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jtd
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Initially Posted - 03/27/2007 :  14:05:57  Show Profile
Ive always taken my motor off its mount for trailering. Is this necessary?

Jeff
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  16:36:22  Show Profile
No. We towed our C250WK 2,000 miles with the OB on. I will say, though, that we added a spare tire and 60lb bag of sand to the front of the trailer and put the rudder in the v-berth, all to control sway - and that is with a sway hitch. The WB may be different. In any case, I am too old to haul that heavy ass Honda off the transom!!
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  16:56:12  Show Profile
Jeff,
Like Randy, I tow (when I do) with the motor on. I've towed from Kansas to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to Pensacola and Jacksonville a couple of times and never thought about removing the motor. No issues what so ever, however my 8hp Tohatsu only weights about 68 pounds.
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Kip C
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  19:41:28  Show Profile
Do you guys use some sort of safety line from the motor to the stern pulpit.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  20:21:02  Show Profile
Kip,
I don't have a safety line tied to the motor, really don't think I need one. The motor clamps to the transom not to any type of stern bracket so it quite solid. The transom has a small metal plate on the front side that the motor clamps on which has a small lip so the clamps won't slide up on the transom. I also have the clamps locked with a pad lock so they won't vibrate loose. I feel pretty sure it's not going anywhere.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  21:12:35  Show Profile
No safety line for me either. It is well attached.
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jtd
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Response Posted - 03/28/2007 :  12:49:51  Show Profile
Thanks guys. That makes life a little easier.
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johnsonp
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Response Posted - 03/28/2007 :  13:36:56  Show Profile
<font color="blue"><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">I leave the engine on when trailering.... 5k miles or so.
I use a 3/8" cable with a lock and leave it on all the time... out of water or in the water.
I was worried that someone would take the Honda engine off the boat by mistake someday.

paulj C250WK#719</font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="size4"></font id="blue">
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/28/2007 :  14:01:11  Show Profile
For the peace of mind, you might want to thru-bolt the outboard bracket to the transom. I believe most, if not all, outboards have these holes for this purpose.

Paul,

FYI...A few years back, some outboards were stolen from boats parked in the drysail area of my marina. They used cable cutters to easily slice through electrical wiring, steering cables, and cable locks.

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kevinmac
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Response Posted - 03/31/2007 :  09:49:33  Show Profile
My motor is bolted to my transom, to make it a little harder for someone to make off with it.

The stresses on the motor and transom when motoring in 4' short period swells are much greater than those of leaving the motor mounted while trailering. I always leave it mounted on my 250WK.
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