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Bruce Baker
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Initially Posted - 07/13/2005 :  11:55:17  Show Profile
Yesterday I bid on a "long-shaft" outboard on ebay. The owner says it's got a 27" shaft. That sounded good. My Nissan has a 20" shaft and it's not quite long enough. But in reading the questions that others sent in, I believe that the owner may have mis-measured the shaft length. He says it's 27 inches from transom to the bottom of the skeg. Mine is 33 inches from transom to skeg. I think I might have bid on a standard shaft motor.

So where is the proper measurement done? Is it from transom to cavitation plate?

BTW, I found a site on the web that sells small used outboards. They're willing to ship.

http://www.smalloutboard.com/
Bruce Baker
Falls Church, VA
"Yee Ha" 3573
'83SR/SK
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 07/13/2005 :  12:06:25  Show Profile
Here's a link from the same site you listed that explains how to measure it.

http://www.smalloutboards.com/shaft.htm
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