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leatherwood
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Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:09 pm
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Location: Liberty TX
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 can i run a surface drive motor on this b The boat is a 1548 alweld tunnell and has pods. I have a 40 horse tiller and want to get a motor legal for the refuges,would prefer a surface drive mm,or should I just try and sell and get a different rig. Thanx for any input.
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OwenDickeson
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Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b Is it possible? yes
Would it suck? yes
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Tenpoint
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Joined: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:22 pm
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Location: Patterson LA
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b
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Rambeaux
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Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:43 pm
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Location: New Iberia, LA
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can i run a surface drive motor on this b It would as equivalent as putting a chandelier in a haunted house.....
About as useless as a screen door on a submarine
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kibb
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Location: Lafayette, LA
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can i run a surface drive motor on this b I thought there was a chandelier in all haunted houses. Spiders like to make webs on em. Jus sayin.
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leatherwood
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Location: Liberty TX
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b Ok thanx guys it is for sale or would trade for a mud boat and add some money.
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garrettpearce
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Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:10 pm
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Location: down da bayou
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the gator
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Location: Patterson,LA
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b The boat sits that low in the back that it needs that much floatation
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the gator
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b You could put a surface drive engine on it but you might have trouble
getting out of some sticky stuff
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leatherwood
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Location: Liberty TX
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b I bought the rig rigged out that way but no it doesn't sit that low but they seem to help and are a great step to get in the boat lol
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Duckdon
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Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:32 pm
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Location: Chugiak, Alaska
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b Looks like you will not have a full turning radius with the tail of the SD hitting the inside of the pods.
If thats the case "My opinion....Thumbs Down". Duckdon
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jared!!!
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Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:26 pm
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Location: bum fuk egypt venice
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b one of my padnas has a 27 gdsd on a 1548 semi v and goes throught just as much stuff as i do with a 1660 gdsd w/ carb exhaust heads and a few other nick nacs he not fast but it gets the job done
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mw46
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trev93
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Re: can i run a surface drive motor on this b
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