I have a 16 foot lund aluminium boat that I use for duck hunting and I was thinking of putting a mud motor on it was size would you guys recommend i put it on it. Right now i have a 40 hp mariner but want to be able to swap for mud mud motor when duck season rolls around. thanks

This is what i have on my 16' boat.
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The only thing is it is a v bottom fishing boat that I have turned into a really nice duck boat but do you think that will matter thanks

The only thing is it is a v bottom fishing boat that I have turned into a really nice duck boat but do you think that will matter thanks

you will not get the best performance from a surface drive on a v hull

Should I go with a long tail then if. So what size

I know that my boat is the best for duck hunting out of but it works so would i be better off with a longtail and if so what size would work the best for my situation

what kind of speeds do you get out of your boat and thank you for the information

thank you for the info the boat says it can handle a 50 hp outboard but i will still beef it up. thank you it helped me out alot

What width is your 16 ft boat? When I bought my 36 Prodrive it was on a 16x48 G3 modified v.While it didnt perform like a long slick flat boat it still ran 28.My advice is-either sell your whole rig as a package and get what works best,or-buy a 35-36 hp now and upgrade boats later.Dont get a small motor now or you will regret it later.

The width is 48 inches right now I have enough saved up to buy a used mud motor but not for a whole rig which I would love thank you for the help I appreciate it

If I could sell my rig and be able to get a new duck rig I would bc I hunt ducks 55 days out 60 or more and I hate having to get out and push boat through muck that is up past my nuts and plus I'm going to college so having to pay for a good boat would be hard. So I'm hoping the motor will do the trick for now till I can upgrade to a true duck boat

I thought maybe that was your downhill speeds

I run a 32 hp PD on a 16 x 54 tracker. It is by no means a flat bottom but it has gotten me every where that I have wanted to go in the areas that I hunt in MO, without any trouble. I like the fact that it is a little lighter which makes it easier to push when I run it aground on hard bottoms. Because it is a little lighter, I had to weld on a trim tab to get the nose down when getting on step. Sometimes, when a motor isn't matched to the boat, you have do do a bit of fabrication to make your particular set-up work for you, but for me that's 1/2 the fun. Monkey around with what you've got till you get it dialed in.

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