Long tail mud motor on a freighter canoe?

[pipercub]

anyone running one of these long tails on a freighter canoe? How scary is it?

 

[AKducks]

I know several people who run 7.5 hp long tails on their Grumman sport boats with great success. they can truly run in shallow water and can stand up to run easily.

I've heard the issue with long tails on more standard canoes (i.e. the Grumman 19', and other 17-19 flat backs that have a skinnier back) is when you turn the motor the whole motor moves outside the boat and that can cause stability issues. but I've never tried so it might not be as bad as people say.

 

[AKBEE]

You might reach out to Mainer- I am sure he has some experience.

 

[Alaska Bush Hunter]

I had a swamp mud motor used it one time and sold it ! Went back to my outboard for my 19’.

 

[pipercub]

Well I’m going to try a 6.5 Honda long tail, mounted on an Esquif Cargo…

 

[AKducks]

I had a swamp mud motor used it one time and sold it ! Went back to my outboard for my 19’.

too tippy? hard time turning? or just like the feel of an outboard.

 

[kwackkillncrew]

havent seen mainer on here in a while, probably busy with making life below zero. not sure if he has a website or not, i think he still builds those fiberglass freighters

 

[Alaska Bush Hunter]

too tippy? hard time turning? or just like the feel of an outboard.

Turning radius and no reverse
And I don’t stand up in a canoe
I need a 8HP Yamaha 2 Stroke 15” to add to my collection!

 

[AKBEE]

havent seen mainer on here in a while, probably busy with making life below zero. not sure if he has a website or not, i think he still builds those fiberglass freighters

When we spoke on the phone last year he was busy building boats (Yukon Freightworks Canoe Company) and running big sled dogs. I think he is done filming for now. He is a really nice guy aside from being a wealth of information about many things. He runs Copperhead mud motors on his freighters.

 

[Alaska Bush Hunter]

When we spoke on the phone last year he was busy building boats (Yukon Freightworks Canoe Company) and running big sled dogs. I think he is done filming for now. He is a really nice guy aside from being a wealth of information about many things. He runs Copperhead mud motors on his freighters.

Those are much bigger than my 19’ Grumman .
Huge canoes !

 

[AKBEE]

Those are much bigger than my 19’ Grumman .
Huge canoes !

Lol- yes his canoes are big workhorses. He has run many different canoes in the past, including Grumman’s prior to designing his own boats. That is why I mentioned maybe reaching out to him.

 

[mp214parks]

Hey guys. I own Alaska Canoe Company. I have a 19’ freighter I build thats in the same league as a Grumman 19’. I run a 7 1/2 hp on it with a Twister long tail. It’s about perfect for my hull. It’s the biggest canoe I build, so to me it isn’t tippy, but that’s all a matter of personal tolerance. - Ben.

 

[kliudahl]

Hey guys. I own Alaska Canoe Company. I have a 19’ freighter I build thats in the same league as a Grumman 19’. I run a 7 1/2 hp on it with a Twister long tail. It’s about perfect for my hull. It’s the biggest canoe I build, so to me it isn’t tippy, but that’s all a matter of personal tolerance. - Ben.

Ben, I would like to know more about your canoe/ twister tail for moose hunting access to shallow draft waters. Could I contact you? Kevin L

 

[mp214parks]

Ben, I would like to know more about your canoe/ twister tail for moose hunting access to shallow draft waters. Could I contact you? Kevin L

Sure

 

[pipercub]

I talked to mainer via pm on another site he frequents. He keeps up on the latest motor tech.