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No you can not but you can use a long shaft on a 16 inch transom
long shaft 28pounds, short shaft 27 pounds
The 55es69c is a 1969 Johnson 55 hp Electro-Shift short shaft outboard. 55= Horse Power e = Electro-Shift s = Short Shaft 69= Year Manufactured c = Commercial
A 5 hp Mariner outboard will do fine with a 50:1 ratio, one pint of 2 cycle oil, to six gallons of fuel.
1979 short shaft 15 hp.
The most common shaft length for engines in the 90 hp range is 20 in., refered to as a long shaft. They also come in 25 in., extra long, and for special applications, 15 in. refered to as a short shaft.
The Johnson model JW-10, 3 hp, manufactured from 1952 - 1954, came in both short, and longshaft models. A measurement of the exhaust housing will identify which model you have.
By measuring the exhaust housing, between the powerhead, and where the gearcase bolts on. A shortshaft engine will have an exhaust housing length of approximately 15 in. The longshaft engine will measure 20 in.
short shaft
Vans and trucks are long shaft. Cars are short shaft.
That would be a short shaft.
The 72 in the model number stands for 1972, the W stands for weedless, and the S means it's short shaft.