What and Why a Long Tail Mud Motor?

Hey I’m no expert or genius this is my own opinion so give me a break

This is an old and shaky video I apologize more to come with much better quality

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[chazsikora]

I am thinking about building one of these !! I have a spare 800cc 165 hp sled motor laying around. Thinking about slapping it on a 20 foot pontoon !!

[TatsByTaco]

I slapped a 200 hp 1.3l motor from my wrecked hayabusa onto my 13 foot john boat and ill tell you what, that thing is scarier than hell at half throttle, never even touched full yet.

[climbingwithoutpassion]

Lots of nice shots of the driveway. . .

[samsgarage]

I’m going to end up putting the 212 on my kayak.

[joeblowjohnny]

Wow....What a beautiful scenery ! May I ask where that is ?

[marzsit]

these thai motor kits were never meant to be used as mud motors, in thailand they run these in clear water 99% of the time. the reason they came up with this design was because conventional outboard motors are waaay too expensive to afford in poor countries like thailand so by using a common industrial engine mated to a very simple propeller shaft created a very economical way of powering a boat. that said they are very robust and yes, if you do a lot of intentional mudding or weeding you will break props but the replacements are very cheap. i've had mine for 15 years now going strong, i assembled it with a genuine honda gx200, not a cheap clone, pull-start only and it still starts on the first pull every time. the only part i've changed was the cutless bearing, this is the bearing at the end of the tube where the prop shaft emerges. the old ones were made of wood and mine finally split, the replacements are made of some kind of plastic and are supposed to hold up better. i've never had to replace a prop due to damage only to get better speed and fuel efficiency.

[tommak]

Can you put that exhaust hose/pipe thing in the water to make the motor quieter? I know you would get some backpressure but it may not significantly affect performance.

[the_toxicbadger]

Aluminum props are very brittle I have broke two this month 😭 anyone know any 6 1/4-7 inch two blade steal props that fit the mud skipper long tail?

[donnridgway]

Do you grease the shaft or fill it with oil ?

[heathenprojects]

Been looking at this going why would I need this but now I'm like why not I've got an old John boat been in storage for years the 5 hp blew up years ago fish some mossy ponds little creek and some small river you can't get a big boat in