going to purchase a new mud motor this week. I have searched and searched, but still torn I have narrowed the list down to these two options. copperhead 12 with the lct engine or the copperhead 14 with the kohler 14hp…

the motor will go on a flat bottom alumacraft 1436. looking to get the best speed/load carrying ability.

any advice, or review of someone who has ran both would be helpful thank you.

What does copperhead recommend to be the best?

A friend of mine had the 18 it would push his 1548 23-25 mph lite load. I would just get the 14. Contact copperhead and ask the preferred hp size for your boat. 14 shouldn't be to big

Ive got the copperhead with the briggs motor on it. I think it is roughly a 14 hp motor. Its rated in ft lbs of torque but is only 9 cc smaller than the kohler motor i believe. Anyway it pushes me and my 14 ft fiberglass boat 21 so its pretty quick for what it is. They seem to be a well built motor ive had it for a year and customer service seems to be pretty good as well.

After careful consideration. I called and spoke with the company LCT has revamped the design of the engines and complaints are minimal at the time; over a year since the remodel of engine. I decided to go with the 12hp for two reasons: 1- copperhead recommended it over the 14.
2- it has remote fuel option.

Now on to the service thus far. Top notch is all I can say. It was the most informative and easy sale of a product ever. Josh was more than happy to answer all my questions and wasn't trying to rush me off the phone or to a sales department. I will post an in depth review once the motor arrives.

Thank you for your responses.