If they made a 25 shaft I would have bought it but the 20 is sufficient in most conditions.

Catalina 22 outboard shaft length. Standard shaft lengths are 15 20 and 25 38 50 and 63 cm. Since the length of the shaft of your outboard is associated with the size boat smaller engines will generally have shorter shafts. Catalina 22 This model was introduced in 1969.

However I do live on the boat which means its pretty weighted down with amenities ie. The ultraextra long shaft models are commonly used in kicker and auxiliary applications where the outboard is mounted to the port side of a main motor or on a bracket as is the case with sailboats. When the right length motor is hung on the transom of a boat the cavitation plate the large plate that extends out over the propeller should be even with the very bottom of the boat.

Directly up wind you should have few problems with a 20 shaft. Anything bigger than that your obviously going to need an extra long shaft. That 5 makes a surprising amount of difference on a 25 pitching boat.

Check all listings by this user. Looking for a long shaft outboard for my Catalina 22. I hope your back is a lot better than mine if you are going to removing the motor while leaming out over the stern.

Also a 20 inch shaft is all you need to keep the motor in the water even heeled to starboard. And there are extraultra-long shafts for transoms measuring taller than 225 inches. Originally called the CAPRI 22 swing keel From a new fairer mold though the hull design is the same as the original CATALINA 22.

The boat has a fairly flat bottom but a rounded stern. Another measurement is from the inside of the clamp top of the bracket or transom to the anticavitation plate above the prop which on a contemporary XL outboard is about 27 and change. On the Catalina 22 the range on a single battery at 4 knots is about 25 miles.