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<blockquote data-quote="turbotodd" data-source="post: 319582" data-attributes="member: 7376"><p>Some of the newer motors and the weight involved with them, it's nearly impossible to manually tilt a long shaft motor. The short shaft motors are still hard to tilt but not as hard as a long shaft. There is more motor in the water and further away from the lifting point, making it harder to tilt. Mine's a short shaft. But I already had the motor. If I hadn't already had a 15" motor, I'd have gotten a 21" transom for sure! I have had times when waves had come over the back. Not a huge deal but it makes you pucker up a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turbotodd, post: 319582, member: 7376"] Some of the newer motors and the weight involved with them, it's nearly impossible to manually tilt a long shaft motor. The short shaft motors are still hard to tilt but not as hard as a long shaft. There is more motor in the water and further away from the lifting point, making it harder to tilt. Mine's a short shaft. But I already had the motor. If I hadn't already had a 15" motor, I'd have gotten a 21" transom for sure! I have had times when waves had come over the back. Not a huge deal but it makes you pucker up a little. [/QUOTE]
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