Outboard motor help!!!!

[Florin {VACATIONER}]

Could someone please tell me what is the approximate length difference in inches between the short shaft and long shaft....

I would assume I need the long shaft for the vac....

Thanks

Florin

[Zeroice]

thats good to know, i'll have to check to see what I have. I'm sure with the low stern and an adjustable mount I could still use a short shaft.

[Florin {VACATIONER}]

Thanks guys, I guess I have to look for a long shaft.

Florin

[Guest]

This is a generic reply concerning outboard motors. On a sailboat, with a tucked stern or a rocker bottom, the outboard will need to be mounted lower than on a runabout. The angle of the transom, if mounted on the transom solid, will also change the actual running height of the transon for the bracket of the engine.. The more angle, the more running length of the transom. This means that a 15 inch motor shaft will require more than 15 inches of transom height, unless the boat has a huge rocker in the botom.

On a remote mounting, make sure the engine cavitation plate is much lower than the bottom of a sailboat, if the bottom has some rocker in it. If not it will suck air and overheat the motor. Also when mounting an outboard in a semi closed well for some of the bigger sailboats, ventilation could be a problem also, and starve the engine for air, and foul the plugs over a short period of time of running.