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Tex79
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:41 am
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 First run with the mud buddy Finally got to take my boat out today and all I can say is DAMN!! Nothing stops these motors I went places today that an outboard could only dream of going. I just have to get used to driving this thing I ran it aground twice today trying to take a corner too fast but it's all good I love this motor!! In open water just me a fuel tank and battery my gps on my phone said 17mph I don't know how accurate that is but it was as fast as I want to go standing with no grab bar.
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| Mon May 14, 2012 11:47 am |
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coyote29
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:40 am
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Re: First run with the mud buddy Whats hp motor is that? and how big it the boat?
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| Mon May 14, 2012 12:55 pm |
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Tex79
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:41 am
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First run with the mud buddy It's a 20hp Honda on a 15x44 weld craft.
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Glades Ranger
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm
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Location: south Florida
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Re: First run with the mud buddy They are fun! Make sure you wear your kill switch lanyard and keep your feet apart comfortably balanced. I had a 25 HP on my 1544 alumaweld square jon back in 2K and I tweaked the throttle and I was doing 22.3 mph by myself and that was pure joy!
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Tex79
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Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:41 am
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First run with the mud buddy Yeah the way I drove today I would be a complete idiot not to wear my kill switch. 
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| Mon May 14, 2012 3:37 pm |
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indawoods
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:32 am
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Re: First run with the mud buddy get a grab bar made asap. if you get in trouble, push the handle down. no death grip on the handle or a stump will dislocate your shoulder.
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| Mon May 14, 2012 4:17 pm |
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Tex79
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:41 am
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First run with the mud buddy Yeah I need to make a grab bar for sure. Took my 2 boys 8 & 10 for a quick ride after school and they loved it!!! They were amazed at where we could go.
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| Mon May 14, 2012 5:43 pm |
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Buzz Killington
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm
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Re: First run with the mud buddy Tex79 - you've got the same setup as I do - Speeds are the same too.
Thanks for the pics yesterday - get your grab bar set up and go have some fun.
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hunt682
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:43 am
Posts: 1127
Location: Camilla, Georgia
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First run with the mud buddy What's with all this talk about a grab bar I've run my 23 lt since I was 15 without one and the last 2yrs without a kill switch cause I cut the sumbitch off
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| Tue May 15, 2012 7:48 am |
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Glades Ranger
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm
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Location: south Florida
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Re: First run with the mud buddy I've had a mini bar always stocked since my 18 HP GD back in '89, and always grabbed from that. 
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