Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Shaft length for '74 19' Outrage

Posted by ndimascio on 12/02/11 - 11:40 AM
#1

I'm looking to repowering my 19' outrage and just wanted to check on the right shaft length. I know that the classic 18' Outrages use a 25" shaft so I'm assuming that my boat would use the same?

Thanks.

Posted by Bake on 12/02/11 - 1:43 PM
#2

20 inch shaft. I built mine up to put on a 25"

Posted by Finnegan on 12/02/11 - 1:45 PM
#3

I have the same boat, and it uses a 20" engine, either for single or twins. Here is mine:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v42...?start=all

The boat has an old fashioned shallow transom, designed before the current BIA bolt pattern came out, so be careful on the engine installation. If done so that the bottom bolts come into the splashwell, your new engine will end up being installed about 1-1/2" high, so a perfromance SS prop will most likely be needed. My installation is shown in the photos.

Posted by ndimascio on 12/02/11 - 3:20 PM
#4

Thanks for the answers guys, glad I checked!

Posted by Bake on 12/02/11 - 3:39 PM
#5

pretty simple measurement that people do not know. measure from the top of the transom to the keel. It will be 20 or 25 inches. I found out by accident when I decided to raise mine. I just did not put the two together until I pulled the tape on it.