I picked up a 1548 roughneck with a 24hp Honda mud buddy. With 2 guys in the boat it won't get on plane, and would guess it maxs out around 7-8 mph. I would think the boat should be at least planing with 2 people and gear, but this is my first mud motor so I'm not sure. Does this make sense, or should I be getting more?


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Yes you should be getting more speed. Your prop is worn. Or your engine isn't getting enough Rpms.
Need a tach on there, in order to know how many rpm.
Maybe you dropped a cylinder some how

I had a 15 48 sea ark with float pods with a 24hp mud buddy honda. Prop was wore an 1.5" overall and still managed to get 15 with 2 people. I bought a new backwater prop and got 17 with 2 people and 21 to 22 by myself. It was either a 9x6 or 9x5 I believe. Measure your prop and see what it is.

Thanks guys I appreciate it. Any advice on where I can get a tach? Also, for the prop do I measure the diameter and compare it to what it should be to tell if it's worn?

Do the float pods add to the speed?

Thanks again.


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Pods make more drag. You can get tacs on amazon, even the tiny tac brand. The tiny tac brand ones are expensive

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

Yes, measure the diameter of the prop a 9" prop will be 9"
.5" of wear on both sides it a good bit of performance lost.

The pods seemed to help me on my setup I had. No problem with the water being too turbulent. It did have a small manual jack plate on it so it did stick out 3 to 4" more. It definitely helped with the back end not squatting under a light load.