WaterfowlForum.Net

Hi all my name is Steve and I am new here,I was wondering which one you all like better and why?I really want a new boat and one of those motors

firewokey wrote:Hi all my name is Steve and I am new here,I was wondering which one you all like better and why?I really want a new boat and one of those motors

Both have their merits and I have owned both, first I had a 27hp long tail and now I have a 35hp SD.

Long tail Pros & Cons

Pro: Can reach out and get you unstuck better because of their length
Pro: Cheaper on the used market
Con: Harder to drive/turn
Con: SLOW

Surface Drive Pros & Cons

Pro: Faster
Pro: Easier to drive, can drive these sitting down
Con: More expensive
Con: Heavier than most LT of the same HP.

Hope that helps!

Olly has pretty well nailed the pros and cons.

In addition: Surface drive boats will usually haul a larger load.

Mine is for sale

Thanks guys,and you cant say something is for sale and not say how much it is.Thats just being a tease.
Tucker also has one for sale but i am in N.Y. and his is a long tail.Still not sure what i want for a rig but i hunt mostly small lakes and rivers in my area.The mud motor setup is what i want just not sure which style.I hope to be buying one this spring or summer.

firewokey wrote:Thanks guys,and you cant say something is for sale and not say how much it is.Thats just being a tease.
Tucker also has one for sale but i am in N.Y. and his is a long tail.Still not sure what i want for a rig but i hunt mostly small lakes and rivers in my area.The mud motor setup is what i want just not sure which style.I hope to be buying one this spring or summer.

A little more than Tuckers, his was a steal. Mine is $13,500

RonE, what size is that boat?

Why You selling Ron?

I'll give you $94.

A tanned skunk hide, 6 hens and a rooster.

Boat is an Uncle J 18' X 54" 2011 The motor is 2007

Selling to buy an airboat.

RonE wrote:Boat is an Uncle J 18' X 54" 2011 The motor is 2007

Selling to buy an airboat.

Got the fever...

RonE wrote:Boat is an Uncle J 18' X 54" 2011 The motor is 2007

Selling to buy an airboat.

I thought you had an airboat?

What kind of airboat you getting Ron?

Didnt you just get that boat Ron?

firewokey wrote:Hi all my name is Steve and I am new here,I was wondering which one you all like better and why?I really want a new boat and one of those motors

What is the water like for 90% of your boat useage? Deep? Rocky streams? Shallow hard bottom? Shallow muddy bottom?

T Man wrote:

firewokey wrote:Hi all my name is Steve and I am new here,I was wondering which one you all like better and why?I really want a new boat and one of those motors

What is the water like for 90% of your boat useage? Deep? Rocky streams? Shallow hard bottom? Shallow muddy bottom?

It doesn't really matter, anywhere he goes he will look cool if he has a surface drive!

FlintRiverFowler wrote:Didnt you just get that boat Ron?

He got the fever. There is no stopping it now. Airboat fever hit the bay a couple years ago when the water levels really dropped. My first season I never heard or saw an airboat. Now you can hear them running just about every morning.

capt1972 wrote:

T Man wrote:

firewokey wrote:Hi all my name is Steve and I am new here,I was wondering which one you all like better and why?I really want a new boat and one of those motors

What is the water like for 90% of your boat useage? Deep? Rocky streams? Shallow hard bottom? Shallow muddy bottom?

It doesn't really matter, anywhere he goes he will look cool if he has a surface drive!

Gotta straight pipe that bitch too.

How small you think this guys dick is?

NuffDaddy wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:Didnt you just get that boat Ron?

He got the fever. There is no stopping it now. Airboat fever hit the bay a couple years ago when the water levels really dropped. My first season I never heard or saw an airboat. Now you can hear them running just about every morning.

At this point I can't afford a welded boat with any type of mud motor... much less an airboat, saw a couple old guys running some really badass air boats up on the river this past summer. First and only ones I've seen around these parts.

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:Didnt you just get that boat Ron?

He got the fever. There is no stopping it now. Airboat fever hit the bay a couple years ago when the water levels really dropped. My first season I never heard or saw an airboat. Now you can hear them running just about every morning.

At this point I can't afford a welded boat with any type of mud motor... much less an airboat, saw a couple old guys running some really badass air boats up on the river this past summer. First and only ones I've seen around these parts.

If I could afford one I'd have one. Save a lot of idling with the motor at full trim and pulling the boat by hand.
Would be the shit for bowfishing too.

staaggge threeeee upgraaadddeee

NuffDaddy wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:Didnt you just get that boat Ron?

He got the fever. There is no stopping it now. Airboat fever hit the bay a couple years ago when the water levels really dropped. My first season I never heard or saw an airboat. Now you can hear them running just about every morning.

At this point I can't afford a welded boat with any type of mud motor... much less an airboat, saw a couple old guys running some really badass air boats up on the river this past summer. First and only ones I've seen around these parts.

If I could afford one I'd have one. Save a lot of idling with the motor at full trim and pulling the boat by hand.
Would be the shit for bowfishing too.

After all the stumps we hit this weekend with Ollys boat with no real problems, I'm damn sure gonna have one before too long, that would've destroyed my riveted boat and knocked the lower unit off my motor to boot.

No stumps here to worry about, but we have big ass boulders. Had a close call this past spring when I hit a gravel bar at 35mph. Luckily I missed al the boulders and only shredded a prop.

NuffDaddy wrote:How small you think this guys dick is?

How often do you think about some other dude's cock?

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:How small you think this guys dick is?

How often do you think about some other dude's cock?

More often than you'd think.

No homo

fag

rebelp74 wrote::? fag

You can't do that. I called no homo.

after the fact. You realize you stuck your neck out too far.