Covehnter Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 My buddy and i have been sifting through tons of material, specs, and likes/dislikes about boats and motors the last month because we're in the market for a new combo for the upcoming season. We've been contemplating on exactly what we want and what would fit us best. Checked out MudBuddy, Go Devil and ProDrive motors; Gator Trax, ProDrive, Excel, and Legend Craft boats. Man this is almost like work, lol. . . . just tryin' to make the right decision. As things stand now, we've decided on an 1854 Gator Trax Guide Edition with the Hunt Deck for a boat. Leaning toward the new 36hp ProDrive about to come out for the motor. What do you guys think? Sound like a duck killin' machine? Plan on having the open hull design with one rear pod seat and a gun box. Extended deck with the gas and battery storge under it. Custom rack for easy deployment and retrieval of the layout boat. Also going to have a dog step on the hunt deck so he wouldnt be filing the boat w/ water any more. Hopefully we'll be pulling it home before the end of May, whatever it ends up being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig sound definately like a duck killing machine, sounds like a really nice setup, wish i could have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig how bout the new 45 hp motor thats about to come out,from MB. I'd be willin to bet it will push that big ol' boat a lot better. Other than that, it sounds like a nice rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig All I can say is that I look forward to hunting with you this fall/winter. That's going to be one nice rig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Alright, just got off the phone w/ my buddy. We were stearing toward ProDrive b/c of the gears they use to run the prop, liked that idea more than the belts. Now just got off the phone w/ the MudBuddy guy in G-ville, threw in a few more things to think about. . . may be pushing it w/ a MudBuddy now. Looking at the 35hp w/ the kit pushing it up to a 42hp. They dont actually make at 45 hp motor, its the 35 w/ high performance muffler = 42hp. They can rebuild and put different R.arms and such. . . thats how they get the 45hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Alright, the order is in. . . . it'll be a Gator Trax 1850 with the hunt deck, extended front deck w/ hatch, 7 foot dry/gun box on the left and one rear pod on the back right for storage and a seat when driving, plugs put in all boxs in case water gets in the boxes, pointed bow rather than the standard squared off bow, gas tank bracket under front deck extension, mounted spotlights on the front, rest of the boat will be wide open design. We'll be pushing it w/ the 35hp hyper w/ the high performance package bumping it up to a 42hp, electric tilt/trim and tact. All this on a 20 foot excel trailor. Umm Umm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig man---that sounds sweet. Be sure to post us a pic once you get the rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Let me know when you come this way for a test run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Just wonderin, have you looked into this boat any? http://www.gatortraxboats.com/Gator%20Hide.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Very nice setup ... it shuld get the job done for sure ... cant wait to see pictures .. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig lilhunter, no need for a low profile boat when ya got one of these! You can practically vanish in the decoys miles from anything when you snuggle down in this ole boy! We're going the opposite route to get a boat w/ higher sides to handle the rough open water w/ tons of decoys and layout boats aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Huntin4, we'll prally be all over that place in about a month, may even find us over there for the blue wing openner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Anybody ever convert their gas motors over to use bio fuel such as cooking oil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig RTF, would that really be worth it, jus for a duck huntin boat? I would think you'd only save maybe 10-20 bucks a season. How much would it cost to do the conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig Cove, I was just lookin on the MB site, and there is a 45hp motor on there, not jus an upgrade kit. But oh well, what you have will do you plenty of good I'm sure.lol. You'll get a lot farther than my canoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_drop Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig pro drives are nice but i got it stuck in our marsh up here. then went through the same area with a mudbuddy with a long drive not short drive and didn't get stuck didn't even slow down. Guess the short shafts have their pluses and minus along with the long drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig That sounds like a nice rig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig We rode/drove a rig Sunday that is going to be similar to ours, it was a 1750 Gator Trax with the 35hp upgraded to the 45hp. It was a nice get-up and would really move. Getting right at 30 mph. It'll run in the shallows really well but did notice it didnt seem quite as good as our long tail when put in the sticky unless you have the boat on plane when you hit it, then nothing slowing it down. Were hitting stumps at 25mph and kept on moving. I think we're going to be very satisfied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OleMissDuckHunter Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Duckin\' Rig sounds like a duck killing machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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