You might also consider a jackplate such as this one,
http://www.rmind.com/jackplates.php?...5466.196.72.74
do a search for jackplates. It will let you mount the engine 5" higher.
"RG" wrote in message
...
I own a 90 day old, nearly brand new, 25 hp, 2003, Mercury 2 cycle, 20
inch
shaft, with electric-start & remote steering.... I may need a 15 inch
shaft
instead on my little boat.

Does anyone have a reasonable guess as to the costs to buy and install
/swap
to the shorter shaft???

I posed this question to my dealer today, but he is swamped with guys
trying
to get set up for fishing/boating by Thanksgiving and won't be back to me
until next week.

Any reasonable guesstimates would help me with another decision.

Thanks RichG




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