Reply To: 59 Lark Golden Jubilee?

[Buccaneer]

billw wrote:

Merc is a long shaft. I can tell by looking at the drive shaft housing.

That’s what the PO said, and I raised the tilt pin for the ride home
as the skeg was only about 3″ above the road. Admittedly, the
trailer has 8″ wheels, but it still looked “long”.

I’ll probably check out the Merc, see if I can get it running, do a little
maintenance on it, and try to sell it.

The Evinrude Lark appears to be a short shaft, and I’ll do some
measuring today, but that leads me to a question.
Q. Did the long shaft OMC motors “back in the day” have a
longer housing, or did they come from the factory with the 5″ extension?
Even though the Lark is missing the data plate, research suggest that
it’s a Model 35516, short shaft, electric start, and with no tiller.

Prepare to be boarded!