[Scott]

BacDoc

Have you looked into an extension kit for that motor???

I'm in a similar situation in that I want to go to 30" from 25". There is a company in Ohio (I think) called Bay Manufacturing that makes these kits (marinesurplus.com has them). Its basically a 5" housing extension with extensions for the shift and drive shaft. I talked to my mechanic about this and he has used them before with great success. The kit alone is about $500 and they require a mechanic to install for warranty purposes. It can be installed/assembled when a water pump is changed.

Now that being said my motor is alot older and I plan on replacing it soon, but this will get me through for now (If I were to get a motor at this point I wouldn’t need the boat .... because someone will have killed me [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] ).

I dont know what, if any, are the ramifications of extending a Four Stroke. The people at Bay manufacturing did tell me that in there 20+ years of manufacture they have not had any issue with this kit. To tell you the truth I was really expecting push back from the mechanic that this is not a good thing to do.