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I will be getting my new mm rig friday and was wondering what are must have's to keep in the boat for emergency. Ive had a outboard for years now and I am new to mud motors. JW what are some things y'all keep in your rigs for emergencies while hunting.

I will be posting a full review as well after I run the boat. Its a 1754 svw4 excel with boss 37 EFI.


Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:10 pm
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Try cyber mudfest.

This is for reviews only.


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Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:29 pm
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So I got the nat gear green one, didn't know if I would like it but I really do. Haven't ran it yet. Full review to come


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Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:33 pm
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Ran it today. Never ran a mm before was very surprised how different it was from out board on driving. Any tips for beginners?


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Congrats the best advice is stick time just run the hell out of it you'll figure it out from there


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Put you some gator glide on that bad boy! It'll make a world of difference... And quack is right, the more you ride the better you'll get.

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Also, since it's your first time, these motors don't run like an outboard. You want to trim the motor up to where about half of the prop is out the water, and half in. you want to be throwing a rooster tail.

you will get way better speeds if you don't keep the prop submerged under water.

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Ok thanks. Wtf is gator glide?


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Slick coating for the bottom of the hull.


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So it's a kit u spray on?


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No, you roll it on.
Its a 2 part epoxy pretty much.

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MM Brand: Boss
Horsepower: 37 EFI
Boat Brand: Excel
Boat Size: 1754
Boat Layout: swv4

Speeds | Shallow Water: 25 mph
Speeds | Deep Water: 24 mph
Total Boat Load With Gear Etc: Only 2 people in boat, 11 gallons of fuel
Conditions Tested In: calm water, no wind

Comments: (First time mm owner). Boat seems to handle good, runs good in shallow mud flats (surprised how good),
motor pulls good on the low end, I figured it would go a little faster on the top end. Boat will be mainly used in flooded timber. Planning on doing the gator glide on the boat.

Any recommendations for furthering the boats performance or hull/motor longevity would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


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Best advice ever give to me concerning owning/operating a MM rig.... for get how much it cost, forget how much it is to fix it, DRIVE IT LIKE YA STOLE IT!!!! LOL after you get some stick time and get into a couple pickles you'll learn just how true this is. I'm about to own my 7th (of different size boat motor combos) and the only real bad stuck situations i can think of being in over the years were because i got scared and let off the throttle or i chickened out and tried to not go thru where i was headed and fell into a worse situation than if i would have just hammered down!!

As for what i would get.... a good push pole, lights, solid grab bar, and ALWAYS WEAR THAT KILL SWITCH LINE.... ALWAYS!!!!

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Thanks. Yeah the kill switch seems like an excellent idea. Def wearing that thing


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Where are you located? It would probably help if you got with somebody that owns a mud rig and get an idea what you should realistically expect out of one.

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I'm in south Central Arkansas. Idk anyone with a mm rig, but agreed I would love to go on a ride and see how others are driven


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Where exactly? from the looks of that trash can in the back ground and the quality of those houses, possibly El Dorado? I work in Warren, and live just north of Moro Bay. Another friend of mine, BigRich on here is around Fordyce.

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Im from conway. Im sure one of us could get with you and show you what she'll do. When i first started running mine i had no idea it would do some of the things i can do now as far as places it will go.

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I'm in pine bluff, my in laws are in Warren and I am around there a lot.


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Stout push pole for prying, a machete or two, zip ties, tool bag, just to name a few. Those items have saved me multiple times.

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Where can I buy a voodoo exhaust ?


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