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In between a long and standard shaft - which to choose ?
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 493266" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>Have you actually lake tested it with the 17" motor yet? I strongly recommend that you do before making any decisions, and here is why...</p><p></p><p>I recently bought a Tracker 16 with a 15" transom, and it came with a 17" Johnson 30. I thought it was too long, so I put a 1" block on the transom and clamped it on. It ventilated badly during turns and I had to accelerate gently or it would blow out. You can see the block of wood if you look at the bottom left side:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]cOnE8T0ODb0[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>I pulled the block and ran it again. It ran much better, didn't blow out at all. In this video, I tilted it up one hole, and it was a bit light in the nose, but it was perfect once I had a trolling motor and battery up there. But the 17" motor turned out to be perfect for my 15" transom. So definitely water test before making any decisions:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]rl3X2L4c0rg[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 493266, member: 4972"] Have you actually lake tested it with the 17" motor yet? I strongly recommend that you do before making any decisions, and here is why... I recently bought a Tracker 16 with a 15" transom, and it came with a 17" Johnson 30. I thought it was too long, so I put a 1" block on the transom and clamped it on. It ventilated badly during turns and I had to accelerate gently or it would blow out. You can see the block of wood if you look at the bottom left side: [MEDIA=youtube]cOnE8T0ODb0[/MEDIA] I pulled the block and ran it again. It ran much better, didn't blow out at all. In this video, I tilted it up one hole, and it was a bit light in the nose, but it was perfect once I had a trolling motor and battery up there. But the 17" motor turned out to be perfect for my 15" transom. So definitely water test before making any decisions: [MEDIA=youtube]rl3X2L4c0rg[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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