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| Author: | FRANKtheTAU [ Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
Just wondering what's the advantage of the crawfish tail over a regular GDLT? |
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| Author: | med [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
Shorter shaft I think |
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| Author: | Buzz Killington [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
Yup Shorter shaft length |
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| Author: | FRANKtheTAU [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
I know the shaft is shorter. I was wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of the shorter tail. |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
The advantage is, its shorter. The disadvantage is, its shorter. |
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| Author: | stualaska [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | Salad Shoota [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
If you running trees and stumps, the longer the better. Trust me. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
its a cunt hair easier to drive, not worth the lost reach IMO. |
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| Author: | da go get'er [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
depends on how tight the trees are. My cousin and I both run 17*38 boats with a 23gdlt. open water his boat(crawfish model) is slooooow but it is much easier to turn around in the narrow ditches with trees. Mine is faster by about 3 miles an hour. His also turns alittle sharper |
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| Author: | duckduckboom [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | da go get'er [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
lets go! |
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| Author: | Randy S [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
Don't some of the crawfish models have a gear reduction box that allows you run a bigger prop and push more water? |
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| Author: | da go get'er [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | kibb [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | da go get'er [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | kibb [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
This is exactly what it looks like |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
The gear reduction is in the crankcase, not the frame. |
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| Author: | kibb [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
It's not in the crankcase. It a whole different animal. It's an add-on that's clearly shown in the picture. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
So, you can take that gearbox off and have a direct drive engine? |
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| Author: | kibb [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
I never have but by the looks of it you can. You would have to open the gearbox to do it. My guess is that there is a gear with a keyway and retaining bolt coming off the mainshaft. |
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| Author: | kibb [ Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
Here ya go. I forgot about the centrifugal clutch. By the looks of it, the clutch w/gear goes on the drive line like I said. Keyed then bolted through the end. Output shaft on the gearbox and engine should be similar. |
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| Author: | kibb [ Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Crawfish Tail?? |
This prop actually measured 9 3/4" but you can't tell with the angle of the pic. It's worn a lil and most likely was a 10". I'm not sure of the pitch without taking it off. This is a 9 hp motor. |
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| Author: | power731 [ Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
There is a 10X12 three blade on my buddies. |
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| Author: | bobbyjober [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
So we can all agree Godevil had the first longtail with gear reduction and neutral. Even the first mudmotor with neutral, being the reduction gear has a neutral at idle. Crawfisherman favored this longtail for that reason . I know of numerous commercial fisherman still using the 9hp crawfish model to this day. I seen people hang chains off the front of boat as to keep boat still at idle to raise crawfish traps. |
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| Author: | power731 [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
This one has been has been under water for weeks, then flushed and ran for years. I am reduilding it know because it ran for years with bent prop and raddled everthing lose. These are some badass motors. Not real fast but badass and dependable. |
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| Author: | kwak smacker19 [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
| Author: | Randy S [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawfish Tail?? |
You can get the smaller engine variety on *bay; search for reduction gearbox. |
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