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Location: champaign, illinois | I also have that same hull...get the long shaft (or buy the components to make it a long shaft), you won't be sorry.
If you get the short shaft the prop will be partially obscurred by the transom which will cause you to lose power initially because of lack of water flow which may also cause the motor to overheat due to lack of water being picked up . Also if you try to operate at higher RPM's the prop will cavitate (blow out completely).
If the motor you are looking at is a good price it won't cost that much more to turn it into a long shaft motor. All that's normally required is a longer drive shaft, longer pickup tube (for cooling), and the spacer on the lower unit housing. You can usually find these parts used to make it even more affordable!
Jay
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