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Could use some advice on a new motor length
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<blockquote data-quote="ktoelke54" data-source="post: 477039" data-attributes="member: 21618"><p>I can answer a couple of your questions. Tohatsu / Mercury shaft length guidelines say their short shaft motors will fit up to 17.5 inch transom. Your 17 inch transom should work great. </p><p></p><p>Adapting your transom to a long shaft is doable, at not to much labor or expense. And if your considering a long shaft boat in your near future, and would like to keep your new outboard, it’d be worth the effort. Otherwise, I’d go with the short shaft. Keep it simple. </p><p></p><p>As to which I would choose if two new boats were setting side by side, one short and one long, I’d take the long. I like the extra depth and see little disadvantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktoelke54, post: 477039, member: 21618"] I can answer a couple of your questions. Tohatsu / Mercury shaft length guidelines say their short shaft motors will fit up to 17.5 inch transom. Your 17 inch transom should work great. Adapting your transom to a long shaft is doable, at not to much labor or expense. And if your considering a long shaft boat in your near future, and would like to keep your new outboard, it’d be worth the effort. Otherwise, I’d go with the short shaft. Keep it simple. As to which I would choose if two new boats were setting side by side, one short and one long, I’d take the long. I like the extra depth and see little disadvantage. [/QUOTE]
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