I just bought a TC-102 (circa 1956) (on ebay Australia, sight unseen and as yet undelivered) and now wonder will it reach below my 22" transom? I did not think beforehand that my 13' alum dinghy would need a "long shaft" before bidding, but now wonder about the length of the TC-102. I know it is adjustable to some degree, but what do you experts know to be it longest setting position?
Hello Swami - the motor is a standard shaft (not longshaft), but it appears there is a spacing collar above the transom clamp which could be taken off. (It is more usual to have to 'lift' a motor for a dinghy).
22" is a high transom, but you could be OK provided the propellor is not masked from flow of water by the bottom of the transom. 102's are nice motors - worth getting another dinghy to go with it if necessary! Rick
I got the motor on OK and, without that top collar, the water inlet slots are JUST level with the tip of keel, and the top of the prop is just below the transom too, so it WILL get enough water access.
I did not think beforehand that my 13' alum dinghy would need a "long shaft" before bidding, but now wonder about the length of the TC-102. I know it is adjustable to some degree, but what do you experts know to be it longest setting position?