Re: [bolger] micro outboard
A short shaft 7 1/2 horse Honda was ideal for my Long Micro Thylacine until
it got stolen. The stern wave on Micro/Long Micros comes right up to the
transom bottom and ensures that the prop is well immersed.
Regards, Gavin Langmuir.
it got stolen. The stern wave on Micro/Long Micros comes right up to the
transom bottom and ensures that the prop is well immersed.
Regards, Gavin Langmuir.
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From: don <rite2me@...>
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] micro outboard
> To me short shaft outboards are not much good for anything except small
> fishing boats. Sailboats need long shaft outboards.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <col_mooney@...>
> To: <bolger@egroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 4:57 AM
> Subject: [bolger] micro outboard
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> > This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
> > outboard long enough for micro?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Col
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> Bolger rules!!!
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Chuck,
I think the real rationale for the long shaft is raise the freeboard of the
transom and avoid being "pooped" or taking on a lot of water in reverse. In
a displacement boat, the deep immersion wouldn't make much difference, but
in a planing boat it would be a tremendous increase in drag and frontal area
at speed.
Don Hodges
I think the real rationale for the long shaft is raise the freeboard of the
transom and avoid being "pooped" or taking on a lot of water in reverse. In
a displacement boat, the deep immersion wouldn't make much difference, but
in a planing boat it would be a tremendous increase in drag and frontal area
at speed.
Don Hodges
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From: Chuck Leinweber <chuck@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: micro outboard
>
> > I was building the motor board for the transom of my Micro today
> > and had the plans right in front of me. The motor that is pictured is
> > a short shaft motor. It is 15" from the base of the motor head to the
> > top of the lower unit (usually the top fin). I then went to the shed
> > and measured what I know is a long shaft motor which is exactly 20"
> > from the base of the motor head to the top of the lower unit (not the
> > prop)to affirm my findings.
> <snip>
> > Happy Sailing / Motoring
> > David Jost "Boston"
>
> As we all know, the reason for having a long shaft motor is so that in
heavy
> swells, the head will not drown in the crests, and the prop will not grab
> air in the troughs. My question is this: Do you mount the long shaft
motor
> at the standard depth (keeping the head high above the water) or, on a
> sixteen inch transom (so that the prop is very deep). An argument could
be
> made that it would be best to split the difference, although I have never
> heard that point of view expressed.
>
> Chuck
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>
>
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> I was building the motor board for the transom of my Micro today<snip>
> and had the plans right in front of me. The motor that is pictured is
> a short shaft motor. It is 15" from the base of the motor head to the
> top of the lower unit (usually the top fin). I then went to the shed
> and measured what I know is a long shaft motor which is exactly 20"
> from the base of the motor head to the top of the lower unit (not the
> prop)to affirm my findings.
> Happy Sailing / MotoringAs we all know, the reason for having a long shaft motor is so that in heavy
> David Jost "Boston"
swells, the head will not drown in the crests, and the prop will not grab
air in the troughs. My question is this: Do you mount the long shaft motor
at the standard depth (keeping the head high above the water) or, on a
sixteen inch transom (so that the prop is very deep). An argument could be
made that it would be best to split the difference, although I have never
heard that point of view expressed.
Chuck
Col,
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I will share some info that
I discovered today.
I was building the motor board for the transom of my Micro today
and had the plans right in front of me. The motor that is pictured is
a short shaft motor. It is 15" from the base of the motor head to the
top of the lower unit (usually the top fin). I then went to the shed
and measured what I know is a long shaft motor which is exactly 20"
from the base of the motor head to the top of the lower unit (not the
prop)to affirm my findings.
As pictured, the short shaft motor will put the prop in the
water right in the middle of the rudder and 9" below the water line.
If you had a long shaft motor this would then become 14" below the
waterline and possibly beneath the rudder. If this were the case,
you would need to be careful running in shoal water that you don't
bend a prop. With the short shaft motor, the keel would scrape
first.
Happy Sailing / Motoring
David Jost "Boston"
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I will share some info that
I discovered today.
I was building the motor board for the transom of my Micro today
and had the plans right in front of me. The motor that is pictured is
a short shaft motor. It is 15" from the base of the motor head to the
top of the lower unit (usually the top fin). I then went to the shed
and measured what I know is a long shaft motor which is exactly 20"
from the base of the motor head to the top of the lower unit (not the
prop)to affirm my findings.
As pictured, the short shaft motor will put the prop in the
water right in the middle of the rudder and 9" below the water line.
If you had a long shaft motor this would then become 14" below the
waterline and possibly beneath the rudder. If this were the case,
you would need to be careful running in shoal water that you don't
bend a prop. With the short shaft motor, the keel would scrape
first.
Happy Sailing / Motoring
David Jost "Boston"
> This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
> outboard long enough for micro?
>
> Regards,
>
> Col
Col,
I guess the answer depends on where you are planning to sail.
Lakes, and small bays should be ok for the short shaft motor, but I
think if you are going out on larger bodies of water you will be
happier with the 20" shaft, as you will guarantee that the prop will
bite solid water 95% of the time.
One advantage that you get with Micro is that the motor is in
the middle of the transom making it equally effective on either tack
as you transition from sail to motor and back again.
I just read that OMC (Johnson and Evinrude) have just released a
3.5 hp motor with a Forward, Neutral, and Reverse. It weighs 30 lbs.
and is about $800 US. Sounds like a great Micro motor to me!
David Jost
Not quite as cold as Montreal, but the water in the ponds is
solid today. Boston
I guess the answer depends on where you are planning to sail.
Lakes, and small bays should be ok for the short shaft motor, but I
think if you are going out on larger bodies of water you will be
happier with the 20" shaft, as you will guarantee that the prop will
bite solid water 95% of the time.
One advantage that you get with Micro is that the motor is in
the middle of the transom making it equally effective on either tack
as you transition from sail to motor and back again.
I just read that OMC (Johnson and Evinrude) have just released a
3.5 hp motor with a Forward, Neutral, and Reverse. It weighs 30 lbs.
and is about $800 US. Sounds like a great Micro motor to me!
David Jost
Not quite as cold as Montreal, but the water in the ponds is
solid today. Boston
> This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
> outboard long enough for micro?
>
> Regards,
>
> Col
Hello Col,
Based on my seven seasons of happiness with my MICRO out on the
St.Lawrence River(read,always dealing with a current),I can say that
my Mercury 5hp short shaft has always done the trick......handsomely!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,feeling the chill as the thermometer plummets bellow
-10
degrees Celsius here on the banks of the St.Lawrence........
Based on my seven seasons of happiness with my MICRO out on the
St.Lawrence River(read,always dealing with a current),I can say that
my Mercury 5hp short shaft has always done the trick......handsomely!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,feeling the chill as the thermometer plummets bellow
-10
degrees Celsius here on the banks of the St.Lawrence........
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>
> This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
> outboard long enough for micro?
>
> Regards,
>
> Col
To me short shaft outboards are not much good for anything except small
fishing boats. Sailboats need long shaft outboards.
fishing boats. Sailboats need long shaft outboards.
----- Original Message -----
From: <col_mooney@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 4:57 AM
Subject: [bolger] micro outboard
>
>
> This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
> outboard long enough for micro?
>
> Regards,
>
> Col
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, or spamming
> - no flogging dead horses
> - add something: take "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
> - stay on topic and punctuate
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
>
This question has probably been asked before, but is a short shaft
outboard long enough for micro?
Regards,
Col
outboard long enough for micro?
Regards,
Col