Nimrod71
Senior Member
I am rebuilding my WE 548. I am thinking of buying a surface drive mud motor since the river is so low most of the year. I would like any ideas and recommendations you may have.
Yep, you are about to stir up a hornets nest. Couple questions, Do you want this for an all around boat or just hunting? What hull are you putting it on? What type water are you planning on running? And Rnelson hit it on the head GTR and HDR's are the best two IMO. Belt driven is the way to go for maintenance and speed reasons. My HDR serves me fine and hasn't left me stranded,yet!!!!
River sand will eat up a $300 surface drive prop in a hurry!!!
River sand will eat up a $300 surface drive prop in a hurry!!!
I think every new surface drive owner blows through the first prop very quickly unless they have a friend who already has one and knows better. At least here in ga in clay bottom and sand filled lakes. I have been through 4 props in 10 years and the 5th one that's on the boat now has been on there for 3 years Its a lot cheaper to get out and push the boat in GA.
I found that a SD on a Jon boat Don't Work long,I beat a 1648 tracker boat up bad in one season,2011 I bought a 1744 Gator trax/ Mudbuddy 35 sport and was worth the $$$.After 6 years and 520 hours I put on this rig I've put it into every thing a duck boat could go,Put a BPS muffler after the first one rusted out and keep it serviced oil,plugs and valves adjusted and it's as strong as ever.Snapped a throttle cable on a hunt and used bailing wire to repair to get back in.A prop a year is about average for mine.Next SD will be a 35 HDR if and when this one dies.
Why not an EFI? I would never go carb now that they have worked most of the electrical problems out. My 37HDR starts like a dream in the cold weather and is much smoother.
Why not an EFI? I would never go carb now that they have worked most of the electrical problems out. My 37HDR starts like a dream in the cold weather and is much smoother.
Working MOST of the electrical problems out don't work for me,That's why I will stick with a carb it has not yet give me a problem yet.A carb is very easy to fix are replace the EFI is not.Why not an EFI? I would never go carb now that they have worked most of the electrical problems out. My 37HDR starts like a dream in the cold weather and is much smoother.