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Transom height
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check the motor specs, its either a 16" short shaft or a 20" long shaft for smaller motors or for motors the next size up they use 20" as short shaft and 25" as long shaft.
seeing as you are talking about a 40hp mid-sized motor, it should be the short shaft is 20" but google the motor year specs to confirm its shaft length. |
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Yea. Looks like mine is 16". But I did find a 1652 alweld with 16" transom.
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There are 3 shaft lengths for outboards:
Short=15" Long=20" Salt water series=25" It is possible to install a 15 shaft motor on a 20" transom using a jackplate, BUT, every time the motor kicks up the front steering bracket will hit the transom. Why not just get a good welding shop, like Southside to cut the transom down to 16" , that way no broken parts when the motor kicks up. D |
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I say this because I have learned as you upgrade everything that goes with it, while it still works well, tends to be less then desired and you end up upgrading it all anyway one piece at a time at then what to do with what you pull off. something to think about |
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The best 2 stroke 40 ever built, that old merc 59 cubic incher. Of course it is the most cubic inches in a 40 ever built also. The last ones produced were 2005, so a 2004 ain't too bad. You'll get another 15-20 years out of it unless you roast it on a tunnel boat
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True sleepers, especially with the stock stickers still on.
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