Hard to say without seeing the terrain you were stuck on, I know everwhere the conditions are significantly different. That being said i have a heavy boat like yours 16x8 though, minus the bowfishing rail/lights. Its 500+hp ls3 with a 2.3-1 belt and 3 blade whirlwind ex,not sure of the pitch but tur...

Yep, big time thief, rightly named "Affliction" because they cause customers pain and suffering, do your research, hes a snake hiding in the grass hiding in the smoke screen, he shoulda been in the pokey a long time ago, hope he gets his karma.

It's crazy how fast the weight adds up, I bet once the weight is all trimmed down and the boats are revamped them boats are going to run great. You definitely make your boats earn their keep. Thanks for posting all the little details and pics, this thread has been very interesting.

Slidin, dont forget about guns,ammo,cases,and all them hogs you drag outta the swamp! Nice sportsmans gear/survival list, we need to make that a sticky!

GMAC, yep never heard or read a bad word about him, stand up guy for sure.

It's about time, he must have finally screwed over the wrong guy, you can only slither through the grass unseen for so long,once the smoke clears and the sun starts shining you can tell clear as day, there before you is a lovely crooked snake. I hope he has to pay all his victims of affliction a hef...

X2 digging, I was thinking the same thing, pipes setup looks to run like a mo fo, if hes getting stuck gotta be super nasty

10-4, Thanks Kwan, was hoping he would post more dry running and maybe an update on how his hull was holding up to the use.

Just curious if anybody has seen any updates on the alaskan mini build as far as performance,testing and durability?

The same goes for trucks,houses,boats, etc. You can drive a $2500 beater or a new 70k diesel just how much you choose to spend and how much fixing up you want to do and how much function,performance and dependability mean to you and your family. I am not as mechanically inclined as most if you and d...

Moritz, do you have any pics of your 16x8 that the 600hp was on?

For what it's worth, my 16x8 with just over 500hp has no problems dry loading/unloading, and has no problems running dry or crossing any levees or pulling up on banks with a load. I guess it's all in the setup like they always say. Just curious how heavy these big boats are that cant run across wet ...

Do you have any pics of the hull and setup?

I had a WW cypress series on my 0360 and it pushed pretty darn good,not much top end but plenty of low end grunt on the ground, mine was very durable and has been sent through the wringer and still is running the marsh to this day,I will say the WW was more of a biotch to adjust pitch though. JMO

X2 used to occasionally shop there but will never walk in the place ever again, Richard's is nothing special anyway.

My old 0360 180 hp boat would handle that all day long. It was lightweight and setup correctly. As stated above keep weight to a minimum. IMO for the money they are hard to beat and I am in the same boat as Rick(pun intended) once the kids grow up my retirement boat will be 180-200,lightweight haman...

Awesome sliding! I miss running them hogs, glad to see somebody still giving em hell, looks like a great time. Your boat runs great man that's quite the load, thanks for sharing the pics.

Damn sliding you hunting with that load?

X2 nice looking rig for sure.

Really depends how bad you need money. As a first job to get in the door I see that being a decent wage as long as they dont stay at that wage long depending on their performance. Now an experienced adult with work ethic and clean driving/criminal records that pay better be increased substantially i...

My old boat with a 180 had a head separating which was causing a slow leak as you describe. I replaced the cylinder and that leak was gone, but that oil on the rudders was always there and just kept the bugs from sticking.....lol..

I say go with the Ls, that is plenty of power to push a deep sided 15x8 and should be a point and go boat loaded down. Has to be a reason most car motor boats being built now are Ls powered. More power,less weight,plenty reliable.

Can you post a few pics of the boat?

OneBFC, your videos are the best I have ever seen, pounding the ground for sure. I know others run some crazy stuff too and just dont video it but thanks for posting those videos. Bad a$$ ecotec setup for sure!

Holy smokes! I would say that is pretty damn extreme. Experienced operator with very capable machine. Bad a$$... Pucker x10, that river looks like it would eat up a lesser boat for breakfast.