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Jay-Bird82
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Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:21 pm
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 Build your own? For those that have or know how to build there own long shaft...
How does one go about this? It must be cheaper?
I would be looking under or right around 20hp. Is there a kit that can be bought from a manufacturer that you can just do the assembly on?
I appreciate the input.
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FRANKtheTAU
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:30 pm
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Location: West TN
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Re: Build your own? Call Back Water Inc and ask them about their Glider Kits. They are making the best long tails out right now.
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CJB
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Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:46 am
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Location: Across the Bayou, LA
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Re: Build your own? The best?
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Walkers Bay Synd
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Joined: Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:28 am
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Location: Southland, New Zealand
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Re: Build your own? Unless you are a confident fabricator I wouldn't waste your time. They look simple but dialling in the angles but for the head aches involved the kits I'd say are worth it. Use the search or scroll back down in the long tail talk this subject gets covered regularly.
Bog hog also do a kitset,
And welcome to Mmt
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FRANKtheTAU
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Re: Build your own?
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Jay-Bird82
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Re: Build your own?
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FRANKtheTAU
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Location: West TN
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Re: Build your own? Uhhh...Call them.
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40 Backwater SWOMP Lite / 1752 Alweld Mud
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Kmoppert
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Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:48 pm
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Re: Build your own? Why sends a FB message as a primary way of contacting someone?
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Bigbuckfever
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Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: Build your own? Phones are amazing tools.... I bet you even talk to the owner if you call.
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wm
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Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:48 pm
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Location: Eau Claire Wi
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Re: Build your own?
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Walkers Bay Synd
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Re: Build your own?
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deadeyedick
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Re: Build your own?
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Jay-Bird82
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Re: Build your own? Man... This forum is so helpfull... Almost as good as the avery forum. Any how a business owner should be able to return an email i would think, if not... No biggie,my money goes else where
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tinman454
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Location: Ontario ,Canada, eh!
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Re: Build your own? I would try and make one on a 3-D printer that would be cheaper . 
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wm
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Re: Build your own? well how about this then what do you want to know about backwaterinc????
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deadeyedick
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Re: Build your own? I just bought a motor from PPF and it rocks. The thing is very well designed. Some say copied but who doesnt? Look at GT, MB, BT, BH, DMM they all copy and just make it a little different. The only one that hasnt so far is PD and they're second rate, unless you just have to have fpr then it is king but oh so fugly...It's the carp of mms but it's tough.
You can get a kit from PPF for about a grand.
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Karl Hungus
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Re: Build your own? tinman454 --->
Step 1: find someone who has a longtail near you.
Step 2 : measure & copy it ... and build your own using it as a pattern.
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jrp267
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Location: Wyoming, MN
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Re: Build your own? I like the ppf but it is only 7 hp so of no value to anyone in more than a sneak boat alone.
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