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On second thought – you are correct. I was going by memory and never knew for sure what year the boat is. I think it is a V142 Skiflite, ser. # 409353, NOT a GT140 (sorry about that). I just pulled it out of three-year storage and my memory was a little foggy on the issue. A boat dealer had it in for repair when the owner died and somehow he got it. He kept the motor off of it and was going to throw the boat out (no papers). So – I got it for free. I liked the way it looked and also liked the fact the transom and floor was solid. Going by the serial #, I figured it was a 1969. The State of New York put the year of 1964 on it and I did not feel like arguing the point with nastyDMV people. I just registered it here in northern Michigan and they will call it any year I want them to. Also note the spec plate on the transom says 50 horse max, not 60 horse max (seems 60 HP is for the GT140). I don’t know a "short shaft" from a "long shaft." I’ve got around 20 old outboards and all look similar to me. I know this. I put a 1986 Yamaha 25 horse on this boat, model, 25LJ. Sitting on the transom as low as it would go and it was 1" too low. So I raised it with a 1" block of wood.