roam Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 How long shoudl the shaft be on an outboard for a Spindrift 11? thanks, Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I have an 11N built to spec. I put a short shaft on and it isn't long enough. I plan to cut the transom down a bit to make it work, but if I was buying new I'd go long. Here it is with a Honda 2 LS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsGBPCLJ3OM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 I like the Suzuki 2.5 from these folks. I've bought 4 motors from them so far! https://onlineoutboards.com/collections/outboard-motors/horsepower_-2-5hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roam Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 OK It sounds like a 20" shaft is what I need. Thanks, Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Outboard manufacturers have diagrams of their outboards showing how the shaft length corresponds to the transom. Basically, the cavitation plate should be just below the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 7:47 PM, Hirilonde said: Outboard manufacturers have diagrams of their outboards showing how the shaft length corresponds to the transom. Basically, the cavitation plate should be just below the bottom. This is true in theory. But if you go forward and the prop comes out of the water, your perfect setup suddenly isn't. It's probably not a problem on a boat like the 11N, but on my cs20.3, I had to get a long shaft after trials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve W said: This is true in theory. But if you go forward and the prop comes out of the water, your perfect setup suddenly isn't. It's probably not a problem on a boat like the 11N, but on my cs20.3, I had to get a long shaft after trials. The discussion is about a motor for a motor boat. In a small motor boat you trim the weight as needed, motoring is what you are doing. An auxilliary for a sailboat is totally different, both in function and application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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