Home › Forums › Engines, Steering & Props › 8hp Short or Long Shaft Tagged: Shaft short long 8 This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by hotpachanga. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts November 5, 2019 at 3:21 pm #12266 Ken ShawParticipant Hi All, Wendy and I are new to the class, she recently purchased Pink Lady and I am building a CLC kit this winter. I’m out and about scouting engines and seeing quite a variety. Is there a preference between short or long shaft 8hp engines? Ken November 5, 2019 at 4:52 pm #12268 hotpachangaMember Glad to see some more racers coming aboard. Ken you want to run short shaft with the Cocktail racer. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In