Re: Recommented Motor Shaft Length (HMS18)

Eric Pederson (eric@winternet.com)
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:24:42 -0600 (CST)


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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It has been rumored that Rye Gewalt said:
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> Based on the input I have received on the list, the BHP Nissan/Tohatsu
> is the hands down winner for a good size for the '19 --- thanks all for
> your comments. (Somehow I knew it would come out that way...)
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> Now I have to anguish over shaft length. I suspect that the long shaft
> outboard is also the best bet --- even though the stainless steel swing
> down watch-a-ma-call-it on my transom would probably allow me to use a
> short shaft motor. The cost differential isn't that much....

I have the swing down motor mount and the long shaft Nissan 5. With this
combination, you get the prop deep enough to still bite most of the time
in rough conditions.

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Eric L. Pederson
P-19 #970, Necessity
Bloomington, MN