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Originally Posted by beamishken
I hadnt seen the picture of the opti earlier showing the bolt hole positions but knew it wouldnt be short shaft.
But as has been mentioned it could be xl
Isnt there something about the suzis dont like running deep?
Certain makes of engine can be quite a bit different ie a 40hp 2 cylinder yam mariner is 22" but a 40/50 honda is only about 19" both described as long shaft
Some data from the op is required i think, engine lenght and transom measurement
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if you goto the USA forums they will say they like to run deep due to the big props they run compared to the competition (mines is a 16x21 for example). i had mine as per the picture i attached before and i assume where ribcraft mounted it, there was a bad port lean whilst underway, moving the engine up fixed it but it has left me with cavitation if i trim it right out and do a full lock turn quickly...i.e not driving it correctly. i'm happy to use it this way so in my experience (limited suzuki ofcourse) i don't agree they like to run deep on my rig.
i have no knowledge of the optimax range but there are looks to be inches of difference between the opti and suzuki, infact, i wouldn't even want to raise the suzuki anymore as it will literally be floating.
my gut feeling was/is that is the wrong shaft engine for that boat. only a tape measure will prove it though.