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That would be a good question to ask Boston Whaler.

If the shaft is too long, it might end up dragging in the water even when fully raised.

With the Garelick outboard brackets, there are model options which offer different amonts of vertical travel. The model I linked to above, has about 9" of vertical lift. This model (link below) has about 15" of vertical lift. It might be a better solution for a short-leg engine:

https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp...;id=524175