Converting A Long Shaft Outboard To A Short Shaft

Long shaft short shaft outboard advice please. If in shallow situations just tilt the motor up to a new setting. 9HP motor from a trusted friend. Many people say that your top end speed will suffer when using a short shaft motor but I inclined not to agree. My experience is this, we had a old 7. Something like a Lund A12. To move my 15ft jon boat. The determining factor for using a short shaft vs. a long shaft is the depth or your transom. Honestly when it works its a great motor, but several times a season its down for various repairs which isn't surprising for its age. They hold their value well too if you ever feel the need to sell it. Loading... - Similar Threads.

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2. What's better long shaft or short shaft outboard
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Short Shaft Outboard Vs Long Shaft

I have a 15HP short shaft but need a 25HP. If your transom depth is 15" - 16" you need a short shaft motor. You may not edit your posts. The depth of your transom determines the length of shaft, 15" transom is a short shaft a 20" is a long shaft, if the boat has a 20 " transom your okay. I am also planning on adding a aluminum plate in the back for extra strength. I have one, it is a 14' Adventure series. 5 for a few years with no problem.

What'S Better Long Shaft Or Short Shaft Outboard

Got a buddy who has the long shaft version and there is a significant length difference but if your careful there should be know issues hitting things, heck even with a short shaft I have whacked a few unknowns below... Be careful when you follow the masses, sometimes the "M" is silent... 08-02-2015, 09:07 AM. Only accurate guns are interesting. We replaced it with a Evinrude 9. If someone gave me a long shaft outboard, I might try mounting it on a jacking plate, but If I was buying the outboard, I would buy a short shaft outboard, rather than deal with the possible side effects of mounting a long shaft outboard on a short transom. Has floorboards, small live well and battery holder. Raising long shaft outboard motor for inflatable boats designed for short shaft engines.

Length Of Short Shaft Vs Long Shaft Outboard

I have an old 1960 starcraft jet that ive been slowly fixing up for the last 5 years and its time for a new motor. And I guess it is good advice to buy the boat before deciding long or short. You may have to adust it for the best planing position as well. Location: Big Valley Alta. I have read some about where long shafts and short shafts are suitable.

Short Shaft Or Long Shaft Outboard For Dinghy

Please suggest whether a long shaft would be suitable, or would I be inviting trouble. Out there and few short shafts. If the prop is fully immersed you should be good on water intake as well. A little loss of performance is okay but it may be more than that. The time now is 05:23 AM. You may not post new threads. Thanks for any input. 9 long shaft on a Lund A12, will it be an adequate performer or a total disaster?

How Long Is A Short Shaft Outboard

I guess one solution is to buy an aluminum boat suited to a long shaft... Very capable little boat. Is it true that this is any easy conversion? Do you intend to take your boat into shallow lakes or rivers? A properly set up outboard will have the cavitation plate only about 1/4" below the hull IIRC. I bought the long shaft to be used when we went to our favorite Northern Sask lake. 08-07-2015, 12:57 AM. Probable use would be on a 12 or 14 foot vee aluminum boat, yet to be purchased. Interesting pluses and minuses. Perhaps because the boat weighs nearly as much as I do there isn't much slowing me down.

Short Shaft Vs Long Shaft Outboard

Also though, I suspect that the U20 outboard bracket would be a limiting factor to adding too much power. I'd be interested in a Tohatsu 2-stroke if I could buy one new. It's also hard to refill that battery from a jug! Location: S. W. Alberta, in the country:-). That motor would turn you on a dime at any speed and hold the water. No water pump to service, and for those in salt, no flushing to worry about. Location: On the border in Lloydminster. Anytime I figure I've got this long range thing figured out, I just strap into the sling and irons and remind myself that I don't! I can post a review when I get it if anyone's interested. Torqeedo would be great, but the prices really need to come down.

Short Shaft Long Shaft Outboard Difference

Are there some makes where the conversion is easy and others where it is not or impossible? Join Date: Jun 2015. If you are only 3/4"-1" off, the extra drag created by your prop being deeper in the water will be minimal. I don't believe it would be a total disaster and it would certainly be easy to sell as older two strokes are hard to come by. However, I have the chance to buy a long shaft 9. Made in Alberta__ born n raised. I spent quite some time looking for a decent long shaft here as a kicker for my boat.

Before you buy it, let the friend know you are going to trade or resell. Shaft is about 6" but this is only going by memory. Friends frequently give better deal to friends and might be a little miffed if you buy just to trade it off. I had a long shaft Merc 20(many moons ago) on a Lund S-14. Its not often stumbles upon a boat with a low transom that is designed for an 15" inch shaft on the motor, let alone one that can be deflated and packed away when I am done.

I ran a long shaft on a Peterborough 12. You may not post replies. Yes, Billy, Tohatsu also makes Nissans and most of the small Mercurys. I had a few RIBs in mind and hadn't given too much thought to inflatables until I came across Saturn's 15 foot model - the SD470 inflatable boat. I think a Lund 14foot may fit. The motor i have right now is a 1970 evinrude 33hp ski twin. Last edited by elkhunter11; 08-01-2015 at 09:44 AM. Use on a rental boat was one I had not thought of at all. Location: Ft. McMurray. The ski twin i have wieghs in at 140 pounds and the tohatsu that i bought weighs in at 173 pounds.

The new motor i have purchased (2019 tohatsu 30hp)can either be bought with a 15" or a 20" shaft. They're even making some of the not-so-small Mercs now, I see that the new "Mercury" 30 is actually a Tohatsu product. All times are GMT -6. Thank you for the comments. No problems at all but I fish pretty much wherever the critters hide so getting into some unknown areas with a long shaft might be an issue? Golden years my a**, more like rusty years. Yes, Lund does make 14' with the high transom that takes a long shaft.

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