“THE LAST RIDE” mudskipper twister stage 3 Predator 212 Hemi 

I'm glad you put what you did in the description. I recently acquired a swamp runner with a 212. Have been watching mods videos and thinking about trying to get a little more speed. Last sentence of your description settled my thinking - just gonna leave it alone and try to get longer service from it. I'm fishing not racing after all...

The minute I saw this video I ordered all the parts. Awesome man keep doing what your doing

Good info. I'm building a 224 with a Mud Skipper surface drive for my 14 ft boat right now. Stage 1, governor removed. Stock cam and valve springs. Don't really want it revving much more than about 5000 RPM. Built as an experiment and nothing more.

Cody, thanks for the video and advice. I just got the HF 15.8 459cc, and it's on my Beaver Dam kit. I have a few things to do and it will be ready for a trial run on a nearby lake. As per your advice, leaving it stock. My boat is a Lowe 14x40M. So if I decide to upgrade to a 16 to 18 ft. boat, this mud motor should still work with no issues. I want to know my top speed, but will not run it at top speed. Unless during an emergency situation. Will use my boat for deer and duck hunting, as well as fishing. I'm planning to try and always put in near my hunting spot, or as close as possible to prevent long runs. But I plan to run my boat the entire length of the local lake so I can get used to using it and to make sure its up to the task. Thanks again for the video. I enjoyed watching the sky and the trees going past your boat as you glided down the river. Reminds me of where I grew up in the hills of Kentucky. If possible would like to see a video of your mudskipper feather lite surface drive running the river, and what you think about it. I'm late to the long tail game, but those surface drives look very impressive. Rangers... Lead the Way!

Can I get some close up pics on how you set up that trim tilt?

That is cool

I wish I could make out how you mounted your electric trim

I have a 1436 with mudskipper twister and get 22mph with a stock 459cc HF

Do the cables they recommend for the mikuni hookup to the throttle handle on the twister, or did you order a special cable? I’ve been running stage 2 for about 12 hours with no major issues other than it seems like above 5000 it starts pumping oil out of the governor shaft and pulse fitting. Then I start getting oil in my pulse pump and it starts to die. (I know a collection can would solve that). So 5000 seems to be a good number to abide by even if it can supposedly do 7000.

Do you think that swapping out the bearings with higher quality ones will improve its reliability? I'm an hovercraft builder and I'm troubled up between choosing a Cr-500 motorbike motor, or just get one of these industrial motors, to modify to an higher power band.

Hey Cody would it be possible to get some pictures or a video of your tilt and trim?

I’ve been thinking about building a long tail with either the Tillotson 225rs racing engine (15hp) coming in at 38lbs, or a Duromax 440 (18hp) coming in at 77lbs stock. On a boat about the same size as yours. Was worried about the weight, the predator 459 is 80lbs.

Nice boat and set up, seems fast to me I'd be completely satisfied with a mudmotor at that level. What size is the boat seems a perfect match?

Check out the wildcat 223cc

Not bad ive seen similar builds at about 13hp on the dyno. Seems to be plenty for cruising.

Hey man! I got a 22hp twister and a 1542 and I’m only getting 10 mph my prop seems to slip excessively, any tips or advice??

I think with the 212 you gotta leave on the govener or buy one of those coils that limits it to 5000 rpm

Have you given any thought to the clutch kit that mud skipper recently came out with? Centrifugal setup. Sure would be nice to let off the gas and not still go forward sometimes. I have a 1542 with a stage 1 Honda gx390 (13hp).

What do you mean by the mudskipper prop is "Slipping"? I just got one and about half throttle is sounds like it stops biting.

I am planning a mud motor build now. I am old, my boat is small, and there is no trailer. I will store the new mud motor in the shed beside my 6 HP outboard, and transport everything to the water in a truck. Once there, I will mount the motor on the boat and launch it by hand. So, though I would appreciate a bit more "oomph", I definitely don't want the extra weight and bulk of a bigger motor. Plus, I already own a barely used, bone stock 212cc hemi to work with. Could I not put a stage 3 kit in it, and then govern it to around 5000 RPM so it will make decent power AND last a long time?

I have a 9hp engine but the axle is still 20mm, is the skipper capable?

I was thinking the same thing... get a 224 and leave it alone

What flywheel was you and if it has a oem cast rod or a arc villet rod?

Could we get some more videos of the boat

Please can I get more info on what fuel pump set up you have

Cody where’d you get that grab bar?

Where'd you find that header pipe at?

What actuator did you use ?

You people need to watch the Tai do it.

Your screaming

Can I get some close up pics on how you set up that trim tilt?