first thing....great site. i have a 1436 duracraft boat. have duck hunted since i am 9 years old.i am 44 now. have always hunted either permanent blind in small club in flooded woods in a ring. always used pirogue. want to start hunting more in management area . longest run will be about 5 miles. grass taking over so cant use outboard anymore. what size motor would yall recomend. friends tell me at least 23hp...isnt that too big??? please ..any advice..thanks again.

I have a old 1436 and use a 5hp briggs outboard on it and it is good enough. My guess would be one of the 10hp longtails and as light as you can find.

A 16 or 18 hp will be fine. A 10 will push it thou

I have a 16longtail on a 1436 , never had a problem with it . Just make sure to have a ole shit handle

Get a GD 9hp

My first LT and I loved it

Brandon MacDonald

Nothing larger than a 23 for sure. My original boat was a 14*36 and the last motor i had on it was a 18hp. I traveled the world with that little rig and loved it. The 18hp is the same block as the 23 which has similar weight. The thing to be careful with is making sharp turns with that narrow boat. When you get strectched out with weight to one side and then the force of the motor pushing that corner down, It easy to sink it in that situation. Nothing more than a 23 and wear your kill switch is my recommendation.

Thanks everyone....... called go devil here in Louisiana and he recommended 9hp longtail also...that's what I think I will do......again thanks eveyone