reelfishin
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Re: Outboard up or down when traveling
I think it's easier on the boat and motor bracket if their left down but that will only work if the motor doesn't hang down below say the level of the trailer frame. I tow most of my smaller boats with them down but those are on higher slung roller trailers, on those with lower trailers, I either tow up with a transom saver or on boats with smaller motors, if it's a long run, I'll pull the motor and lay it on a blanket in the boat and rehang the motor at the ramp.
Be very cautious of sleeping or cell phone using drivers, I've had two motors damaged by people running into the motor at stop lights. One trolling motor and one outboard.
One driver had cash in pocket to make it better, he just shelled out the cash for the motor he wrecked and apologized, the other chose to make a fight of it, got belligerent, and lost. He thought that it was my fault that the motor was sticking out from the back of the boat 28". Then tried to drive off. (Note to those kind of drivers, one guy in a Jag vs 4 250+lb/6' + tall fisherman at 3 am is no match, don't get loud, aggressive, or make physical threats after ruining their day of fishing with your sleep driving). (The fact that more than one of them were police officers didn't help him much either). Some big guys can be pretty ornery at 3 AM when you smash their boat motor at the gas station.
I think it's easier on the boat and motor bracket if their left down but that will only work if the motor doesn't hang down below say the level of the trailer frame. I tow most of my smaller boats with them down but those are on higher slung roller trailers, on those with lower trailers, I either tow up with a transom saver or on boats with smaller motors, if it's a long run, I'll pull the motor and lay it on a blanket in the boat and rehang the motor at the ramp.
Be very cautious of sleeping or cell phone using drivers, I've had two motors damaged by people running into the motor at stop lights. One trolling motor and one outboard.
One driver had cash in pocket to make it better, he just shelled out the cash for the motor he wrecked and apologized, the other chose to make a fight of it, got belligerent, and lost. He thought that it was my fault that the motor was sticking out from the back of the boat 28". Then tried to drive off. (Note to those kind of drivers, one guy in a Jag vs 4 250+lb/6' + tall fisherman at 3 am is no match, don't get loud, aggressive, or make physical threats after ruining their day of fishing with your sleep driving). (The fact that more than one of them were police officers didn't help him much either). Some big guys can be pretty ornery at 3 AM when you smash their boat motor at the gas station.
