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Long shaft outboards or short shaft outboards?

Anonymous user

29 February 2008 10:53:19

Joined: Unknown | Posts: Unknown

Please help me ...

can you tell me the differance between Long shaft outboard engines or short shaft outboard engines?

I have a long shaft outboard engine on my fletcher and a guy told me that it was the wrong sort of outboard for my boat!

Why?
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Re: Long shaft outboards or short shaft outboards?

Anonymous user

03 March 2008 08:52:05

Joined: Unknown | Posts: Unknown

Please help me ...

can you tell me the differance between Long shaft outboard engines or short shaft outboard engines?

I have a long shaft outboard engine on my fletcher and a guy told me that it was the wrong sort of outboard for my boat!

Why?


I think you use a long shaft outboard engine on a sailing boat as it has a long way to reach the water.

With a short shaft outboard engine, these are fitted to speed boats and sports boats.

I think if you fit long shaft outboard engine to a speed boat it will cavitate and you will lose performance.
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Re: Long shaft outboards or short shaft outboards?

Anonymous user

17 June 2009 14:41:20

Joined: Unknown | Posts: Unknown

Please help me ...

can you tell me the differance between Long shaft outboard engines or short shaft outboard engines?

I have a long shaft outboard engine on my fletcher and a guy told me that it was the wrong sort of outboard for my boat!

Why?


I think you use a long shaft outboard engine on a sailing boat as it has a long way to reach the water.

With a short shaft outboard engine, these are fitted to speed boats and sports boats.

I think if you fit long shaft outboard engine to a speed boat it will cavitate and you will lose performance.

a long shaft will just give a lower top end preformance and has a little more drag its not a big problem the fletchers are suited to short but long will be fine
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