Im putting a bps 4000 on the back my 16ft lowe for a year then moving up to a 17ft excel next year. I was told to watch out for the motor having to much torque and wrecking the transom on the boat has any 1 heard of this and if so anyway to get around it for a season till i get my excel? thanks for the help

Dude I see a lot of people saying that a Mudmotor will wreck a riveted boat. I see it like this - my lil 16' had a 75 evinrude on it, most people's boats had 70's - 90's on 'em, and we all had jacking plates and plowed through almost the same crap we do now, so I don't think that 1/2 the horsepower will hurt it. My buddy ran a 36 PD on his 1848 riveted Polarkraft for a few years, and the boat did fine through all the mud and sandy bottoms. Logs are probably a different story, but I think a riveted will hold up fine.

Thanks for the info i know we had a 25 merc and i took out the lower unit bent the shaft and gears in a single blow on a rock and plowed through all kinds mud with it and didnt seem to have a prob but heard that got lil worried nd dont really wanna do another loan for my boat right now till the truck is paid for o well smtin happesn to the boat take the insurance money and put it towards my brand spankin new excel anymore info on this would be apreciated from any1 or cheap idea to beef it up so i dnt have to wrry!