Getting it Right - How to Measure Boat Motor Shaft
You need to know how to measure boat motor shaft length before you go out and drop a few thousand dollars on a new outboard that might not even fit your transom. It's one of those things that seems straightforward until you're actually standing behind your boat with a tape measure, wondering if you should start from the very top of the motor or somewhere in the middle. If you get this wrong, your boat is going to perform like a brick, or worse, you'll end up damaging the engine because it's either dragging in the mud or sucking in air instead of water. ...