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Have you been given a lead time on that Tohatsu? I ordered one in June of 2021. I've been told there are 38 Tohatsu 60 short shafts arriving in October and I am 38th on the list. Not saying you won't be able to find one, but if you do, it is because someone dropped off the wait list. If I wasn't 6'-5" and 240 pounds, I'd be looking at the 60R for sure. But with me, platform, jack plate and a 60R I'd be around 575 pounds on the back of my Conchfish. Maybe If my skiff had a key slot transom putting the motor more forward, I'd be prone to order the 60R. Btw, they are known issues with the mid sections on the Tohatsu 60 short shafts.

 

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What are the known issues? Because I don’t know.

Hard to explain other than the casting is very thin and there is a lot going on in there, cooling passages, exhaust passages and crankcase oil. Corrosion / cracking is occurring, which if undetected, will lead to motor oil leaking and presumably if it got bad enough, kaboom. It has happened to a friend and my dealer has told me the same thing.

 

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Honestly, I was surprised to hit 34 mph with it and agree with you. That is why I wonder what a 60 would do.

Weren’t you having porpoising issues ? Get that resolved ?

 

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I have 3 props for the skiff. A foreman, a baumann, and a mercury spitfire 4 blade that bauman put some cup in. I have not run the spitfire prop yet.
The foreman isn't a speed demon, 30mph is about tops for this prop give or take 1 mph, holeshot is great.
With the Baumann I was able top go 34-35mph and it got out of the hole equal to the foreman.
Fastforward to today, I've been running the foreman lately, because I wore the Baumann out. I recently had the Baumann worked on and haven't changed back to it because the foreman is performing so good. Maybe get 31 mph out of the foreman now and the holes hot is as good as the day I got it.
Both are good and I'm curious how the 4 blade spitfire with cup will perform.
Both the foreman and Baumann will run 6 on the JP and hold.

How thick are the Baumann Blades vs the Foreman? I know Jack's blades are beefy.