RE: Recommended Motor Shaft Length (HMS18)

Fauver, James (JamesF@bayarchitects.com)
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:06:28 -0600

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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That's good in theory, but when you are fighting a storm to get home,
it's nice to have the prop IN the water, no matter how steep the waves.
The deeper the better, and with the variable depth bracket, you can
always raise or tilt the motor to get into shallow water.

James Fauver
P19 Southern Star
Lake Conroe, Texas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Duffy [SMTP:duffy@maui.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 11:54 AM
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: Recommented Motor Shaft Length (HMS18)
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> The theory of prop placement as described in the Nissan 3.5B manual
> (and elsewhere) is that the motor should be located such that the
> anticavitation plate be is one to two inches below the bottom of the
> transom. This is presumed to stick the prop in a stream of water
> comparatively undisturbed by the boat's passage. For me, this
> dictated a long-shaft OB on my P14.
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