I decided the Ricksahw motor and the Momarsh Fatboy needed a real test so off tto the Marsh we went. The Marsh is still "green" and is being pumped to hunting depth. There are a number of conditions that put the motor to it's test today. The weeds are still thick but the motor chugged along just fine for the most part. I did intentionally run into some thick stuff in real shallow water to see how far it would go before bogging down. As you would imagine it didn't take long at all. You'll see me in the first video getting stuck about half way though.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=Stuck.flv
The marsh is called Princeton Marsh and is pumped to a depth of around 3ft for duck season. It's probably pushing 2 1/2 to 3 ft right now in the open slough areas and probably 1 1/2 to 2 feet closer to the tree line you can see in the videos as a pan the camera.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=duckwart_weeds.flv
I saw some good numbers of Woodies today and a smatering of Blue Wings and a few local Mallards.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=Picture210.flv
Again I'm really impressed with this little motor but we'll see how it runs thought the season. It has a centrifical clutch to engage the prop which I really like for a safety feature unlike a direct drive prop that is always spinning. Right now the marsh is real weedy and does have an effect on the prop. As it wears it will begin to slip but as the season gets colder and the weeds die out for the season and the surface drive guys get the paths cut I don't see me having any issues with this motor.
Take care,
Ed L.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=Stuck.flv
The marsh is called Princeton Marsh and is pumped to a depth of around 3ft for duck season. It's probably pushing 2 1/2 to 3 ft right now in the open slough areas and probably 1 1/2 to 2 feet closer to the tree line you can see in the videos as a pan the camera.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=duckwart_weeds.flv
I saw some good numbers of Woodies today and a smatering of Blue Wings and a few local Mallards.
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/ejlydic/?action=view¤t=Picture210.flv
Again I'm really impressed with this little motor but we'll see how it runs thought the season. It has a centrifical clutch to engage the prop which I really like for a safety feature unlike a direct drive prop that is always spinning. Right now the marsh is real weedy and does have an effect on the prop. As it wears it will begin to slip but as the season gets colder and the weeds die out for the season and the surface drive guys get the paths cut I don't see me having any issues with this motor.
Take care,
Ed L.