There were some methods of boat propulsion mentioned in Michigan thread that I have not heard of.

Anybody got pics and details of Jet Propsor GoDevils ????

dchouse ??

Here is a picture of a jet drive Yamaha outboard. After talking with Dustin and looking at his boat, K and I are toying with the idea of getting a jet drive lower unit. It's expensive and accordingto what I've heardit would suck about half the horsepower out of it.

Go Devils are a brand of 'mud motor' A.K.A. longtailed motors.

There areall sorts of variations of this type of motor but basically they are surface running outboards that put the propeller far enough back to still push the boat even tho' they are running shallower than a traditional outboard.



Lots of duck guys use them. The Indy Boys used to have one but they didn't like it.

There arealso make shorter versions...



I believe this is a pro drive.

I haven't heard of the jet motors sucking out so much of the hp; however I do know that they are a pain in the a$$ to turn your rig at slow speeds....

But on the upside they sound sweet going down the river at full speed!

Jet motors lose about one-third the rated horsepower of your motor. If you see one it'll usually say something like 90/75. That means that the power head is producing 90-hp but it's only delivering 75hp to the drive. So to have a real 90hp output to the water you'd need like a 115.

And turning them is just like turning a jetski. You have to give it gas.

All of this is true. You have to get use to driving one, but you can go in some really shallow water where it is impossible for a prop to go. We shoot on the Tippecanoe River up here which is a shallow, rock bottom and jet props are on 85% of the boats. We can go through rock riffles between deeper water by getting up on a plane. Doing so, we can go through only inches of water. If you buy one new, they go for about $100 a horse.