1972 evinrude 9.5 need long shaft or different trim?

[Evinrudej]

hi guys. So I recently tried my 9.5 evinrude on my 74 sears 12ft I just bought and if you watch the video I attached you will see lots of water coming up from the sides of the boat and hitting the wheel. I know this shouldn’t be happening though and it is getting all inside the boat. My question is what can possibly be causing the water to come up like that I’ve never seen this in any of my other outboards.

 

[Crosbyman]

no offence... total weight possibly

 

[racerone]

If the transom is 15" high , a standard 15" ( short shaft ) motor does the trick.-----But try raising the motor 1/2" to see if spray is reduced.

 

[Crosbyman]

what is the mdl # of your 9.5 does it end with #3 like 9223

 

[Evinrudej]

no offence... total weight possibly

I thought about that too but im a fairly light guy I noticed it does this with me and somebody else In the very front too. But never with my other motors maybe this one is two short possibly

 

[Evinrudej]

what is the mdl # of your 9.5 does it end with #3 like 9223

It’s a 9222

 

[F_R]

9822 left the factory as a short shaft. But that doesn't mean a hill of beans. It may have been converted to a 9823 (long shaft). You can tell the difference with just a quick glance. Does it have a 5" extension piece (# 62) above the lower unit gearcase (#14)?

 

[Evinrudej]

No it does not have the long shaft extension

 

[F_R]

Confirmed, that is a short shaft.

 

[flyingscott]

What other motors have you tried on that boat. What is the max rating of the boat? I think it looks like your boat is overpowered. It probably has like a 7.5 hp max on it.

 

[oldboat1]

bracket for the loading/transport wheel the culprit?

 

[Evinrudej]

Oldboat1 no when I took it out before I noticed the same thing with the same motor before I put the transport wheels on.

 

[Evinrudej]

The tag on the boat says max hp rating 10hp

 

[Evinrudej]

I will measure the transom length again and report back with that to make sure everything checks out as far as the length goes.

 

[racerone]

Raise motor 1/2" or so and test run.----I would use a piece of hockey stick.

 

[Evinrudej]

here’s what we are looking at

 

[racerone]

That motor is a short shaft , meant for a 15" transom.

 

[Evinrudej]

Transom looks to be 15 inches that’s why I’m puzzled here.

 

[Evinrudej]

I’m assuming I need to raise the motor like you stated earlier because the Anti-ventilation plate seems to be below the bottom of the boat

 

[racerone]

You could raise it 1/4" at a time and test run.----Some will argue , but that would be my approach.