Frank, did you have a tall or short transom on your war eagle with the 23? LS or SS motor?

Short transom boat and SS motor.

Do you beleive that is a better/faster setup than a tall transom and a LS? Im still on the fench about transom choice.

As far as speed, I believe an LS motor on a tall transom boat gives the same speed as an SS motor on a short transom boat. I also know an SS motor is much easier to drive then an LS motor. The shorter driveshaft makes the torque steer much less noticeable.

ordered a prop from them at 5 pm the very next day it was sitting on my door step top notch customer service great guy to talk to answered all my questions

One of these days everyone will start to believe the hype! These guy have the best longtail you can buy and the best customer service you could ever hope for.

Just ordered my 35hp swomp LS, and I can't wait for it to get here!

Got my Swomp 35 LS in a few days ago. Very nice motor!
Awesome customer service!!

Just ordered a prop for my little 13hp LT.

I ran the motor just briefly on my boat. The motor is great. Comes right to the surface and handles awesome.
I've only been able to ride in the deep current water of the Ohio River but it was great. I'm running it on a Heavy Southfork 1748. Welded floor, welded side panels and welded in gun box, full tank of gas and cooler. Ran 21. I'm 225lb. I put in another 325+lbs and still got 19mph. I'm pleased with this and told I should gain a little as the motor has time to break in and loosen up. Happy Customer and dealing with Arlon and his guys has been pleasure.

Is that a flat bottom or a MV hull?

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So this spring I'm picking up a 1742 flat bottom not sure on total weight of the boat, I'm putting a 35hp backH2O ss or ls on it. What would be a good guess of speeds on it. My self I'm 145# and with my buddy he is around 190#.

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I would expect around 23 or so or so with just you and no load. Assuming your set up is good and your boat hull. My 1854 with 1/8 hull does 21-22 with minimal load.


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I currently have pods that were custom made on the boat when it was built. I'm being told that these are welded perfectly since that are flush with the bottom but have a slight increase angle up at the rear of the pod. I have noticed that the boat wake that makes a V behind the boat is hitting very near the prop and cav plate. I wonder if this disturbed water causing interferences and robbing me of performance. Before the Swomp 35 I had a Gatortail on the same boat but with the surface drive having the shorter shaft, this was never an issue.
Should I cut off these pods?? I'll try to upload video later.
Thanks

Pumped!!! My Glider kit is on the big brown truck today and should be here when I get off work!!! Bolting on a GX390 and mounting it on a 1436 G3 jon.

I'll keep you guys updated!

I saw this thread and had to weigh in.
So far all is well with my back water prop. i got it on a 14hp mud buddy. thing moves way better with the backwater prop than with the stock mud buddy prop. less exspensive too........................

Doesn't matter if you're buying a prop or a 35hp longtail, you can't go wrong by going with Back Water Inc.

Here's my new rig!! I've been out twice and yesterday I got a good feel for the new motor. Ran some shallow phragmite stump infest waters and this thing just went. Then I got intentionally stuck and I was able to power out if it. Haven't GPS'd it yet but it seems run good and a hair faster than my 9 hp GDLT that I had before.

I think I may get a Robertson's torque tube and aftermarket K&M air filter for the motor to see if livens it up a bit.

Also I think I may install a bike throttle rather than run the stock one.

Overall, I'm happy and very much satisfied with the new rig, especially the Backwater kit.

I met Arlon and talked with him for a good half hour at the DU banquet in Rochester, MN. Great guy and a great product!!!

^^^^^ Never would place that face with that voice. I was expecting a nerdy computer geek.

Got some numbers on the new rig... This is loaded to hunt and 3 guys... Got 13 mph with the GX390/SWOMP lite kit on my 1436. I believe I'm going to install a Robertson's torque tube and a K&M filter soon and see what kind of increase I'll see.

So far I'm loving the combo... The boat is light and runs good!!

Got some numbers on the new rig... This is loaded to hunt and 3 guys... Got 13 mph with the GX390/SWOMP lite kit on my 1436. I believe I'm going to install a Robertson's torque tube and a K&M filter soon and see what kind of increase I'll see.

So far I'm loving the combo... The boat is light and runs good!!

Anyone have a SWOMP around Georgia? I'm thinking about getting a new one and would like to see how they run

They have done it again!! I hit something hard last weekend with my 35 swomp while scouting some unfamiliar and nasty spots, damaged a prop pretty bad. I called Backwater a day and a half ago and ordered a new one and it came in the mail today, less than 48 hours later! Beyond great service, especially considering I called a few days before our duck opener and they were busy with much bigger orders than a prop, but they took the time to make sure I was set for a great time. I also recently upgraded my 6.5 motor(another brand) to a 10 hp swomp lite a few weeks ago. The transom mount, combined with the cavitation plate is light years ahead of anything else out there. Both the 35 and the 10 drive smooth all day like outboards. One other thing is that both motors are much cleaner and safer at the connection to the shaft. My old motor always had grease around the top of the tube or at the joint, which gets on the transom, the dog and eventually me.
Thank You Backwater!!

If anyone around western TN wants to get together to demo a 35 or 6.5 SWOMP, give me a shout.

Same here, if anyone around Minneapolis wants to demo the 10 swomp lite and the 35. I am also willing to travel to your honeyhole especially on private land adjacent to preserves

Found a great deal on a 2013 35 swomp ls! $2800! Getting it tomorrow!

Local guy. 3 hrs from me and he's delivering it to my house. He wants to get a GTR.

That's a helluva deal. . Enjoy it , they are bad ass.

H Finn

X2. That's a great deal.


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Just got it! This thing is built like a tank!! Can't wait to run it.

Congrats! Post a review and take a bunch of pics!