Hi,

I have a Gheenoe (similar to a canoe), and I want to get the shallowest
draft outboard that I can. I currently have an old 3 hp Evinrude. The
distance from the transom mount (where the clamp contacts the transom) to
the lowest point on the motor is 24 inches.

I checked at the Yamaha dealer, and their short-shaft motors varied in this
dimension as follows:
8 hp two stroke - 28 inches
4 hp four stroke - 26 inches
2.5 hp four stroke - 26 inches

I'm thinking that I will probably get a 4 hp, but 3 or 5 would be OK.

Do any of you have experience with other manufacturers? Do any of them run
shallower than the Yamaha?

Thanks,
Dan

"Dan" wrote:
distance from the transom mount (where the clamp contacts the transom) to
the lowest point on the motor is 24 inches.

Transom heights and shaft lengths are generally measured from the top
of the transom to the bottom of the boat (for the transom) and from
the motor bracket, where it contacts the top of the transom, to the
cavitation plate. Standard lengths are 15", 20" and 25". Practically
everybody offers their smallest motors at 15".
Honda has a nice lookin' 2hp, 4stroke, 15" shaft. But everybody has
their own favorites.

Rick