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Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both
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MMT Member
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:54 pm Posts: 4 
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 Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of bothI'm to buy a boat and I'm just wanting some info on the transom. What's better tall or short. Plan on getting a gtr 35.
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| Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:13 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:21 pm Posts: 2207 Location: North Alabama
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both Tall, water will get in boat reversing with short and stopping suddenly. Most guys get a tall now, a huntdeck helps with water but a tall is the best bet
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:05 pm |
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Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:21 pm Posts: 140 Location: Texas
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both I have a short transom. Never had any issues with water coming over the transom, but when I'm running loaded in rough water I sure wish I had an extra 4" just for peace of mind.
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:05 pm |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both Tall for Resale
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:06 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both There are no advantages to a short transom, except maybe the top of the motor being 4" shorter if you hunt really thick woods. I hunt some very thick shit and don't see it being a game changer.
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:27 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both I have a hunt deck so tall or short didn't really matter for water over the transom. I bought a tall because it seemed like they have better resale value and also I wanted to be able to put a 30-40HP outboard on it and it seems like there are more long shaft than short shaft motors around here in that HP range.
On the downside--it does produce a taller profile while hunting and right now with the high water, I can't get under the bridge that goes to the north side of our lake... _________________ 1754 Gator Trax Hybrid Hunt Deck with GTR35 |
| Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:35 pm |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:53 pm Posts: 5077 Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both _________________ HOTSAUCE170 wrote: I've never gone to Seminole for the amenities/luxury the two reasons I go down there are to kill shit and get fucked up with like minded individuals aka OG'S. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are discussed (with no roaches) lake lanier is near Atlanta. If you wanna have an awesome time and maybe stay in a room where children were conceived on one side and someone got stabbed over an 8-ball on the other come on down I got a can of raid. 
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:41 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:23 am Posts: 482
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both I went short on my new build because I wanted a lower profile. I also need to get under tight bridges when the water is up on the lakes. I'll have a hunt deck so water over the transom shouldn't be a concern.
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| Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:02 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:36 pm Posts: 498
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| Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:07 am |
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Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:23 pm Posts: 215
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both Under no circumstance get a short transom. That motor weighs a ton (not literally) compared to a 25 tiller outboard which is what the short transom are designed for. Tall all the way. I run a 35 gtr
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| Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:23 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:03 pm Posts: 461
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Re: Transom tall or short. Pros & cons of both With a hunt deck its no issue...short motor mount and regular false transom and you wont have issues
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