yack
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Post by yack on Mar 25, 2013 12:45:40 GMT -6
Steven;
I'm not a rich rat trapper like you, I'm forced to drive old junk. LOL I can't even afford a new Harley, so I have to ride "old junk".
I'm working on my boat today, when I'm done it will be nice.
Totally flat floor, front to back. Flotation under the floor.
No seat's, I have some sockets for a couple of swivel seats, so will mount one for a guy in the front, two in the back.
One so I can sit down to operate an outboard, the other to operate the longtail.
The rest of it, I'll figure out as I go.
It is absolutely mint out today, 45 by the weekend.
We will be beaver trapping in no time.
Jim
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Post by BadDog on Mar 26, 2013 7:28:53 GMT -6
I have a 14x36 jon laying around, has some cracks tho, people tell me to JB Weld them instead of getting them welded??? Maybe I'll make a pair of wheels for the places where I have a longer drag to get the boat to water.
The mud motor came with a 7 horse motor, $1350 but motor and leg came separate and require assembley. The guy seys his props are the best??? He says he gets his own props manufactured and they are much heavier built material than the go devil and other popular motors.
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Post by thorsmightyhammer on Mar 26, 2013 8:41:33 GMT -6
Marty Backwater makes their own props as well.
Jim life is choices .
Me I'd sell the Harley and buy the best motor you can.
Than go hammer the nuts out of the rare this fall and take the proceeds to buy a new bike.
Shouldn't be that hard
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Post by rk660 on Mar 30, 2013 2:48:47 GMT -6
id say if your dragging so low and deep on rear end, you cav plate needs bending a little. ive never had that much problem, and just takes a milk crate full of weight up front to even out. moving your sitting position ahead even 6" helps. that is problem i mentioned first post here, is the weight issue as you get bigger motors. that the BIGGEST advantage I see on the stumpjumpers, is the power/wieght ratio.
Steven, i dont see them that hard on props marshes really, but dragging sand bottons on rivers is where ya burn them up quick,especiall if running upstream and your skeg is cutting bottom most of time. There is a new skeg protector, thats like 3-45" wide and flat, keeps prop out of sand more.
Burn off 1" of prop you hardly notice, when they get 2" ya see it but not night and day difference how the run.
Id like to try one of the new designs that arent suppose to ball up reeds around the prop as bad and see if they work. biggest problem w/ no reverse, ya cant fling the reeds off. Youll find your about helpless w/o a good knive when its wrapped up tight 3-4" thick. Beats the soft material right out but leave a fiberey hemp roap behind, that isnt just real easy to cut
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