKinney came to my platoon in Cco 3/75 Ranger. Sun May 12, 2013 3:50 am: huck Finn. Built a hammer style puller out of all thread, but the shaft won't budge. Duck Run. Stock 23 GTR with 3 ribbed Southfork 1644. Re: Hoss 75. Well have at lesst 2-3 boats going. 15 subscribers. Details 1. 1846 40 gatortail xd. Back H2o SWOMP 23 SS stage 2 15x36. Posts: 49. The mod v front handles some ms river chop well and the boat felt safe. All the dealers I spoke to say to run at varying RPM's the first few trips out. shoot ducks in the face. Location: greensboro n. Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:48 am: brycecheramie. Location: Amarillo, TX. . All times are UTC [ DST] Who is. 1436 flat bottom 20hp vanguard go-devil crawfish 9x6: Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:37 am: North LA Hunter. We ran this motor in controlled tests for two days using the same five men, same water and conditions. Location: Old East Dallas, Texas. The 35 HDR looks to weight 295. The first. Add $500 for BPS crossover muffler. Did this years ago and haven't looked back since. Have a KS 1 switch. With that said I cannot comment on how well a Vanguard likes 5 degrees F because it just does not get that cold here. For the kill switch typically any two across from each other are the ones you want to connect. (completes to ground). If the belt is tight then it could be the clutch. " Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:25 pm: nick2720. I've had one of these motors - sold it to a friend who still has it. Posts: 94. Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:11 am:Posted this also under 3 boat gator glide review. don't be shy about the main shaft - if it is coming out that fast you may. Thats JMHO. For the best results I would apply directly to the aluminum. 3 coats, waiting till its completely dry between coats. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Check the voltage at the battery- should be ~12. I am looking to purchase a surface drive. . 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 new style you grease until the piston in the lubricator goes 3/4 of the way up to allow for expansion. 028 - . Re: killswitch problems. Re: Mods for my 23 go devil longtail? Mods on a 23 longtail , I did them on my swomp from backwater . GatorGlide and GatorBase sticks better than anything I've found in 35 years of painting. Posts: 7. 035. The regular old champion plugs work fine. The motor stock is 36 hp now with the stage 3 motor upgrade with a 42MM makuni Flat slide carb, new cam with longer duration taller lift , longer billet rods, shaved pistons shaved cylinder heads also heads are ported and polished to match high volume intake and exhaust, larger intake and exhaust valves. MMT 1000 Club. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. I have cam and heads but this should be a good starting point. Speeds were taken with Navionics GPS app on my iPhone. JPG IMG_2521. Sumter, South Carolina. Run it on a fiberglass Indian River canoe. ), Wetsounds AS-10" sub with amplifier (29 lbs), Minn Kota 54" 55 lb trolling motor. MMT Member. Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:10 am. Joined: Thu Nov 04. Share. quakrsmakr8. There aren't many replacement parts out there. Location: Jefferson TX. Nor is it a fund raiser for anything, but I have leftover Flyway hats I'll let folks have for $25 and a sticker if you want one. when i went to change the throttle cable on my gator tail gtr35, i found the new one i bought (for a go devil surface drive) has a smaller end connection (to the linkages behind the air filter). If i can ever track down a damn 18 ft go devil duck skiff ill be ordering one for sure. For the best results I would apply directly to the aluminum. Id just put one and train your dog to use that one. nearest landings: • Packs: 9890 Packs Landing Rd. 20x50 WC Custom hull paired with new 40 horse Go Devil FNR motor (bone stock) Base load (fishing season): 9 gallon fuel tank, Wetsounds Surge 10 sound bar (20 lbs. 3-2. 1648 Go Devil with 35hp GDSD Surface Drive Speeds. Spark Plug Type for Large Vanguard. Re: Go Devil pressure greaser. I would get any decent 5-30 and not think twice about it. I would highly advise against both the Havoc and the Mud Buddy. I understand this is not the best boat for the motor, I'm having a different one built but this is it for now. Bending the skeg is the last option to take, it weakens the metal and can come out of adjustment when you strike objects at speed. I want to install a killswitch. Cost of Kit $350 including UPS shipping ($295 prior to shipping) Cost of motor: 6. .