Bert, I have a 3 hp Johnson on my boat. It evidently had the same problem you describe. The PO put a piece of 3/4" wood on the aft side of the fixed mount which effectively moves the outboard aft that amount. This was just enough to solve the problem. I haven't looked at the mounting throat of the outboard, but there might be room there to allow you to use a thicker piece of wood. Some have suggested building a height extension and that might work, but it might also raise your short shaft Honda too high out of the water when the engine is in use. Rick M15 #337 Bluebird
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:47:20 EDT From: Flickasf@aol.com Subject: M_Boats: 2hp Honda To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <d5f.131bf478.343ae628@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I just purchased and installed a 2007 2hp Honda short shaft on my M 15. I found that I can not kick it up out of the water because the housing hits the stern. I have the original fixed mount. I know many of you have the same motor. What have you figured out?
Thank you in advance, Bert Felton M 15 Bella
Bert What is the advantage of the short shaft? Are they any less expensive? I also going to deep six my johnson and go to Honda Captin James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 jimsadler@jascopacific.com -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Rick Langer Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:51 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: 2hp Honda Bert, I have a 3 hp Johnson on my boat. It evidently had the same problem you describe. The PO put a piece of 3/4" wood on the aft side of the fixed mount which effectively moves the outboard aft that amount. This was just enough to solve the problem. I haven't looked at the mounting throat of the outboard, but there might be room there to allow you to use a thicker piece of wood. Some have suggested building a height extension and that might work, but it might also raise your short shaft Honda too high out of the water when the engine is in use. Rick M15 #337 Bluebird
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:47:20 EDT From: Flickasf@aol.com Subject: M_Boats: 2hp Honda To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <d5f.131bf478.343ae628@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I just purchased and installed a 2007 2hp Honda short shaft on my M 15. I found that I can not kick it up out of the water because the housing hits the stern. I have the original fixed mount. I know many of you have the same motor. What have you figured out?
Thank you in advance, Bert Felton M 15 Bella
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Last I knew, the long shaft was only $10 more than the short shaft. Also, spacing the motor back as discussed below works. I used that before I added a block to raise the motor up to get it to clear the transom when tipping it up. But I had a long-shaft model. On the short shaft it is easier to reach to prop to clear weeds off it. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. On Oct 8, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Jim Sadler wrote:
Bert What is the advantage of the short shaft? Are they any less expensive? I also going to deep six my johnson and go to Honda
Captin James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 jimsadler@jascopacific.com
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Rick Langer Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:51 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: 2hp Honda
Bert, I have a 3 hp Johnson on my boat. It evidently had the same problem you describe. The PO put a piece of 3/4" wood on the aft side of the fixed mount which effectively moves the outboard aft that amount. This was just enough to solve the problem. I haven't looked at the mounting throat of the outboard, but there might be room there to allow you to use a thicker piece of wood.
Some have suggested building a height extension and that might work, but it might also raise your short shaft Honda too high out of the water when the engine is in use.
Rick M15 #337 Bluebird
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:47:20 EDT From: Flickasf@aol.com Subject: M_Boats: 2hp Honda To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <d5f.131bf478.343ae628@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I just purchased and installed a 2007 2hp Honda short shaft on my M 15. I found that I can not kick it up out of the water because the housing hits the stern. I have the original fixed mount. I know many of you have the same motor. What have you figured out?
Thank you in advance, Bert Felton M 15 Bella
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