mudd motor kit for $400. would it work forbthe western wa marshes and sloughs.

[NW-GSP]

http://mudmotorkit.com/index.php/mud-motor-kits.html

I'm looking into getting a job boat to hunt the marshes and rivers in the west side. Would a outboard with a jet pump work better then a muddmotor?.

[T Pearce]

Pumps dont like the weeds.
Props dont like the rocks.

I was running a mudmotor in the potholes way before they became popular, and outboard pumps before that.

[NW-GSP]

Where I will be hunting its marsh and sloughs that are mudd

[lokidog]

So that thing just attaches to a lawnmower type engine with the proper shaft?  Interesting.

[NW-GSP]

So that thing just attaches to a lawnmower type engine with the proper shaft?  Interesting.

yes correct, YouTube muddmotor,

[Pnwrider]

No matter which way you go it's going to be a compromise. Jets are inefficient but the peace of mind is worth it for me. I can count at least twice this season I would've been in trouble had I been running a prop. I don't see many people running mud motors out here, I've seen one to be exact and if I see him at the ramp I'll ask him about it.

[constructeur]

So that thing just attaches to a lawnmower type engine with the proper shaft?  Interesting.

That plus a cheap Craigslist Honda motor or one of the Harbor Freight Chinese Honda knock offs, and one of those smaller beavertail boats would be a treat. 

[NW-GSP]

So that thing just attaches to a lawnmower type engine with the proper shaft?  Interesting.

That plus a cheap Craigslist Honda motor or one of the Harbor Freight Chinese Honda knock offs, and one of those smaller beavertail boats would be a treat. 

that's what I'm thinking, I'm thinking about building a boat similar to a beavertail.

[lokidog]

So that thing just attaches to a lawnmower type engine with the proper shaft?  Interesting.

That plus a cheap Craigslist Honda motor or one of the Harbor Freight Chinese Honda knock offs, and one of those smaller beavertail boats would be a treat. 

that's what I'm thinking, I'm thinking about building a boat similar to a beavertail.

   Except I'm not building a boat at the moment....   

[Badhabit]

With motors you get what you pay for. Cheap is cheap. If you want to go mud motor stick with a well known brand. Time  and battle tested. Sure you may pay more maybe a lot more, but reliability and confidence I won't have a .02 cent part break sure helps me when I paid for my motor.

[Skillet]

  A lawn mower breaking down isn't quite the day-ruiner that your boat's only motor breaking down would be.  You can usually find a good used Briggs Vanguard v-twin for a very fair price if you're willing to look for a bit.

[lokidog]

Yep, even going with a Honda or a Briggs, you are still a lot cheaper than an outboard.

[NW-GSP]

I'm kinda weighing my options and my wallet 

[Skillet]

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Yep, even going with a Honda or a Briggs, you are still a lot cheaper than an outboard.

And I believe you have a really good handle on what an outboard costs! 

[NW-GSP]

I wouldn't mind having a 16' jonboat and have a outboard for it for fishing and a muddmotor for duck hunting.