Why I Like Mud Motors

[@tonyhudson8698]

New Zealand here, poor boy me, got a old broken Out board, pulled the motor off, mounted a lawn mower motor in place... Worked ok for a few years. Ocean fishing on 12 alloy boat, great stuff. Cheers.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Oh wow thats awesome

[@tonyhudson8698]

Yes, at 13/14 years old it was a OK project with a good outcome..

[@robertatmopawiro3847]

Greetings from Suriname, South America, Subbed, cause i just love your videos and i don't even have a boat, can't afford it. I am just happy to see how you are having fun but in a way that seems reasonably affordable for guys who don't have a lot of money to spend. Being alive even if only in survival mode, enjoying your videos helps a lot to get through hard life, thanks man.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Welcome Robert! Nice to have viewers all over the world! South America is a beautiful place from what I have seen in videos.

[@jonrubeo7449]

I feel obliged I was called partner, instant subscriber. Keep up the good work Mr. Jon!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Your my hero partner! Thanks for the sub

[@bobrees4363]

I remember riding a liberty launch into the beach in Pattaya Beach, Thailand that had a six cylinder Chevy (probably a 235) powering it. This was in 1987 or 88, you still had to wade ashore.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thats freakin cool!

[@randyb3135]

Can't wait to see the kit comparison videos. I've already bought the 420 predator and trying to decide which kit to go with. Pretty sure we've been watching the same comparison videos.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Randy, we probably have been watching the same videos.... I don't trust those reviews at all. I ahve ran 2 of the major kits in the past and I know they both work, I am waiting on one more to ship so I can get the review started. I think it will be helpful for people on the fence about what kit to buy.

[@randyb3135]

@@SendItJonBoats I'm sure it will be helpful. I was leaning towards the swamp runner after watching a few videos but then saw the same guy having trouble with a backwater kit...kinda made me question. Really appreciate your videos and getting more than one perspective

[@SendItJonBoats]

@@randyb3135 I know which one you're talking about... anyone who trashes backwater is always questionable, never in my life seen a bad review on backwater until that video. I like being neutral but reporting facts for a non-biased review, and leave my personal opinions out of it.

[@katana12919]

Keep on sending it to Texas, Scooter! Super fun to watch and learning also too!!👍🏼🐊🤠

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks! Will do! Appreciate you watching

[@bryanmerrifield2089]

Don't know.anything about mud motors but the river is right in the back yard and I love to fish and go fast.

[@ThailandAmazing]

Dude I bought a complete mudskipper. On Amazon. $890. Waiting for it. 15 hp. Putting it on a 16 ft catamaran Hobie cat. What got me into it is my wife is Thai. You are so right first thing I’m going to do is go see the Thai long tail races. They’re freak charging the power on the skinny boats. They are soooooo fast. I plan to build one of these freak boats but I might go electric

[@SendItJonBoats]

I want to build one too, boats are just so freakin expensive right now it is ridiculous.

[@UWPcustombaits]

I feel your pain the river in my back yard I grew up on stays shallow 80% of the year, bought my first jon boat and about tore the outboard off three times in one day, currently building my long tail lollll also I freaking love watching the Thailand racing boats..Strap me In !!!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Buckle up buttercup! We gonna send it! I cant wait to make a actual drag boat. I think the 10 footer with the harley motor is going to fly. If not I will step up to car motors and keep going until we find a good combo that can get some serious speed. I had an outboard experience just like yours, and after the 2nd time I sunk the outboard I never could get it to run right again. Bought a longtail kit and never looked back.

[@alabamaarcher6862]

I need one of those hoodies and some stickers for my boat!

[@SendItJonBoats]

We have similar hoodies for sale, and we are working on stickers. Link for the hoodies are in the description

[@azlongtales]

Bad ass brother!!!!! Great video very informative for folks getting into Thai longtails

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks bud! We gonna go fast eventually. Need this cold weather to go away!

[@azlongtales]

@@SendItJonBoats some duck hunting waders and trapper hat snow gloves maybe even a wet suit could work too. that's what I've been doing weather in az on the water had been in the 30s in the mornings. Only issue is motor need to warm up longer than normal.

[@MikeHoncho-mm4re]

That last blooper got me good

[@ThailandAmazing]

I’m going to Thailand this fall. Maybe I’ll make video of my motor system. And set up. We will piss big boat motors off

[@SendItJonBoats]

Heck yeah! I would love to see it and I want to go to thailand someday

[@MrT13]

I started with the hf 420 and 85” from a cheapest kit. Broke the old style coupler that’s like a dual style key flat head screwdriver shaft to duel cutout coupler. Crap. Went with spline and gold. 22hp… then 100”. More pitch. Then more pitch. Bent rods broke props. Then built a motor. Bent those rods and well. Stock motor bullet prop and haven’t looked back. Have to jam that sked down sometimes but once you get going again 10mpg and reliable is just so hard to get away from. Just me gets 25 on a 1440 and it works every time. When you have multiple other boats ocean, airboat, but just don’t want a 30k legit mud boat, a home built long tail does fit the bill just right.

[@tjbellant6]

Subbed! You pulled me right in. Guide us through the process! I got shallow rivers too

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yee Yee, got u man! Many more fun videos coming soon!!

[@rayhall3010]

I've seen this kind of motor on Asian videos , I didn't no they sold them here , thanks for sharing ,

[@SendItJonBoats]

Oh yeah man, there is several companies that sell them here! They work pretty well!

[@creativeexperience6388]

What’s all the hydro dip samples for? Are you hydro dipping skull mounts?

[@chrishunsucker5404]

Glad your doing this im ordering my mud motor real soon

[@SendItJonBoats]

Hold off until you see my review... I was really shocked at the truth when I looked at the kits side by side. Absolutely confirmed that most previous reviews I have seen are fake or paid. The truth is about to come out.

[@amybcdover16]

I hear you,why are we not,the boats over there are wicked,I've built 3 different homemade mud motors,and planning asudacedrive but a Kia motor might be fun on a14ft

[@NoSkunkGang]

Bro you over yonder from me! I'm gonna start my build! been watching your videos fer help I'm 45 mins southwest of Augusta

[@SendItJonBoats]

Heck yeah man! What are you building and what motor you going to run?

[@NoSkunkGang]

@@SendItJonBoats haven't decided on a 13 or 22hp predator with a swamp runner kit. I wanted mud skipper to save 100$ but they been out of stock for a min, 14ft jon and haven't decided on skinny or wide bottom yet.

[@takoda9672]

Can’t wait to see what you have in mind for this channel. If the casket build works, you need to get another blue boat like you had when we first met, see if you can get it to float. God bless, and good luck with this endeavor brother.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yeah that would be fun.... I just need this cold weather to go away so I can get out on the water.

[@chunkybuttz844]

Having experience installing 2 stroke motors on beach cruisers for my friends I will be the first person to tell you that most guys simply cannot stay on-top of minimal maintenance issues

[@SendItJonBoats]

Oh I hear ya on that... just getting people to change the oil in a lawn mower once a year is like pulling teeth! LOL, luckily the cheapo harbor freight motors are cheap to replace if people cant stay on top of maintenance.

[@stanp6383]

I had the 22hp predator long tail and that thing kicked my butt but been thinking of giving another try Looking forward for all the helpful tips

[@SendItJonBoats]

They take some adjustment and tinkering with to get them dialed in and make them easy to drive. Thats the thing about these cheap motors, got to put in the time and work on them to get them dialed in right or else they are a bear to drive!

[@stanp6383]

@@SendItJonBoats my sore muscles agree with you lol My river is deep holes followed by shallow flats , inches in some spots I don't think I could run anything but a long tail without destroying it lol

[@SendItJonBoats]

@@stanp6383 Your in the same kind of water as me. Shallow rivers with a few deeps holes but mostly super shallow. We have a lot of stretches of the rivers near me that are less than 6 inches of water and nothing but mud, leaves, pine straw, and sand... along with a bazillion downed trees! A long tail is about all that will survive it.

[@stanp6383]

@@SendItJonBoats my shallow flats are a few inches as well but all rock Just have to accept you re gonna have to get out and walk some lol

[@florida__jack]

100% would love to watch modified (read: FAST) mud boats here, stateside! I am glad to have found and subscribed to this channel👍

[@SendItJonBoats]

Me too... thats why I am taking this rather dangerous journey to the dark side. The really crap part is not many people have done it do I am flying blind and having to figure it all out with limited resources. I almost want to take a trip to Thailand and hire a translator so I can learn what they are doing over there.

[@florida__jack]

@@SendItJonBoats 　I wish I could offer assistance but I know not about mud boats...The only guy I know with one here in Florida is JT Gatoring. I will be a captive audience for your video for sure👍👍

[@Quackerstacker1973]

@@SendItJonBoats mayhem mud motors look it up

[@bob2161]

You are too freekin funny. Did you say Thailandese? I'm learning so much from this channel. Where did you get that gimongonormous prop? Does it fit on the standard mud mower shaft? That sucker could be a real game changer.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks Bob. Yes Thailandese.... It's my new word, when are they adding it to the dictionary? lol That prop is for a special project coming up soon, you will see all about it when I am done with that video. Not sure that it's a game changer, but something I want to experiment with.

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Lets go Mang….subscribed!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks Lance!

[@slomorico8711]

I'm currently building a 10 ft crackerbox using a beaver dam kit mounted inboard and a fully built 224 predator. Expecting 25 to 30 mph with a 92lb 12 year old girl as pilot.

[@duanerykhus9425]

Thank you

[@SendItJonBoats]

Glad I could help. Appreciate you watching the video.

[@diehard1340]

Send it jon boats, Love the longtails, I have an older model mudskipper kit on a predator 420, I have not played with different prop sizes to see what is the best and since I bought it used it only had the one 6.5" prop, since I hear you are the Wiseman of the longtail could you tell what works for your 420 setup?

[@SendItJonBoats]

I have ran from 5.5 inch props all the way up to 8 inch props on the 420 set ups... all depends on the boat, how it rides, and what motor mods you have. No two boats of mine have been the same.

[@michlehne249]

Love what you do keep it up

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thank you , appreciate you watching the video.

[@willkitchens1375]

Not to far from me! I’m out here on Sinclair.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Heck yeah I love Sinclair! Haven't been down there in a few years! We caught a lot of good cats on that lake.

[@FlySavageFPV]

Thinking about rigging up a mudskipper and small motor on my oldtown autopilot 120. Any pointers?

[@SendItJonBoats]

I have never done it on an oldtown, would be cool to see.

[@gabeofalltrades0770]

Haha dude you live probably 20-30 minutes from me. Maybe I’ll see you on the river sometime

[@SendItJonBoats]

Heck yeah man, One of these days I will actually have time to fish or something lol

[@cjwbii9495]

Would you be willing to do a video on their fuel consumption? I'm intruiged as to what their run times are and if its possible to add a linkage for an auxiliary tank? I've seen yours, but how did you do it?

[@SendItJonBoats]

I have had a few people ask about this. I am going to have to do a video on this and see.

[@brysonhallman8692]

Mud buddy hdr anniversary 40 here in sc and love it

[@SendItJonBoats]

Heck yeah man! Yee Yee... I would love to have a mud buddy but I got too many boats to build to afford one right now. Maybe soon I can get Cletus McFarland famous and put 9 short tails on the back of a boat!

[@mattstucker1306]

I just scooped up a 15ft 42in Jon boat and trailer with a working 16hp Go-devil motor for $500 bucks best 2 hour drive to save thousands.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Oh hell yeah that is a good score! You got a deal on that one! Good job!

[@cartermackenzie1135]

So I got an inflatable catamaran and I’m gonna strap one of these mud motors to it. I have a predator 212. And the catamaran is on back order I’m just waiting till I can afford the long tail kit. Should I document my build ?

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yeah man, make some videos. People love seeing everyone elses builds.

[@alexwasko8069]

Shout out from the 478

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yee Yee!!! thats a macon area code. yall about 45 minutes from me.

[@alexwasko8069]

@@SendItJonBoats I'm a little bit further down the river but yes sir nice content

[@willkitchens1375]

Same! I live out here on Sinclair.

[@MadRhetorik.]

Man this looks sick. I'm not slap ass poor but I ain't rich either. Been wanting a Jon Boat and these mud motors with the longtail kits look just the bees knees. For sure will be tuning in and I hope to see a nicely detailed 670cc Predator build in the future :)

[@SendItJonBoats]

I love longtails, cheap and easy to play with. I am doing a 670 right now on the 10ft boat and will have some videos of it up soon.

[@No_Legos]

I could use a outboard for 90% of my fishing but a few spots I won't go and I wanted to try a long tail, what about the surface drive version of these motors ? Liked and subbed! *I just discovered them today*

[@SendItJonBoats]

I would love to have a surface drive, but they are insanely expensive. I will be building a surface drive for the channel at some point in the future.

[@Quackerstacker1973]

The backwater has a better mounting system for the transom i have had that motor for 4 years in the salt marshes of Utah and as long as you keep the shaft greased and keep an eye on the bushing on the shaft by the prop they are great mine is a medium kit with a 14 horse preadator 9 inch prop pushes 14 foot john boat with 2 adults 8 dozen decoys and all of our gear at 14 miles per hour according to the gps if I put 3 guy's in it it dogs out

[@SendItJonBoats]

I would love to have a backwaters on all my boats... just out of my price range at the moment for all the builds I have going on right now. They make an awesome mud motor.

[@DanesWorld2021]

I had to sub immediately when I found you, I’m currently working on a 1440 Jon boat. Planning on upgrading to a 1648 when I find one at a decent price. For the time being I would like a mud motor on my 1440. I’m thinking about doing the beaver dam kit and running a 22 hp predator. That way I can move it to my 1648 when I get it. Do you think it will be too much for the 1440? I reinforced the transom like you did and planning on adding pods. Any info helps, thanks for the videos! I’m also going to be filming my project and putting it on my channel!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yeah it will work fine on a 1440. I ran the 22 on 1036 and it worked good.

[@DanesWorld2021]

@@SendItJonBoats I seen it was doing a wheelie without the pods lol. Keep up the work and get us some more videos of the pocket rocket. Thing is sick

[@pharris1015]

Where do you find the long tails?

[@drec7366]

To get the power out of the little motors a GEAR reduction SETUP is what's needed Gear reduction needed to turn the prop 2-3xs faster than the RPM of the engine

[@Hunglikeagrimsmo]

Where are you getting your kits from? Every kit I've found that's not from Alibaba are 3-9 grand for a simple kit

[@SendItJonBoats]

I have a video on all the cheap kits, and none of them are more than 700 bucks.

[@gabeofalltrades0770]

What are your thoughts on surface drives?

[@SendItJonBoats]

I think of surface drives in the shower, sometimes at work, and definitely everyime I make a long trip with my longtail.

[@gabeofalltrades0770]

@@SendItJonBoats 😂

[@kwader_1404]

For how long can this motor run before overheating? Can I use it for traveling 35 miles straight without having no issues? And thanks for the video man cheers!

[@SendItJonBoats]

They have a fan on the front of the motor that keeps them cool. You can do 35 miles no problem. The motors are the same ones used on pressure washers and lawn mowers

[@kwader_1404]

@@SendItJonBoats do they come with the fan in the lawn mowers? And if not can I still travel the same distance without the fan? Thanks for replying

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day from Australia you have a great channel mate 🍻

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thank you very much. I would love to visit Australia one day, always looks so cool on TV.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

@@SendItJonBoats I would love to visit America one day.

[@mattbuescher9718]

Have u had any problems with cold weather starting on the Predator engines

[@SendItJonBoats]

So long as I run the carb dry after every use. The fuel gums up like crazy in these carbs for some reason.

[@JerrellSmith-s6n]

I have a predator 212 runs about 10 mi per hour what prop should I use to get a little better

[@SendItJonBoats]

If your boat is heavy go down in prop size.

[@tbnationoutdoors-nateeckhold]

👊 send it brother.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Oh we gon send it my man! May have to send it in the snow when I see you in a few weeks lol!

[@SeanFischer1]

I just got back from Valdosta and got my Jon boat...ye ye!

[@SendItJonBoats]

YEE YEE!!!! What did you get, and what ya putting on it? Did you get a good deal?

[@SeanFischer1]

@@SendItJonBoats I’m not sure what I got, it’s in ruff shape. The trailer is in great shape. Don’t want to say what I paid for it, but, I did get a very good deal.

[@SendItJonBoats]

@@SeanFischer1 Awesome! Well have fun working on it, I got so much to do with my boats I don't know where to start! LOL

[@SeanFischer1]

@@SendItJonBoats Did some research and found out it's an 1970 14 ft.. Thinking about putting a casting deck on it after watching your video about the popsicle stick video lol

[@SendItJonBoats]

@@SeanFischer1 Those older boats are awesome if you can find them in decent shape. They made them much beefier and better back then. Mine is a 79 and it is a tank!

[@mkestlz]

I'm building a mud boat 22 hp. I wan't your decals they're cool as hell. ( send it john boats) Do you have them for sale somewhere ?

[@SendItJonBoats]

I havent had them made yet, but I will at some point. If you want the image file you can email me and I will send it to you and you can have them made at a sticker place. [e-mail]

[@juliosdiy3206]

I like it bcuz it can cut through mud slice it like butter.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Me too. Love some mud motors

[@Deb5char]

Less yappin, more tappin!

[@SendItJonBoats]

I am so using that line in a video !

[@scottcarter8607]

I’ve got a 8 hp beaver tail mud motor with a 1” output shaft and I’ve got a 16 hp vanguard that has a tapered shaft. Where can I get a u joint that is tapered on one end and 3/4” straight on the other?

[@SendItJonBoats]

Call Beaver Tail, they might have an adapter.

[@SaltWaterBassTv]

Love the channel yee yee! Subbed!!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Yee Yee thanks for watching.

[@SaltWaterBassTv]

@@SendItJonBoats send it brother!

[@nathanielbonde9862]

Subscribed!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks Nathaniel, glad to have you!

[@CrackerJack256]

Every time you talk about ATH. Have a link to it

[@SendItJonBoats]

ATH? Not sure what that is or what you mean?

[@tragikk03]

hey man, I'm a somewhat competent welder/fitter and have the same interest in the thai race longtails. I'd be down to help develop/fabricate some parts. I have a full toolset for a mobile welding business in my trailer

[@SendItJonBoats]

Awesome, I hope to get around to racing someday, been so busy with work have not had time to mess with it.

[@MudMotorsMax]

Excellent content keep it up! I’m really enjoying your content they got my sub I got a channel on building but I need to step up the quality you’re doing really well and I know what you’re getting out man I know who you’re talking about JT Gatoring is pretty biased

[@SendItJonBoats]

Thanks Mud Motros Max, I enjoy your channel as well... keep doing what your doing bro. I wasn't going to name any names, but if you know you know lol.

[@MudMotorsMax]

@@SendItJonBoats I’m just gonna keep it organic and keep it fun the quality might not be as good as yours but slowly am building and yes I absolutely know that was my biggest pet peeve’s of that channel if you know what I’m saying

[@ChrisFunktheFeralOne]

I will subscribe, and watch, and look forward to learning. I am just across the hooch from you. I gotta disagree on the bias comment though, i think he does a fine job explaining each point and why he feels the way he does about each setup. I have only had a PPF wood duck and now a Swamp Runner but it was his detailed videos that made me choose that, not his trashing or bias. I could have had a backwater, but the expense and seeing the benefit of a longer tail both led me in the direction i went. Keep it real, keep it interesting and please stay above any negativity and you will go far with fans. Oh, and don't forget to turn your auto focus off so the camera won't be searching for focus when ya move!

[@MudMotorsMax]

@@ChrisFunktheFeralOne No I understand I just think he is unnecessarily hard on mudskipper mudskipper is a decent company and he needs to give it a chance I think and yeah the positivity thing I totally agree. question on the auto focus I’m using an iPhone 11 how do I turn it off I didn’t know I had auto focus on

[@ChrisFunktheFeralOne]

@@MudMotorsMax I'm not an iphone user, but i know on my phone there is a pro mode that lets me choose the aperture and iso and pick a focus point. I figure they would have one too. Just move the focus point to where you will be standing and you will be good to go. I really think a good video for you would be like a beginners guide to long tails, what tools do you need on the water, how often do you do maintenance, what is something you wish you knew before your first build... you know, stuff like that.

[@wayneprice1001]

Wonder how it would do on my 16ft Vhul mirrocraft aluminum Jon boat

[@SendItJonBoats]

Probably would work just fine. I see quite a few folks doing mud motors on v hulls.

[@MrT13]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@kenharrell6686]

How can I order a kit for a predator 212cc ?do you know how much it'll run me?

[@SendItJonBoats]

beaverdammudrunners.com The small kits for the 212 is $475. They are good kits, I just got one for my 212, which I need to hop up and see how much speed I can get out of it.

[@tims.5995]

You may want to check out the mud skipper twister and twister lite for $520 , also OMB warehouse has performance parts for predator engines .

[@ricerneon399]

I made one for my kayak lol

[@SendItJonBoats]

Dude thats awesome! I bet it flies on a kayak

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Thai boats!

[@SendItJonBoats]

Them boys in Thailand are fast as hell! I want to go fast like them!

[@dumpsterfire6351]

@@SendItJonBoats yeah man 4cyl turbo diesels! What the mother fk!? I love it

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Gotta build a “JET JON” So damn fast and nimble

[@nickwilliamsoutdoors]

As somebody who watched all the videos before he bought his thai kit, I know exactly who you're talking about making biased reviews...

[@SendItJonBoats]

LOL, if ya know ya know! LMAO. There is some decent reviews out there, but there is an equal about of crap reviews as well.

[@chevyon37s]

Nobody is building crazy long tails here because of the availability of factory made long tails and surface drives from Go-devil, Backwater, gator tail, mud buddy, pro drove, boss etc.

[@SendItJonBoats]

Somebody has to be that guy.... might as well be me!

[@chevyon37s]

@@SendItJonBoats I’ve always wanted to stick a Harley V-twin on a surface drive and be well documented! But I don’t have the boat yet, and I don’t want to take the 103ci engine out of my bike 😂

[@SendItJonBoats]

Its happening. I am taking the 96 out of my road glide and doing a build. Stay tuned.

[@chevyon37s]

@@SendItJonBoats LETS GOOOO

[@bobbygosa7790]

Long tail is ok for a starter butt there alot of trouble being to long and all in all there a starter person dill

[@richardmoore2925]

Use a chainsaw motor

[@SendItJonBoats]

Good idea!

[@DanielMWJ]

Not even a mud motor is safe from THAT one.