Converting a ’65 Evinrude 33HP from long shaft to short?

[mr-asa]

Serial 33552b

From what I can tell, just need to get a driveshaft and shift rod as the hard parts? (554314 and 305287 respectively?) Any other bits that would need swapping?

[wedgie]

I Think you have it covered . Just pull off the 5 inch extension.

[billw]

Not sure if you have a five inch shift shaft extender piece or an actual 5′ longer shift shaft; but if you have the latter, all you need to do (if you can’t find a proper shorter shift rod) is cut 5″ off the existing rod and file or grind an identical groove around the top of it, for the shift connector bolt.

Long live American manufacturing!

[mr-asa]

Thanks for the confirmation, guys.

[frankr]

33552 left the factory as a short shaft, so it probably has a short shift rod and a 5′ longer shift rod connector, and a 5″ water tube extension.. If that is the case, you got it made.

[outbdnut2]

….and of course, Cut the cooling tubes shorter too.

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