Re: [bolger] Micro....long or short shaft????

Judge for yourself, here are pictures of my
long shaft, which I measure as 28" from
top of transom board to center of propellor.

http://community.webshots.com/album/194889166IGUdaC

It looks to me that there is more than enough
bury to the prop, and that a short shaft might
not be a failure.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Aaron Arguien" <aaronthekid@y...>
wrote:
>
> Did we ever decide what was the best for a micor?
>
> Fixin' to get one real soon and to measure, it seems that a reg.
shaft
> would work fine. Plus the extra cost of a long shaft make the reg
one
> that much more appealing.....
>
> Put it this way...has anyone used a reg. shaft outboard on thier
micro?
>
> A2

Hi Aaron,

Either one will work and most people use the regular one. The long
shaft gives you some extra insurance against prop pitch-out while
still being protected by the keel.

If one is going to be off-shore I would think the long-shaft would be
preferable just in case you are in big waves and trying to fend off
from a lee shore. But this is purely hypothetical.

Cheers, Nels
Did we ever decide what was the best for a micor?

Fixin' to get one real soon and to measure, it seems that a reg. shaft
would work fine. Plus the extra cost of a long shaft make the reg one
that much more appealing.....

Put it this way...has anyone used a reg. shaft outboard on thier micro?

A2