Friend of mine had a similar situation, He installed an extra board on his
transom to raise the motor. Worked out a lot cheaper too. Just a thought

Al

"mike" wrote in message
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I have a 1986 johnson 25 hp outboard. I was wondering if its posible
to change it to a short shaft? I do not think the long shaft is gonna
work for a small fishing boat. It was an emergency motor on a larger
boat. Thanks Mike