I have a 3.5 hp Nissan long-shaft outboard on my Typhoon. Does anyone foresee problems with using this same outboard for my Achilles 8' inflatable dinghy, for example, will the propeller be too deep in the water??
Thanks,
Brad Fuller
Use of long-shaft outboard on dinghy
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Brad Fuller
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Brad,
I wouldn't give it much negative thought. We're only talking about a 5" difference between a long and a short shaft engine. To put it into proper perspective, it's the difference between the tips of Thumbkin and Pointer.
One thing that some people do is when they run in shallow water, they unlatch the lock that prevents the shaft from swinging up.
The thought being, when the shaft is in a position more or less at a 45° slope, the shaft rides on the skeg in very thin water and the prop is raised up away from the bottom, pushing water upward in a 45° angle to aft.
In deeper water, life goes on as normal.
(Disclaimer to the naysayers.) I never told anyone to do this. I mentioned that it is something that some people do. In the immortal words of Sgt Schultzy of Hogan's Heros, "I see nuuuthink, I hear nuuuthink, I know nuuthink."
O J
I wouldn't give it much negative thought. We're only talking about a 5" difference between a long and a short shaft engine. To put it into proper perspective, it's the difference between the tips of Thumbkin and Pointer.
One thing that some people do is when they run in shallow water, they unlatch the lock that prevents the shaft from swinging up.
The thought being, when the shaft is in a position more or less at a 45° slope, the shaft rides on the skeg in very thin water and the prop is raised up away from the bottom, pushing water upward in a 45° angle to aft.
In deeper water, life goes on as normal.
(Disclaimer to the naysayers.) I never told anyone to do this. I mentioned that it is something that some people do. In the immortal words of Sgt Schultzy of Hogan's Heros, "I see nuuuthink, I hear nuuuthink, I know nuuthink."
O J
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I have often wondered the same thing, I bought a new Tohatsu 3.5 long shaft two months ago for my Typhoon and wondered if I could use it on my Achilles inflatable. Now I know. Thanks guys. Makes more sense than lugging my Merc 7.5 around including gas tank on a craft which barely measures 9 feet.
Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input.
Christian Sava
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Example of a long shaft outboard being used on a 10 foot Cape Dory (off of Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas).
Example of a long shaft outboard being used on a 10 foot Cape Dory (off of Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas).