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August 20, 2024 at 10:10 am #289982
LARRY CATON
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    Thanks, Frank!

    A friend has a small machine shop in his basement, so I’ll look into slicing the 5″ shift-rod extension.  I’ve seen the short coupling in parts diagrams, but don’t know the dimensions.

    Maybe I’d be better off selling or swapping the extension.

    In Oregon, the long shaft is probably worth more than the short shaft because many boats have tall transoms and put short kickers on lift brackets.

    But I want to put the FD-10 on my friend’s 12 ft aluminum boat with a 16″ transom.

    1956 Johnson 15 Hp, FD-10
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    1958 Johnson 5.5 Hp, CD-15