well i guess it could be worse but a week before closer I noticed that a small amount of grease was seeping out right above where the lower skeg is welded to the driveshaft tube on the lower unit . cleaned it up best i could with brake cleaner wire brushed it and put a small spot weld at what appeared to be a small depression like from to much heat on a weld . after the closer i noticed even more of a weep of grease and the small hole has turned into a crack . I called justin at mudbuddy and he told me basicly they have had that problem before and that i would have to up grade to a newer style for 545 I dont think that would even count the prop but could be wrong . Has anyone out there delt with this problem and what fix did t you use . I know I could take it apart clean it up drill a hole at the end of the crack and tig weld it but i dont know if it would be worth the effort ? any info would be greatly appriciated.

that's pretty much MB's M.O.

seems they may have finally got all their issues fixed, but until they did they used their customers as R&D and let them foot the bill. sucks for you now, good luck.

If you go w/ the new style...they can supply w/ the new hex shaft or the threaded which would allow you to use your current prop...if it were me...I'd go w/ the hex for ease of prop changing in the future....although the threaded is easy enough so long as you use NEVER SEEZ

thanx t-maci think justin said i would have to buy a new style 32" drive and mine is 36" so im afraid of not having enough prop in the mud with a shorter reach

How long it the Louisiana Model is't it 36"?????

I think I read where the La. model has a 32" shaft.

it says its a 36 but the rig is still down south in duck camp gotta go pick it up end of month and ill measure it out . bought it off mmt from a kid in cheeseland for 3k .hell i was going to put a clutch and trim on it this off season, if i gotta fork out 6 hundo for a new lower then i might as well order a new frame kit for 2400 and throw the motor on it ???

Fu@K it buy the new frame thats the way to go.
Then i Can use your old frame for Parts.

oh yea that will work rich give me a grand and you can have the whole thing minus the motor

Check is in the mail Buddy.

yea right
did you put the trim on yet ? how does it look ?

I got the trim on Monday and i am going to mess with it this weekend.

dude do you do any work or are u on mmt all day ?
your ol lady aint going to let you mess with that mud motor
shes happy shes not a duck hunters widow any more LOL
thers got to be some one out there with an old hyper if not i got two new props comng your way

You know I am on MMT all day my work consist of standing up and welling at my draftsman every half hour. As long as that is taken care of I can just take my time on MMT. And how would you know if your not. Caught you.

Your probably right she already have a list of things I have to do. No she's a good sport.

Score Two props, I’ll buy them off you. I don’t want to hear next season when were hunting “I get the first green head remember I gave you two wheels .”

I thought thats all you shoot up north in mendota/modesto area was greenheads and woodies hell i'll eat spoonies im not racsist ill shoot the hens too because im not sexiest either LOL
no im looking foward to the early goose hunt in oregon dropping the hammer shooting 3 1/2 heavy shot dead coyotee "T"'s like they were giving them away and telling you how my super x3 doesnt kick like your sbeII
god the end of the season is so depressing

You bring your x3 I will have my SP-10

You're right it is depressing, Duck season's over and boat is broken down.

im still shooting 2 oz of t's you dont need a 10 they dont load them as hot as 3.5 12's because there is alot of oldies out there

I have no time for this nonsense don’t you ever work.

only when the fire alarm goes off