30" shaft on a 78 20'

[rroth]

I am looking at a motor whith a 30" shaft for a 78 20'. I searched and can not find out if anyone has done this. I have the original transom and am planning on raising it but thought I could put a jack plate until I raise it. Will this work? Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Rob

[Capt Terry]

I raised my 20’ Seafari transom from 20” to 22” but only raised engine about .75”. Any more than that would have misaligned steering cables too much thereby requiring hydraulic steering.

[DonV]

You did not say what your transom is, so I'm assuming 20". To answer your question, I don't think so. I can see going from 20 to 25 shaft for sure, however 30" is stretching it! In hind site I wish I had raised my transom to 30 - 32" on my 23'er and bought a 30" shaft when I bought my new motor three years ago. Hind site is a smart SOB!!

[rroth]

That is what I was thinking, thanks for the help.