converting a long shaft 1982 7.5hp Evinrude to a short shaft question

dfrants

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got a 1982 Evinrude E8RLCNR that is a long shaft and would like to convert it to a short shaft. I had a short shaft gearcase from another motor and the mid section also. How do you remove the water tube?
 

rolmops

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It is just copper tubing. You can use a pipe cutter and cut the 5 inches from the bottom, like this
 
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