Good point! Thanks Connie. On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck@gmail.com> wrote:
On 11-Jul-14 4:11 PM, Henry Rodriguez wrote:
Hi Henry,
The problem with leaving the outboard on the transom is that you are hanging a highly desirable $600 + item out there for anyone who wants to steal it.
If you secure it with a cable and a lock, remember that there are all sorts of saws running on 12 volt lithium batteries in people's tool boxes. If someone wants to steal it, a few minutes of cutting into the transom with his saw removes the outboard, and leaves you with a hell of a transom mess to repair.
I always carried the outboard hidden in my locked car.
Connie
ex M-15 #400 LEPPO
What did you do to reinforce the transom? I plan to get an Idasailor rudder and leave it on the transom while trailering. Would leaving a 4hp motor on as well be too much for it?
Henry
-----Original Message----- From: "Larry Yake" <larryyake@gmail.com> Sent: 7/11/2014 3:09 PM To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman. xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Outboard motor placement
Tom, there are many who would say ALWAYS remove the outboard before trailering. I don't go that route. I have back issues that make lifting the motor on and off out of the question. My 6hp Suzuki rides in the cutout all the time. Just to be prudent, I did a little reinforcing of the transom to insure there would be no problems. An ob motor bracket is another story. More bounce and torque involved. A friend of mine leaves his on the bracket and ties it up with ropes to stop the bouncing, but it's not as good an arrangement as using the cutout.
Larry Y, M17 #200 CornDog
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
After seeing the dilemma that Henry is facing I want to make double sure
I don't inadvertently duplicate the conditions with my ob. Can the ob be left in the cutout in the transom while traveling down the road? Can it be left on an ob motor bracket that is properly through bolted on the transom? I bought a 6hp tohatsu ob for the boat but found I could not handle the 60 pound weight with my bad shoulders trying to lift it onto the ob motor bracket and it just fit in the transom cut out but would require all steering done with the rudder. I am looking for a smaller motor now. Thanks for any info forwarded. Tom B, Mont. 17 #258, 1978
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