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Hi all. Me again! I'm looking at outboards and my first question is what length shaft do I need?

Thanks!

15 inch (short shaft). That's what CLC uses on the prototype. It's what I happily use,. Clearing the rudder endplate is a consideration and the 15" easily does that. Some have argued for the longer shaft being better in waves. I'm sure that's true, but I would think it would be hard to keep from dragging a long shaft motor through the water in it's up position, especially when heeled, and be uglier. It's a compromise.

Bflat wrote:15 inch (short shaft). That's what CLC uses on the prototype. It's what I happily use.

What sort of motor and mount are you using? I have been researching motors and their dimensions, and it seemed
to me that a long shaft would be necessary to get the motor body high enough to keep it from hitting the transom in the up position.

2.5 HP Four Stroke, short shaft (15"). Mount from West Marine

I have the same setup. Works well for me.

Thanks for the advice guys! Does anyone have experience of electric outboard motors?