Momarsh deck cover?
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Rob Robertson
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I bought a Fatboy Dp back at the end of Summer. Used it during Teal season. Very impressed with the boat. I have the deck cover. Heavy dutie and very well made. Fits like a glove. Record drought where I hunt. Lake at historic lows. Bare Mud flats. I had Sherwin williams match some paint to my Mud. Painted my cover. If the lake comes up next season I will by another cover and not paint it. I have a Stump jumper mud motor for mine. Since teal season the launch I use has closed. Now I have a 10 mile open water boat run. Using my Momarsh as a layout and hauling inside my Power boat. Below are some photos.
Rob Robertson
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You are right Fred. I took it off my Power Hunter. Since that photo I have made a Hood so I can sit up and hunt. It just folds back out of the way for poling and for shooting. I bent new door frames. Used the same camo panels. Just right to sit in. I enjoy the hunt more when I can sit up and watch whats going on.
Bill Clark
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Rob,
Thanks for the pics of your boats,would you mind giving an opinion of the pro-drive rig,especially its open water performance? Also how would the fatboy do crossing open water in say a one foot chop with a small outboard?
Thanks,Bill.
Thanks for the pics of your boats,would you mind giving an opinion of the pro-drive rig,especially its open water performance? Also how would the fatboy do crossing open water in say a one foot chop with a small outboard?
Thanks,Bill.
Rob Robertson
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Bill, That is my second Prodrive rig. I ran a 27hp Prodrive with tiller from 2004- 2007. Put almost 700 hours on that one. Bought the rig I have now in 2008. 36 hp stock engine. Console hydrolic steering. 18x54 Boat with 24 inch sides. Boat handles big water very well. Ruff but dry. Never taken a drop of water over the sides or transom. Been out in 3 to 3 1/2 foot seas. Runs all day empty at 27 mph. With a battle load in deep water 23 to 24 mph.
Fatboy Dp in a chop. I got caught in my DP on the windy shore with 1 foot waves coming in. Water would run right up to the combing on the sides, back and front. I would NOT run the Fatboy DP in deep water with a wind over 15 mph. The place I hunt my fatboy are protected and shallow.
D.J. Hagen
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Djack, although the mussel inspection issues and other restrictions here in Colorado have rendered motorized duck boats nearly useless, I still enjoy the times I take out my DP. I heartily agree with Rob that it is not sized or designed for traversing big open water. It's plenty stable when laying out in a chop when the decoys are in the water, but with a full load I hedge on the side of caution.
In addition to the type of water and distance you need to travel, what you plan to carry will be a factor in your motor choice. If you're not toting a dog and a mess of decoys, you can get by with a heavier motor. After deciding that I wanted a lower profile and less weight, I decided against a mud motor. After playing with various trolling motor/battery combinations, I settled on an old short-shaft 2HP Evinrude outboard with an internal gas tank that weighs in at a mere 25 lbs. I see Momarsh currently lists the DP capacity at 550 lbs vs. the 425# Coast Guard rating on mine, so maybe they've increased the flotation.
I do have a camo deck cover with cable-tied Invisigrass, but...again due to the boat inspections...I can't leave it on the boat. I've repainted my boat and one set of door covers to work in shallow open water and on reservoir sandbars. I use the grassed deck cover and a second set of door covers for marshes and rivers, and stuff them in a compression bag for transport.
Rob, I can't tell for sure but it looks like they've replaced the quick-tight/cam buckles where the door covers attach to the deck cover with some other type of device. If so, that's a good thing for those of us in colder climates where it can be difficult to thread the webbing thru the buckle when it's cold and dark.
In addition to the type of water and distance you need to travel, what you plan to carry will be a factor in your motor choice. If you're not toting a dog and a mess of decoys, you can get by with a heavier motor. After deciding that I wanted a lower profile and less weight, I decided against a mud motor. After playing with various trolling motor/battery combinations, I settled on an old short-shaft 2HP Evinrude outboard with an internal gas tank that weighs in at a mere 25 lbs. I see Momarsh currently lists the DP capacity at 550 lbs vs. the 425# Coast Guard rating on mine, so maybe they've increased the flotation.
I do have a camo deck cover with cable-tied Invisigrass, but...again due to the boat inspections...I can't leave it on the boat. I've repainted my boat and one set of door covers to work in shallow open water and on reservoir sandbars. I use the grassed deck cover and a second set of door covers for marshes and rivers, and stuff them in a compression bag for transport.
Rob, I can't tell for sure but it looks like they've replaced the quick-tight/cam buckles where the door covers attach to the deck cover with some other type of device. If so, that's a good thing for those of us in colder climates where it can be difficult to thread the webbing thru the buckle when it's cold and dark.
Rob Robertson
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D.J. I just attached mine with Cable ties. I dont ever have to take mine loose.