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Surface drive motors?

16K views 29 replies 16 participants last post by  Grice 
#1 ·
I'm looking to buy one, but I have no clue bout them. What are the pros and cons. All I no is you lose speed, and they run the same in shallow water. I'm looking at a pro drive. What is ta best brand to buy? Also does the boat really make a difference. I saw where the bottom of some of the boats wur smooth. Does this allow you to run in shallow water.
 
#28 ·
I have a 35hp go devil surface drive. I love it except for no neutral. I do have one question- when you use the reverse on a mud motor does it not soak you?
The prodrive reverse completely turns the lower unit around, so you have full power reverse to get you out of tight spots. In this position the prop is pointed down the whole time. On MB, keep the prop in the water.
 
#29 ·
All the ones I know with power tilt/trim kick up easy. The motors are made to kick up if they hit something. It's not like an outboard with tilt/trim. Only 2 brands have reverse prodrive and gatortail. The prodrive works like described above but the gatortail works like an outboard where the prop spins in the opposite direction. It's best to have a hunt deck type boat if you have a gatortail to keep from getting the boat wet. If you had a gatortail on a regular transom you could get water in the boat if you gave it a lot of gas running in reverse. With a hunt deck on the back of the boat it takes care of that problem. You trim the motor down so the prop is under water when using reverse but it still moves alot of water toward the boat.
 
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