All my duck boats have a 20" in them
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All my duck boats have a 20" in them
20" transom gets the foot of your outboard higher up in the water
that may be true when they are both tilted up, but short and tall transom outboard when running are the same depth in the water...short transom outboards have a 15in shaft vs. tall transom outboards having a 20in shaftQuote:
Originally Posted by biggerjigger
Bonus question: can you run a short shaft outboard on a tall transome?
Wannabe...
you could but it would probably cavitate
You have to have a long shaft motor 20" shaft on a 20" transom, when you start to look for a great deal on a used motor it is a lot easier to find a short shaft motor vs long shaft.
My kicker motor on my big boat is a short shaft on a tall transom and it works fine but it is just being used as a trolling motor.
My answer is no, wb...i dont think the boat will plane. Me, I like a short transom, with a short shaft motor.
Yep that's true... it will get you goin a bit but right as the boat its about to plane the prop will blow out and you will just turn high rpms and go no whereQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
id go tall if your running the river ect. but short if your like running canals and bayous and jumping logs. imho
Tall transom is the way to go the only difference is 5" but when backing the boat in the lake or banking the boat 5" can be just enough to keep her a float. Yes the long shafts are a little harder to find but worth it.
NO!!! You can not run a short shaft on a tall transom other than at idol it will tear the foot up and the water impeller it will run hot and the next thing you know Kaaaabbbbuuullleeee!!!!