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Hands-free mud motor troling on a jon boat
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08/18/15 04:24 AM
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WillieRip
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Re: Hands-free mud motor troling on a jon boat
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08/24/15 11:03 AM
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Shaun Russell
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I sure do like the idea of that type of motor. I wonder how much power is lost though?
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19
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Re: Hands-free mud motor troling on a jon boat
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08/29/15 06:31 PM
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Csafisher
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Long tails like that are slooow. Used to have a 24hp Honda on my 1648. It would top out at 20 with just me. Now have a 35 surface drive and it tops at 27
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Re: Hands-free mud motor troling on a jon boat
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09/17/15 11:36 PM
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WillieRip
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Power loss? It's direct shaft. Although I don't know of a way to measure brake horsepower, there is no transmission loss as I understand because it's direct shaft, but I may be wrong. There are plenty of guys getting 20 mph with longtails like this from simple 6.5 hp powerplants like this: because it uses a go-kart powerplant you can hot-rod it just like you would a small-block 350. Considering I can build one of these for less than $600, then modify it to produce twice as much horsepower, it's not a bad deal. There's also plenty of guys running V-twin 22 hp longtails running 25 mph. That's more speed with less horsepower: Here's a guy doing about 90 mph. This is a jet ski engine though, but longtails are not slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcxQyqGF-A
Last edited by WillieRip; 09/17/15 11:45 PM.
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