Self locking nut, the more times you take them off it will wear out the locking feature, its always good to replace when the resistance of the nut starts lessoning. Kinda sounds like you may be having a bearing go out on the drive shaft. With a two blade prop balance is critical as it creates a lot of vibration thru the whole motor. Thats why its not a great idea the grind them down unless you balance them after, would be interesting to see the old prop on with it running at rpm;s, if the skeg looks blurry its shows the blade is out of balance
Bro, those fuel pumps go out all the time. Get yourself a little tool kit with an extra high quality electric fuel pump, and a mechanical fuel pump. You should also bypass the carb solenoid. Those can fail as well.
Just got mine. Same prop same motor but the props look slightly different on the side that mounts to the shaft. Did yours also look slightly different?
I got stuck on Chocolate bay cause outboard wasn't running right and bad weather pushed it. Big waves were tossing my Jon around. I was with my cousin otherwise I would've lost the boat. Found a Bay house docked it and sat in the storm for 6 hours. Finally when rain ended we got outboard to run and just took the coast line all the way back home. Called coast guard and they said they couldn't do anything for us. Seatow will get you but its expensive if you don't have a membership. They also will have to wait for storms or weather to pass. I bought a marine radio after that, flares, and a seatow membership. Lesson learned.
Problem is i dont think seatow could even get to the back channels and holes we hunt. Only boats that can make it are mud boats or air boats. Not unless the tide is just super high at the time. Of course, if all else failed, i could have paddled out to the channel once the tide came up. But that was last case. I usually do have a marine radio on me, but i had forgot to take it out of our bay boat. Lesson learned for sure.
Never clocked it for actual mph top speed. But the holeshot was significantly better. Faster on plane time. I could definitely feel the difference. And the motor runs so much better with the new prop. Our old prop was just so worn down from the sandy bottoms and oyster reefs we are in most of the time.
Haha! Brother, if you ever want to know where I got something you see in a video... It's gonna be from Amazon 95% of the time. 😆🤦♂️🤷♂️ #slightaddiction
Way to go! You were very resourceful and kept returning to the big picture while troubleshooting. Well handled. Thank you thank you thank you. I run a Mudbudy 37 efi, probably in the same marshes between Rockport to Sabine. I need to add a spare fuel pump to my kit. Mine is mounted on my motor so I am going to see if I could put one inline and push through my existing pump in an emergency. 1. Get a handheld marine vhf. The coast guard has high antennas that gives you coverage from Port Isabel to Sabine including the marshes. All fish and game boats are also vhf equipped as well as all commercial shipping most guides and probably over 50% of private boats. You also can always get weather updates continuously when needed. Also you want one that monitors two frequencies so you can be on 16 (Guard frequency) and still communicate on another. One of the best safety investments you can have on a boat. You can also purchase spare battery packs for most units. Beware the battery life indicator mine shows 100% full all the way until it fails. 2. I converted my fuel system to use outboard plug connections . This lets me use two smaller fuel tanks. 2 tanks, 2 fuel lines give me lots of options should I get contamination or a line fails. If you do this and you purchase aftermarket connectors check the m part for sharp edges mine was removing parts of the orings on the f side. A case where redundancy was countered by complications. I was able to complete my mission though and once home a file and new connector fixed the problem permanently.
Thanks man. Yeah it was definitely an interesting morning. I actually do have a marine vhf handheld. But it is in our bay boat, and I forgot to move it. But I'm all about contingencies and having back up parts and tools to get myself out of trouble. At the very least, I always make sure someone or multiple people know where I am going and what areas I'll be hunting. So if I get stranded and can't signal help, at least they know where to look. Stay safe out there!
Amazon. Wise Portable Seat Stand. They are awesome. Very stable, and we love that we can simply add/remove them from the boat depending on how many people are riding. And no drilling into the boat! www.amazon.com/dp/B004WIRHA2?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k0_1_8&=&crid=36YTNJ5Q6DPJ7&=&sprefix=boat+sea
Mix 2 parts water 1 part vinegar with a little bit of dish soap in an industrial sprayer. Spray the boat and mud motor down. Then lubricate with 2 parts wd40 and 1 part of a 50/50 mixture ATF/ Motor Oil in a Zep sprayer. My boat is in salt water 90% of the time.
Hell yeah man. I was a little worried there at first lol. Although...I am curious how long it would take for Kristen to send out a search party 🤔 or just call our life insurance company...
Texas is one of the highest privately owned states (% wise). Public land is definitely few and far between, and that makes it so damn hard. It honestly sucks. We miss our lease everyday. But when you have a passion...you work with what you got
@@tkflifeoutdoors7454 yeah, honestly it pisses me off that we've got land that goes on forever and and it all belongs to someone else. You can't even find long distance shooting ranges that are remotely affordable. Great gun laws but no place to shoot. That pretty much doesn't match up well. We also have 254 counties and that's fishy too.
I feel you there. It's depressing. And the land that is privately owned costs about a kidney per acre if you want a piece of the pie for yourself. I just want to not see my neighbors, and kill ducks and deer...is that too much to ask for? Lol
Its the Omlet Auto chicken door. We love this thing. 100% automated, can be set for open/close times OR go off of sunlight. It also has safeties built in for obstructions. www.omlet.us/shop/chicken_keeping/automatic_chicken_coop_door_opener/
This exactly why I don’t take my rig into saltwater. Don’t have time to monkey around cleaning the entire boat, motor and trailer. The saltwater will eventually eat that mud motor over time no matter how much you clean it. Seen it here in Florida all the time with bolts rusting off ect.
We also have a 21' center console fiberglass boat w/ merc 150 that we take out in saltwater all the time. We clean everything well and both boats have done well so far. Yes, they will wear faster than freshwater only rigs, but what's the fun in limiting yourself? I don't mind taking a couple extra protective steps if it doubles the amount of destinations we can access (not to mention with the drought we've had lately, most of our freshwater options are too low, even for the mud boat)
