How to measure outboard motor shaft length accurately
You really need to measure outboard motor shaft length before you spend a single dime on a new engine, because getting it wrong can absolutely ruin your time on the water. It sounds like a small detail, but it's basically the difference between a boat that glides perfectly and one that struggles to get on plane or, worse, keeps sucking in air. If you've ever seen a boat dragging its tail or heard an engine screaming because the prop is spinning in nothing but foam, you've seen the results of a mismatched shaft length. ...