anyone ever tried a short leg outboard on their machine?? and if so did it work well or would a long leg be the way to go.. reason im asking is because there is a 9.9 hp sitting in the garage doing nothing right now and would be nice if that would work for me
If no one responds maybe you should give her a whirl. And post results.
The short shaft i ran had a lot of cavitation, but it was a 5 hp. If you stay on the slow side of speed you should be alright. The weight of the 9.9 may drive the rear end down enough to keep cavitation to a minimum. No matter what i would give it a try. Keep us posted.
Lewis
ya pretty brutal weather here today and was just wondering. i am going to give it a shot for sure. i was thinkin if i have to get in the back to work the outboard it should force the rear of the machine deeper in the water which might be alright.
I've tried a short shaft om my Vanguard 2. It did not work too well at all.Originally Posted by swampdonkey
You could only idle the outboard as the prop would just cavitate.
In other words the prop has to be below the body so it gets a good
source of water to propel.
For an outboard to operate efficiently the cavitation plate should be even with the bottom of the hull.
MXZ500, what short shaft hp of outboard did you try. I have a 15 horse Evinrude short shaft that weighs around 75 lbs. May be enough with the battery weight to work properly. Anyway, let me know.
Thx
Dennis
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I was talking to a friend of mine about this short shaft problem, and he said there is a device that sailboats use to lift and lower an outboard. We got interrupted and never finished our conversation.Just thought i'd throw this out there.Good luck with your short shaft problem.
just had it in the water yesterday. left the motor at home though. these things are pretty tough to turn in the water and only want to go forward. i do have some major leaking probs ill have to get to soon. actually pretty stable in the water. i think it would be pretty hard to roll.
ya i guess you could buy the adjustable jack plate for it but im not sure of price. im thinking maybe i should just buy an older honda 4 stroke for the thing. they burn very little gas and are very quiet. which would be nice. i will be using the machine to fish remote lakes all summer and this might be a wise investment.
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