JW longshaft motors; "rare"?

[Alan]

Hello and happy holidays to all;

Are JW longshafts uncommon? From what I can see, there were a lot of Junior Weedless motors built, but I don’t think I’ve seen many with long shaft lowers.

I have a short shaft in about this same year, (mine’s a JW-17) and I love it.

This one’s expensive, (for me, anyway) but it’s been for sale for a few months, and I’m considering a lowball offer.

Many thanks;
Alan
Central CA

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[oldcollector]

No these were not rare, as they were used in arias where their were a lot of sail boats.

[garry-in-michigan]

They are very rare in some locations. There were some dealers on small lakes who never sold a single one. Those that were sold were by dealers on larger bodies of water that sold a lot of big, dual motor rigs and sail boats. . . 😉

[retiredoz]

They don’t fold up very nicely, and they don’t fit into a standard case, either. So no great advantage over a fixed long-shaft ?

[Alan]

Thanks to all, and howdy Ozzie!

So, wait…this is a folder??

[wbeaton]

quote Calan:

So, wait…this is a folder??

No. That one doesn’t fold.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

uccaomci.com

[garry-in-michigan]

No hinge on that one. Rock in background. . . 🙄

[kerry]

Most longshaft 3’s around me have the High Thrust (90 degree) gearcase for sailboat use. Perhaps that weedless was used as an auxilliary on a larger 14 or 16 footer with a 20" transom to get in weedy coves? Just a guess.

If you have too many, AND not enough, you're a collector.

[retiredoz]

I was seeing things. The fixed LS are not all that unusual around here, and I’d echo Kerry’s comment. Most are ‘yachtwins’. The FOLDING longshafts are rare (I think),the only one I ever encountered came from Florida…

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