Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

Posted: **Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:32 am**

Could I use a short shaft on my 18' toon ...or does it need to be a long shaft

Posted: **Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:58 am**

...leaving yourself WIDE open on this post

Posted: **Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:59 am**

Most pontoons use 20" motors. Any engines that are shorter than 20" probably won't have the power to push a pontoon, even @ 18'.

I'll stop at that.

Posted: **Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:10 am**

YES, but you will get more women on it with a long shaft

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:25 am**

As long as her legs are wide open... I'm in short or long ...lol

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:12 pm**

clownin wrote:Could I use a short shaft on my 18' toon ...or does it need to be a long shaft

It all depends on how deep you set the engine in.

See, that comment is true in several ways.

Seriously though, if you can set the engine down enough, then a short shaft lower unit might work for you. Just have to watch for cavitation.

Posted: **Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:44 am**

With a long shaft, don't you get a better hole shot????

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:17 am**

buzzardbeak wrote:With a long shaft, don't you get a better hole shot????

I'm just going to get in trouble with this...

short shaft