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WI715
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Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:24 am Posts: 53
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40 EFI ordered
Alright guys, I've had a 24hp drake surface drive on my boat since November. At the time it was on a 1542 weldbilt that was hooked in between every rib. Got rid of it and had Extreme metal fab build me a 16x48 with a huntdeck. The DSD has been great when everything's working right. I ditched the lifan for a 22hp pred which nearly doubled my speed with a 10" prop. Trying to work a buy back on the lifan since its had fuel issues since day one. To date it it's on its 2nd engine, 2nd prop shaft, 2nd belt, and both sides of the belt housing has welds crack. Plan right now is to get it back to square one and sell it.
Ordered a BW 40 this week. Every excited. I should see the same speeds or better than what I'm getting now. Does the 40 come with an electric fuel pump and battery cables?
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Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:56 am |
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Wchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:10 pm Posts: 1872
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
You should be very happy with that 40 LT. The guys on here that have them, love them. Where are you located out of?
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FRANKtheTAU
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:30 pm Posts: 1386 Location: West TN
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
_________________ 40 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1752 Alweld Mud
6.5 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1440 PolarKraft
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WI715
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Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:24 am Posts: 53
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
I'm active, so I bounce around every couple years. Originally from northern WI but currently in NC.
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
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huck Finn
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:42 pm Posts: 1913 Location: Conroe tx
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
_________________ Ole black water keep on rolling
18x54 Uncle J -GTR - with the koolaid Back H2o SWOMP 23 SS stage 2 15x36 GD Duck Skiff GATOR GATOR GLIDE PROSTAFF BACKWATER PROSTAFF http://www.gatorglide.com
Coupe rest in peace brother
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WI715
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Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:24 am Posts: 53
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
This is an issue I thought of earlier today. 16" transom and sides are around 21". The hunt deck is 20". I'm taking my boat a welder next week to repair a cracked weld on my SD and to weld up the holes in my transom from the bolts. I think I'm going to run into issues running the longtail due to the difference in heights between the transom and false transom. Should I just have the welder build my transom up to 20?
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Plandr5
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Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:46 am Posts: 37
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
Can you have them build a short shaft ? I had the build mine down short for 100
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
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Slick1976
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Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:55 pm Posts: 36
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
Ran my new 40 for the first time today. In heavy chop (12-16 inch waves)with just me in the boat I was holding 26 mph in a 754 war eagle. Couldn’t find any shallow water with all of the rain we’ve had.
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
I'd be very happy with those speeds.
There may have been some confusion about what I needed to do to my boat. I think theres a possibility that I wont be able to pop the motor out of the water very far due to the height of my transom (16") and my false transom (21"). I called Jake at BW and he said I'm on the right track but I should wait until I install the motor before modifying my boat, which is the plan. The hunt deck is 20" but extract measurement is right around 18". Those were just rough lines and 45 degree angles in the marks I drew out but I'm going to match the angles of the hull on the transom cut IF I need to do it. Engines paid for just waiting on a tracking number at this point.
New prop shaft is getting milled along with a new locking collar for the prop. The SD has been a headache since I got it.
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
Excuse the crap photo quality. New phone case is in the mail. Got the motor mounted up last weekend and it went to the welder on Tuesday. Lesson learned, dont tell someone you arent in a rush. Still waiting for a text saying it's done.
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Glades Ranger
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm Posts: 1490 Location: south Florida
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
Hoping everything works out well! Don't often see a longtail on a hunt deck...
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
I'll snatch some pictures in a little bit but the notch worked great. Took the boat out on a local pond this morning, its covered in stumps but the 300 yard clear stretch let me do a few laps at various rpms. I got up to 27mph. Diggin it so far.
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
There she be
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FRANKtheTAU
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:30 pm Posts: 1386 Location: West TN
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
Clean work by the fab guy and good numbers.
_________________ 40 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1752 Alweld Mud
6.5 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1440 PolarKraft
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WI715
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Re: 40 EFI ordered
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