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Old 08-29-2023, 11:28 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
What no-one ever mentions is that the reason the setup became popular in Thailand in the 1970s is you can stick the prop shaft down a tube and have an irrigation pump for the rice paddies.
Similar setups, but with smaller engines, have also been quite usual in Amazon as it was easier to avoid damage to the tail while navigating through a shallow waterway with some tree roots underneath.
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