Which mudmotor

[Greenhead329]

Guys I've gotten it narrowed down to a 23 mud buddy surface drive or a 23 backwater longtail.
Boat is a 16x36 welded.
Either motor would honestly do fine for my terrain I run.
Honestly leaning towards the LT due to reliability... (And I'm familiar with them)

However I have 2 friends that are begging me to upgrade (they are happy with theirs)
I do like the idea of a SD

[cupnglide]

No longtail experience to draw from. I've owned two surface drives. They will go most anywhere. A good friend who switched from LT to SD said the little bit given up in "offroad ability" is worth it for the increased maneuverability and speed.

[jtdumallard]

I just went down this road in the last few months. I sold my GoDevil longtail simply because it didn't fit the style of hunting that I do and it took up an extra 6 feet in storage. I didn't have the bracket that allowed it to swivel inside the hull of the boat. I would recommend getting this if you decide on the longtail. I just upgraded to a 25hp Copperhead that will be here tomorrow. If I were going to get a 23hp like you are looking at, I would strongly look at the Copperheads. They are SIMPLE and in most cases run circles around larger HP motors. Another huge advantage is the weight of these motors VS others that are the same size.

[HardCashBrake]

I have run a 12 HP copperhead on my 1436 Weldbuilt for the past two seasons. I have had great performance out of that rig.
Defiantly should consider a surface drive and for your size boat a Copperhead is going to provide the most performance for the weight off the motor. Be careful, a 36" wide boat can be a handful with any mud motor.

[HardCashBrake]

I have run a 12 HP copperhead on my 1436 Weldbuilt for the past two seasons. I have had great performance out of that rig.
Defiantly should consider a surface drive and for your size boat a Copperhead is going to provide the most performance for the weight off the motor. Be careful, a 36" wide boat can be a handful with any mud motor.