2014 G3 1652

[parratt1]

Yesterday I bought this boat. Having not owned a G3 before, I did not realize till I got home that the transom has been modified. Best I can tell is that it has been cut down to accept a short shaft motor. Is there any way to repair the transom to its original height? I was thinking a welder could fab it back but I am wondering about the structural integrity of the repair. I have a 1972 25 hp Johnson and of course it is a long shaft. It has the 5" lower unit piece that can be removed to make it a short shaft so I think that would be a fairly easy fix. What would be my best course of action here? I thought of the mini jacker but I am just not sure that there is enough transom there to be able to bolt the jacker to, Thoughts?

 

[ondarvr]

Easiest method is to put an aluminum plate on the inside and outside and sandwich a piece of plywood in between. You can use square tubing instead of ply if you don't want any wood in it

 

[jbcurt00]

Please remember iboats is an online retailer and dont post competitors.

Iboats sells mini-jackers, but thats not an ideal 'solution'

To convert your adapted long shaft motor you'll need a short drive shaft and shorter water tube too.

 

[parratt1]

Please remember iboats is an online retailer and dont post competitors.

Iboats sells mini-jackers, but thats not an ideal 'solution'

To convert your adapted long shaft motor you'll need a short drive shaft and shorter water tube too.

Did I say another retailer? Sorry if I did. I'm a bone head sometimes.
Anyway, do you think then that making my long shaft into a short shaft would be the best course of action here? Seems to me the easiest but I am looking for best and safest, not necessarily easiest.
Thank you!

 

[jbcurt00]

You have to decide for yourself. If the boat has been converted to short transom, and converted well, leaving it as is may be an option, depends on where and how you boat.

Shorter driveshaft may not be easy to find, I've never looked for one, so that may complicate a conversion.

 

[fishin98]

Looks like a pretty nice boat. Have you given any thought on just purchasing another motor with a short shaft. Trying to re modify a nice boat to accept a 45 year old motor, just does not make a lot of sense in my opinion.

 

[parratt1]

I have yes. I have a boat, that motor and a trailer that I could package together and try to sell. Otherwise, buying a new motor just isn't in the cards. I went completely through this motor 2 years ago and cleaned the carb, changed the impeller etc so I've done quite a bit of work to it. Motor is in great shape, it's just old.