Classic AquaSport
Aquasport Mechanicals - things that need a wrench, screwdriver or multimeter => Engines & engine woes => Topic started by: miky2884 on August 25, 2010, 10:22:20 AM
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Does anyone know on here if a 25 inch shaft motor will work on my 2001 215 aquasport explorer? My current motor is a 20 inch shaft, i am looking at a possible re power and the motor i am looking at is 25 inch, any info would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!
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Does anyone know on here if a 25 inch shaft motor will work on my 2001 215 aquasport explorer? My current motor is a 20 inch shaft, i am looking at a possible re power and the motor i am looking at is 25 inch, any info would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!
Without going to a jack plate, 5" is just too much difference...
You could use the 4" non-adjustable jack plate like T-H makes...
http://www.thmarine.com/product.cfm?PRID=22
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thanks bob i knew you would come through :wink:
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WOW a 20" shaft on a 215? That seems REALLY short to me. Is that on a bracket or is the transom just that low?
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WOW a 20" shaft on a 215? That seems REALLY short to me. Is that on a bracket or is the transom just that low?
That's exactly what I was thinking.... I would have thought a boat that big would be a 25"
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Wing,
That does seem kind of odd, but remember the boat does have a transom cutout. 20" shaft motors do cost the OEMs less, and Genmar was no novice at trying to save money wherever they could...
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i thought the same thing but i searched the specs on my current motor and it says its a 20 in, i thought for sure it would have been a 25
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Wow there are times when I think my transom is low. I can't imagine a 5" lower opening. Then again the V of the hull could be different. Just get out a tape measure and measure from the top of the cutout to the bottom of the V. It should be well 20" LOL.
Seabob does the 2001 215 have a Wellcraft sister in a different dress?
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Seabob does the 2001 215 have a Wellcraft sister in a different dress?
WC 210 Coastal
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Seabob does the 2001 215 have a Wellcraft sister in a different dress?
WC 210 Coastal
Absolutely right, CB. They even badged one for a show with AS graphics on one side, WC on the other...
The 2 boats were absolutely identical, except for the upholstery...
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I looked at some pics of 215s from that vintage and they looked like they had 25 inch motors. Ads for one said it had a Mercury EXLPTO - that would be a 25" motor.
Are you sure it's a 20"? :scratch:
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All have me really thinking right now. Typical boats the size of a 215 Explorer will have 25" shafts. Yet, I'm sure Micky has done the research on his S/N, which Evinrude's database says is a 20" shafter. So who's to say the mid-section wasn't swapped out in the previous owners life to a 25"? Drive shaft, shift shaft, and mid-section cowling, and, viola, a 25" from a 20"...
Hmmmm......
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All have me really thinking right now. Typical boats the size of a 215 Explorer will have 25" shafts. Yet, I'm sure Micky has done the research on his S/N, which Evinrude's database says is a 20" shafter. So who's to say the mid-section wasn't swapped out in the previous owners life to a 25"? Drive shaft, shift shaft, and mid-section cowling, and, viola, a 25" from a 20"...
I was thinking the same thing. I just swapped mid sections on my merc converting it from a 20" into a 25" Frankenmerc. The serial number on my bracket says it is now a 2001 motor :roll: My power head is a 97 and who knows what the lower unit is... LOL
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The 1997 catalog lists the 215 EX but not the transom height.
The 2000 catalog lists the 215EX with a 25" transom height.
The 2005 catalog does the same.
Just a thought.
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The 1997 catalog lists the 215 EX but not the transom height.
The 2000 catalog lists the 215EX with a 25" transom height.
The 2005 catalog does the same.
Just a thought.
And a very good one at that...