recently purchased a 23hp GDLT. Its runnin on a 15ft by 'round 60 in wide solid welded boat. by welcraft. Its seems to be going slower than a coons ass on the side of the road!! This is is my first GDLT and i need some help. Should i get a smaller boat? or do i need to get a diff/new prop?? Cause i'll tell you one thing it aint impressing my padnas much. and im scared da ladies aint gonna like it either.

Please help

How fast are you going (GPS it)? Long tails are not known for their speed, they are known for the torque they put out...

what is the width of your prop?

Dude thats my old boat i sold about 2 years ago to a guy in San Antonio, it was running freakin awesome when i sold it, what kind of problems you having.

That thing carried 2 people no problem running about 18-20mph i hunted out of it for 5 years

Dat was a bad sumbitch rite der. Took it places a boat shouldn't go Good times.

I laughed at yer avatar.

Try taking the wood outta the bottom of it. Youll be surprised at how much that weighs.

Ha that's crazy that it's your old boat!! Well seems to be runnin alright motor wise but this is my first longtail an idk! Gonna GPS it tommorrow and measure the prop in case of wear. Seems that folks up on YouTube have videos haulin ass and doing jumps and shit!! Lol GD's website suggests u should drop an inch of pitch for bigger boats. Maybe I should try that?? I'm guessing i'm going about 5mph. Deff not 18-20. But I'll check it out and see

Ain't no wood.

Thats crazy 5MPH thats un heard of i know i had the prop re-worked on it and it ran like a battle ship, the guy i sold it to used it to hunt rivers from what i understand and rivers mean sand so i'm sure the prop has wear, the boat with just me in it 180 would freakin move. That is a 15' 44" boat 44" being on the bottom, didn't never measure the top. I named it also "PATHFINDER" cause thats what that boat is, i used that thing all the time, was a bad ass little boat for me, i'm sure its something with the prop need to measure it from blade to blade let me know what it is.

You should be getting atleast 17-18 mph have you tried a tune up and recup on your prop. Try those I bet it helps alot.

tag for response. my guess is on the prop..

Alright so I just measured prop. It's 8 & 1/2 inches. I'm guessing time for a new one?? Also I'm gonna pull out gps prop today or tommorrow and get a reading. For the prop do I just buy a brand new one from go devil? Or how's that work. Also what about a new exhaust? This one is all rusty and old. I was thinking a bps exhaust? Looks cool but not sure of the sound. Saw it had a silencer for hunting and then guess I could take it out for a louder sound when just cruising around. Also was thinking this might give me a little more power?!?! Appriciate any input.

The bps will give ya a lil more power, but even with the silencer in, it's still pretty loud. Not obnoxious, but loud. If I'm not mistaken, the heads were already port & polished by EVT a few yrs ago, so the exhaust & new prop should make th ol slow devil scoot pretty good.

Yes it is definitly time for a new prop, it has been reworked once maybe twice if i'm not mistaken, Just order a new one from Go-devil or you could pick you up from my buddy with SETXPerformance.com he can also get the new muffler for you, that ought to wake that little motor up a little. you'll definitly see a difference with a new prop and exhaust. His name is keith and tell him i referred you to him, i know him real well! Hope all this helps, cause that engine you have right there is a performer, i can vouch for it!

alright cool!! i ordered a new one earlier today from go devil but i'll deff give keith a call bout the exhaust. which one do i want to get or do they even have avalible for the go devil 23? i attached 2 pics below that i saw online. duals or single? i dont give a damn if its loud as hell that'd be awesome! haha.

obviously i dont have the surface drive but these are the only pictures i found to kinda get an idea i guess. I dont want quiet marshmellow exhaust or stock...

Oh, well in that case.....
CROSSOVER!!!!!!!!
Thank me later.

Hey I just noticed that u can get a new prop with a heavy "cup" should I change my order to that?! Or just get the stock one for the 23hp vanguard

Team Camo-

So that cross over exhaust is gonna be bad ass and loud or what?! Lol I need more info!! Haha

I don't think you can get that single crossover for the small vanny's but i can call and check it out for you. If you can that is one hell of a sounding exhaust, i too have it on my boat, sounds like a little Baja coming around the corner, but i also have the 35vanny. Also i wouldn't get a heavy cup for that motor, the 23 is a high strung motor, not known for producing alot of torque, i had the heads done after i got it and it did a little better on the low end but also i tried to run a heavy cup prop on there and it did not work. Stick with stock cup. Between all the guys on here we'll get ol' pathfinder scootin again. LOL You got yourself a good motor, now we just got to get it right again, i'll post up some options for you on exhaust after i talk to keith!

You can get the crossover for the 23, I hooked Chase up with Keith a while back. He got the Mikuni and BPS combo for his 23 LA Special. Take out that baffle and it's a screamin match to talk to each other when ya 2 ft apart. I think you'll like it.

I am having the exact same problem with my beavertail 24hp, only goes about 12mph. Does anyone know if there are any performance parts available for the honda 24? Its a TAFGCAM 670

Hey chase did you talk to keith about the bps crossover exhaust? or what options i can get...?? see if he's got some pictures

Chase aint a member on here, he's a buddy of ours. His crossover looks like mine, only smaller & alot newer. I'll try to get ya a pic of it.

Oh alright haha cool. Does keith hook it up on the price or not really?

He's pretty good on prices, but always has something on sale, too.

Alright cool. Is he on mmt? Or did any of y'all talk to him yet? Also u think it's cheaper to go through him or through BPS? I want to get the cross over I guess. Since that one sounds the best (loudest) but I would kinda like to see a picture first to know what I'm buying.

Here ya go... http://www.setxperformance.com....

Chops3131 on MMT...

Earl just posted the link to his site, he's on mmt as chops3131. Pm me ya # & i'll fwd the to ya.

Alright I talked to Keith on the phone and he said they are 2 weeks out on that BPS crossover. And it's $399. He also said that I could get the new carb kit too. Guessing this is the same package that ur buddy your buddy got?? Let me know I told him i'd call him back once I decide

that'd be it.

Where they got mud runs where evrybody just takes there boats out and xruise around?

After my motor is ready to go I bet this topic is gonna be the best one for all the info u need within the "longtail" talk section

Big rides all the time, just gotta look for em. LA Mud Run in Morgan City on Aug 31.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mk681mwFOE

The SLOW DEVIL haha