is this a decent motor?

[macojoe]

up here in the north we were at 36* the other night!! The heat was on for the first time this season, Man in my old disabled body I really hate the winters now!
Back to the motor, had a 2.4 175 and that thing was bulit proff! Its still going, bigshrimp has it on his 23 seacraft, told me the other day hes getting 3 mpg and can top out over 40mph!!

[peiserma]

Finally got in touch with the seller. Unfortunately, it is a 25" shaft and I need a 20". The search goes on...

[randlemanboater]

You can adapt a 25" motor to a 20" transom pretty easily, you just need a manual jackplate....so if you find a real good deal on a real good 25" motor, go for it.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

You can adapt a 25" motor to a 20" transom pretty easily, you just need a manual jackplate....so if you find a real good deal on a real good 25" motor, go for it.

Yep, a 25" motor goes on a 20" transom REAL easily with a jackplate. The other way around, not so well.

[peiserma]

In the immortal words of Homer "doh!" I never even thought of that. Of course, the total cost goes up by the jack plate, but it does open up my choices. What about the steering cable? Is there typically enough play, or does it need to be replaced? What kind of setback should i be looking at? And lastly, what about the engine weight? Since the engine is now away from the transom, do i need to worry about cantilever, or am i overthinking this?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Most jackplates will be in the 4-6" range for setback. You can normally pick up a used one for $150-300 depending on how fancy of one your looking at. With the minimal setback the weight issue isn't much of a concern. When you start going back an extra foot it becomes an issue, but 4-5 inches it isn't much.

[smokeonthewater]

OR you can make your own plate from stainless angle and a few bolts for next to nothing.