Posted by gypsmjim on 01/26/18 - 4:39 PM
#27
Joe Kriz wrote:
Are we all on the same page here?
15 inch shaft = Short
20 inch shaft = Long
25 inch shaft = X Long
gypsmjim looks like an X Long shaft but that could be just the photo.
The model number of the motor would tell us for sure.
The one in the picture on the trailer is a 20" (long), which IMHO was too long for the application. I have since switched to a short (15"), which is what was on the transom in the picture with the boat in the water. By making the switch I actually gained a fraction higher speed (less drag).
Mercury's catalog indicates that they do not even offer an XL (25") in the single cylinder 3.5 HP 4-stroke model.