Posted By: Perkjerker
Mud Motors - 09/17/20 05:03 PM
THF
I have a budget of around 1500 for a long tail mud motor for a 14 pintail piroque that is coming out of MS. What is the best bang for the buck
Honda or Briggs and Stratton Motor ( what I have seen so far)
Around 10 HP is all I need. Not interested in going fast just interested in getting there and back
Looking for personal experiences with the smaller ones. All the marketing material looks the same after awhile
Posted By: kdub
Re: Mud Motors - 09/17/20 06:40 PM
Ever heard of the thai longtail kits? I have one from SPS it is on a harbor freight predator engine which costs around 100 bucks..
It may not be what you are looking for but it is an affordable setup and gets me and my 12 ft alumacraft into trouble.
https://www.mudmotorkit.com/
Posted By: Perkjerker
Re: Mud Motors - 09/17/20 07:27 PM
kdub
thank you sir. I have looked at those kits.. are they pretty easy to install.
Posted By: Perkjerker
Re: Mud Motors - 09/17/20 09:05 PM
went to stupid tube and saw an 8 year girl put it together. This is in my wheelhouse
Posted By: Windrider
Re: Mud Motors - 09/18/20 12:49 AM
Backwater Swomp for durability.
Posted By: Perkjerker
Re: Mud Motors - 09/18/20 05:07 PM
thank you team. appreciate the input
Posted By: Wburke2010
Re: Mud Motors - 09/21/20 01:14 AM
I have a backwater motor with 5 hp Honda on our 14 ft Jon boat and it does pretty good in our small marsh. Been a great motor. Just re mounted it today and it started right up.
Posted By: kman2017
Re: Mud Motors - 09/21/20 02:00 AM
https://www.backwaterinc.com/swomp-motor-kits.htmlIf I had to get a new motor I'd buy one of these and slap the 22hp predator engine on it.
Posted By: wal1809
Re: Mud Motors - 09/21/20 12:19 PM
PM me or text 713 530 9182. I have a 5hp long tail for sale. I want it gone.
Posted By: Boudreaux
Re: Mud Motors - 09/22/20 02:19 PM
Those pintails aren't rated for very much HP. Better check on that before pilling the trigger on anything. I'd recommend a Backwater swomp lite
Posted By: Perkjerker
Re: Mud Motors - 09/22/20 04:29 PM
Bodreaux
your right. they are rated for 5-7HP. I looked at the backwater swomp lite.. Its on the list . Thanks for the input.
Posted By: Guy
Re: Mud Motors - 09/22/20 05:43 PM
HP rating does not mean much, weight of the motor does. Talk to boat manufacturer to understand max weight you want, then go for the most HP you can get for the weight. That’s what I did with my momarsh.