mud motor question ?

[timberjack]

I have a chance to get a 6.5 hp mudbuddy at a helluva price. I've got an old wore out flatbottom boat and I'm wondering if this motor would push it. Now I'm not expecting it to push me very fast, I just want to know if it would do enough to get me up and down a few sloughs and maybe some of these small rivers around here? Anybody got any experience with these small motors?

[Wildfowler]

As long as you are not talking about an 18 foot boat, that mudbuddy will do fine.

Good luck.

[dos gris]

may be ok with a 12 ft and one man for short trips

[Bailey]

I have 9 HP g/d on a 16X48 it goes about 11MPH empty and 8MPH loaded. It does fine. At 4:30 in the dark how fast do really want to go? I have a friend with a new 29HP mudbuddy on a 17X54 and it only runs 16MHP. A mud motor is about getting there not the speed. HP to weight is the Key. MY.02.

[dos gris]

I don't konw what conditions you are gonna use it in but where I use mine you need a little power for more things than just speed. Wait till you get into some low water or heavy vegetation.....