As you might imagine, I did 'speak to' the PO.... Turns out when he decided to sell the boat, a friend wanted the hyd jack plate that was mounted on it....so he sold the plate and remounted the motor on the transom. When he was telling me it ran well up on plane, he 'forgot' that was BEFORE the remount! Since T/T motor was not working, no pre-purchase water test was done.I suspect he had it all the way down and it made enough of a difference.....although I don't see how it could get the full 5" lower.Would a manual jack plate help? Seems like you would run into tilt/trim problems with motor /plate all the way down if you could not bring it up hydraulically first.On the 5" extension plan.....if I find a 5" housing, Bay Mfg will sell me the guts......but still runs into serious $$$If I add the housing, could I use the drive shaft, shift shaft, and water tube from a 25" motor, along with some stainless allthread for studs? How much more involved the repair? As opposed to using the stubs from Bay?
OK..I hear you....go with the extension rather than jack plate.Here's what I have come up with, so maybe you can clarify a couple things.....I found someone with 5" extension housing, long drive shaft, long shift shaft, and long water tube for $225.Is it possible to make this work without a huge amount of additional expense in additional parts/labor???I realize the Bay Mfg kit would be optimal choice, but if I can 'getrdun' for $500 LESS....well, that would be my Baystar hydraulic steering kit!!Please share your thoughts......thanks once again!
The jack plate is only a viable option if you are putting a 25" motor on a 20" transom. So it is not an option in your case. The extension with the longer lower unit parts may work but you would have to tear into the lower unit to change the drive shaft (basically converting your lower unit from a 20" shaft to a 25"). Fitz is the man to answer that question.
Correction, shift shaft height on the gearcase is the. Same. You have to pull the powerhead and replace the upper shift shaft with the 5" longer version! Buy the Bay kit and SAVE money. I know it sucks to have to deal with this on a boat purchase. If you wanted to pull the boat up here, I'll do the conversion with you for nothing; how's that! You buy the spirits and consumables. Drop ship the kit here so I can paint the extension housing and the rest is easy. Scotty will vouch for me. I do for our members!
Quote from: "fitz73222"Correction, shift shaft height on the gearcase is the. Same. You have to pull the powerhead and replace the upper shift shaft with the 5" longer version! Buy the Bay kit and SAVE money. I know it sucks to have to deal with this on a boat purchase. If you wanted to pull the boat up here, I'll do the conversion with you for nothing; how's that! You buy the spirits and consumables. Drop ship the kit here so I can paint the extension housing and the rest is easy. Scotty will vouch for me. I do for our members!I am proud to vouch for Farley! He did a better and more careful job than a professional. NEVER did he resort to a BFH to beat on the lower unit, which is the course even "professionals" use to stay on the shop schedule. Not only will you get a superlative job...he's a great guy to hang with! How far are you from Daytona? I'm 11 hours away and would not hesitate to pull down there again tonight
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