Thinking of putting pods on my 1436. Have a 15hp Lifan on a SPS kit and just think pods will help keep the back end of the boat up with my 240lb big a$$ in there. For those who have done it, would you recommend it and what would you have done to make it better if you did it again? Pics appreciated

Do some searching here on the site. Lots of differing opinions, but your question has been answered and discussed by many here.

I put them on a 1648 riveted Alumacraft w/evinrude 48, along with an Atlas Micro-Jacker Hydraulic Jack plate and loved it.They Definitely help with floatation. Boat got on plane pretty much instantly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW12gwAK3Uc

testing atlas micro jacker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSekJXJf0U

Your SPS is a different beast from any American long tail or outboard. Regular pods, like the one pictured above with the outoboard, will probably hurt your performance with that kit. They change dynamics of the wake, which could have a drastic effect on the propeller's relationship with the wake.

If you want to ease up on weight in the rear, you might could try putting the mounting gimble on the forward side of the transom, that could move the motor and you a bit more forward. You could try mounting it inboard, as many Thai boats are set up, again moving the motor and you forward. I know of a guy with a small SPS kit and 212 Predator on a Coleman 12x36, he had put pods on it for the Coleman outboard. He put the SPS kit on it, and had to install a piece of wood in the gap between the pods to make for a "solid" pod to clean the wake up to get good performance with the SPS. You might could try that, a solid pod.

Then there's the most important mod for small crafts, one I've been failing at since high school...lose a few pounds! I'm about 240 as well now that it's after Thanksgiving, would love to see 210 again. It's just so hard when there's good food to eat and good beer to drink!

aknative, that wash out was my biggest concern. I don't want to put a pod on the back and then push the wash to a spot where the prop wont reach.

You'll be fine. I wouldn't hesitate to do the pods with the Thai longtail. It's so far back it doesn't change hardly anything if anything at all. My buddy has a little 1436 with one on it and putting pods on it helped it. Just don't make the same mistake he did and put them in the wrong spot.

It's simple. get a mud motor. shoot ducks in the face.

How do you figure it "doesn't hardly change anything" it changes the whole shape of the back of the boat and how the water leaves the transom. I've had boats with them and without them. It makes a substantial difference. Do your homework before you build or buy any. Also, one large pod in the center is almost always better for a longtail than two on the outside, keeps the water behind the boat more clean and uniform and carries the weight where you need it better.

The only reason I made the comments I did is because I've seen it first hand. The shafts are either 85 or 100 inches. It's far enough back where water contact is made it won't change the hydro dynamic performance of the prop

It's simple. get a mud motor. shoot ducks in the face.

The shaft length has some validity. But any change in shape of the rear of the planing surface will make a difference unless your way out back (farther than any of these motors will reach) it may not be extremely detrimental, but to say it won't affect it is incorrect. My last boat was a longtail with pods, (72" MB frame) and it most definitely affected it. The prop ran right in front of where the wash from the pods came together. 20-30" farther back you'd have the prop stuck right in the worst of the turbulent wake. I'm sure that's not good for makinging forward thrust, agreed?

All I said really is that one single pod across the center, if really needed, is best for keeping the water clean behind the boat.

I posted this in another thread,but pasting it here

Attachment:<br />uploadfromtaptalk1448001890764.jpg [ 1.88 MiB | Viewed 115 times ]<br /><br />I took a old aluminum gas tank and cut it up,welded it on the back its nothing fancy just a square box,but it works great on my 1436.<br />its approx12 across x,8 tall x,36 wide it carrys my 22hp predator on a go devil frame very well and helps plane faster.<br />With boat in water it sits level and I dont get water over transom when I stop,pod sits just out of water 1/2 inch , without me in boat and is short enuff that it is not messing with my cavatator. It also keeps my ass from dragging when in shallow areas. <br />Sent from my Alcatel A851L using Tapatalk

I want to put pods on my 1448 Lowe big Jon I have a go devil 24 hp on it will this help get me up on plain and more flotation