Outboard Motor Shaft Length

hilly50 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2001

What is the technical procedure for determining the proper length of an outboard motor shaft. I have a Newport 17 daysailor.

hamiam · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2001

Usually you have only two choices in shaft length: short and long. Almost all sailboats would do well to go with a long shaft.

oldjimt · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-2001

I recently purchased a Johnson 3hp with a short shaft for my Picnic 17 and mounted it on a bracket with 10 inches of movement and it worked out fine.