Thank you for making this video. I live in a fishing town in Alaska and there are very very many small boats with outboards. I have been working in the marine maintenance field for almost 20 years. I am aware of these types of motors but there are none where I live, because they are more of a river and lake thing. Regardless of this not being the exact environment for which they are designed, there are some features which I find very appealing, mostly from a maintenance perspective. For one thing they are air cooled, which is good in my opinion. Traditional marine outboards are made from aluminum and they are RAW WATER COOLED. This provides high performance to weight ratio and quieter operation but it is also essentially a form of engineered obsolescence. Over time, not even that much time, your engine's coolant passages will fail from corrosion (if you're running it in saltwater). The next big thing I like is that the power plant is modular and replaceable. It should be obvious why this is a good thing. When you combine these features with the relatively low price I am not surprised at all to hear that they are gaining popularity, especially somewhere so full of practical, capable people as Russia is! Edit: maybe I should look into trying to get a dealership in my town for this kind of outboard!
You are welcome and thank you for the email! I wasn't joking, I even called an American manufacturer of mud motors (called Gatortail) to talk to them about a dealership! I will definitely send a message to the email you provided. Do you happen to know if they speak English? I also wanted to mention one other feature of mud motors I like a lot which you did bring up in the video. Namely, the durability of the lower unit. Regular lower units are complicated and fragile. They are sealed and filled with oil. If you hit a rock with them you are very likely to damage and probably ruin them by cracking the case, letting the oil out. They can be replaced, but it is very expensive. The lower unit of the mud motors is much more robust, as you said. Edit: Okay, I emailed them, thanks.
Our waterways are same level as normal around middle Georgia (USA). I built a custom mud motor using a 6.5 hp motor and am able to push my 1636 Jon boat to around 18 mph with it. I would be willing to bet I could easily hit 20 if I simply removed my wooden flooring, wooden bass fishing platform along with my deep cycle batteries and trolling motors.
Thank you for making this video. I live in a fishing town in Alaska and there are very very many small boats with outboards. I have been working in the marine maintenance field for almost 20 years. I am aware of these types of motors but there are none where I live, because they are more of a river and lake thing.
Regardless of this not being the exact environment for which they are designed, there are some features which I find very appealing, mostly from a maintenance perspective. For one thing they are air cooled, which is good in my opinion. Traditional marine outboards are made from aluminum and they are RAW WATER COOLED. This provides high performance to weight ratio and quieter operation but it is also essentially a form of engineered obsolescence. Over time, not even that much time, your engine's coolant passages will fail from corrosion (if you're running it in saltwater).
The next big thing I like is that the power plant is modular and replaceable. It should be obvious why this is a good thing.
When you combine these features with the relatively low price I am not surprised at all to hear that they are gaining popularity, especially somewhere so full of practical, capable people as Russia is!
Edit: maybe I should look into trying to get a dealership in my town for this kind of outboard!
Thanks a lot for such an interesting comment! As to the dealership here it is the email of the manufacturer snegohod-servis001@mail.ru
You are welcome and thank you for the email! I wasn't joking, I even called an American manufacturer of mud motors (called Gatortail) to talk to them about a dealership! I will definitely send a message to the email you provided. Do you happen to know if they speak English?
I also wanted to mention one other feature of mud motors I like a lot which you did bring up in the video. Namely, the durability of the lower unit. Regular lower units are complicated and fragile. They are sealed and filled with oil. If you hit a rock with them you are very likely to damage and probably ruin them by cracking the case, letting the oil out. They can be replaced, but it is very expensive. The lower unit of the mud motors is much more robust, as you said.
Edit: Okay, I emailed them, thanks.
In southern Ontario Canada our lakes and rivers have been higher than normal this year, not many low at all.
yeah here in upstate NY, all the local creeks and reservoirs are overflowing.
Good job ever. Please let me know about the sheet guage of your boat.
Awesome!
Our waterways are same level as normal around middle Georgia (USA). I built a custom mud motor using a 6.5 hp motor and am able to push my 1636 Jon boat to around 18 mph with it. I would be willing to bet I could easily hit 20 if I simply removed my wooden flooring, wooden bass fishing platform along with my deep cycle batteries and trolling motors.
With a 6.5 you run 18 mph? I do not think that's accurate especially for a 16 ft boat, my 22 horse on a 14.5/36 I only run 25
Very informative and interesting, Thankyou for sharing. Regards Heath from Western Australia 👍
This is amazing for my mind
Can you buy just the lower unit and attach whatever engine and clutch you want that would an amazing product
Gator tail, mudbuddy, prodrive, copperhead, all beet u to this🤷♂️
🤣my reaction as I sat here thinking about willeyfast built surface drives
The cammo boat made of steel or aluminum?
Mud motors are good for our swamps and marshes and rivers here in sc
They worked well - decent pricing
Gator tails. Get one🇺🇲💪💪💪
I am from Solomon Islands. I need a 20horse power motor for my village in Solomon Islands. How can I order a Mud Motor from your Company.
These don't have a reverse do they??
fascinating, i was totally unaware...i never did like fixing shear pins...Creator ble friend...doug (central kanada)
Goodddd
Lifan?
Yep
@@ReviewMachines owh tq i can't see clearly thats why I'm asking
Look up GoDevil, don't know much about this one
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So fake !!!...