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why are copperheads so damn fast?
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Author:  duckman25 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:00 pm ]
Post subject:  why are copperheads so damn fast?
why is it that an 18 copperhead will outrun most stock 35s? i've always hard MMs weren't speed demons but an 18 hittin 30mps is nuts!
Author:  WestEndAngler [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why are copperheads so damn fast?
Who is hittin' 30?!

I saw a post awhile back with an Uncle-J skiff like a 1340 with 18 copperhead that hit 20....
Author:  msm8281 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:11 pm ]
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Author:  duckman25 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:13 pm ]
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check out the speeds their gettin on youtube, search copperhead 18....
Author:  duckman25 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why are copperheads so damn fast?
a guy has one for sale on here and says his would hit 30 with just him in a 14ft jon....
Author:  CCC [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:26 pm ]
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30 in a 14 foot boat is cool but.. I bet a few doz decoys, dog, and another person that little 18 hp will be hurting, I might be wrong, just some things questioned. I would of bought one from the guy if he would of called me back, talked to him on the phone a few time and emailed him and he never called back once.
Author:  SwampThing07 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:48 pm ]
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Gil at copperhead said it was because of the perfect combo gears and propeller they use on such a light weight motor. They are def little speed demons. Buddy has a 12 on a 14 that runs pretty good.
Author:  3peckeredbilly [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:10 pm ]
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Author:  scatters boy 316 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:19 pm ]
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they ar fast because ppl that own them strap them to super light weight hulls(150-200 pounds) and they are great to run refuges or if you want a new mud rig and your on a budget. my 1436 jon had 18 inch sides and a 16 inch transom with flotatation. it was all 100ga. aluminum, the best speed i ever saw was after we ripped out the old flotation(hull weighed in a 130 ibs.) and i hit 25 mph in 1 1/2 feet of water.and when your going that fast in a boat that small your not riding in the boat anymore, your surfing :lol: :lol:
Author:  duckman25 [ Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why are copperheads so damn fast?
well i have a 1442 riveted jon and a 1548 riveted jon,both monarks, great little boats, i run shallow sandy rivers and flooded timber, my hunting load would be a 70lb lab 2 dozen dekes tops and a gun and blind bag, i think i could still hit at least 25 with that load? i don't need a huge hoss motor with a 3/16 hull, that would be impractical for me....if an 18 would really perform like that then i think it'd be perfect, if i do have a huge load it won't matter cause i'd be going slow through the woods anyways, i don't have any open water to run where i hunt most of the time just thick ass green timber...just tryin to weigh my options fellas!
Author:  jp0242 [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: why are copperheads so damn fast?
I think its got alot to do with the prop I have a hopkins on my 16 hp longtail on a 1436 rivet and get 17-18 mph when im surface driving it with two guys guns and deeks and around 15 mph when I put the cav plate under

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Author:  supercajun [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why are copperheads so damn fast?
It's half the boat and have the motor of the bigger rigs. Power to weight is around the same stock so u see the same speeds.
Author:  bayouboy [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:18 pm ]
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