Yamaha 15 hp short shaft on a Avon 4.10 RIB that requires a long shaft motor

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LesSaulibio

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I got a 4.01 Avon RIB and bought a Yamaha 15 HP 4 Stroke short shaft to replace the old Nissan 15 HP 2 stroke. Problem is that the Yamaha is a short shaft and it does not go down far enough. My problem is that I live on a desert island in the middle of the pacific, and engines are hard to come by. Is there a shaft extension kit that I can buy for this engine? Has anyone here every used a transom extension? Or, last resort, cut a piece out of my transom. Any ideas?

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Les Saulibio
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
 
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Re: Yamaha 15 hp short shaft on a Avon 4.10 RIB that requires a long shaft motor

You have the same engine/rib tech problem encountered as with mine, transom extension are used to place long shaft engines on short sib/rib transoms, have a complete post on the theme : If in need of extra information, simply post. Check near post's bottom. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=454027

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