On Jun 14, 9:59*am, Frogwatch wrote:
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Went canoeing at Wacissa River again today. Over the past few yrs, I
have noticed some odd motors obviously intended for very shallow weed
infested waters. These motors resemble a lawnmotor engine with a very
long shaft, maybe 6' on which there is a prop at the very end. They
go very well in the mats of vegetation covering the water whereas a
conventional outboard immediately bogs down and gets stuff in the
water intake.
I am wondering if these odd outboards will mean fewer airboats
because
both are intended to be used in nearly zero water.

I see them all the the time on craigs list, they use them in the swampy
areas of southeast Missouri, there big with duck hunters and there
called
mud motors, big twin briggs and Stratton mostly

I understand they are noisy, and they do huge damage to whatever they
happen to churn over. Like I said I hope they don't catch on up here, it
would be deviating to the lilly pads and other fresh water surface
flowers which usually are avoided by those with conventional outboards.

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese!

Go Devils, mud motors
They have there purpose in some of the swampy areas for access for duck
hunters, they do much less damage than say a 6 wheeler ATV but I doubt
anybody but the local idiots would want one up north, got many local
idiots
up yonder? Game warden would kick your arse good here in S IL if you got
caught jacking around with one on our little lakes....we have the sweetist
lilly pads and cutest aquatic weeds, and the biggest bass...and blue gill,
crappie...etc.etc..etc I probably have the biggest Johnson in my
county....my 6yr old grandson took first place for biggest fish in his
first
fishing tourny saturday....Oh there I go bragging again...damit....lol

You're in soluthern Illinois? * *so am I.

Ever go to Carlyle or Rend lake?

Yep, been to both, I remember when they built rend lake, took a few collage
course's there to @ rend lake collage, I worked on the resort there at rend,
can't remember the name...seem's like Wayne fitzgerald??? been to many
years, I mostly go to the river and lake of Egypt for my fun, also I live
real close to Lake Glendale, and Millstone bluff, I can see it in the winter
from my house.

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Cool! I'm up in Clay Co. *Pleased to meet you, neighbor.

I think they fill a specialized niche where the hydrilla is so thick a
normal motor cannot operate. *I would imagine that a small normal
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I've seen some boats that run in the stuff that is if it's deep enough
and they have a brush guard on the prop. Which is basically a
preforated or mesh metal cone .