Re: M_Boats: outboard motors

[Rotortom2]

My 5 hp Honda weighs 62 pounds, and my previous Johnson 4 hp was about 30  or 
so pounds, but I would not leave either on the boat while trailering. The  
time to take the motor out of the cockpit, where I leave it while trailering, 
is 
 less than one minute, and the rest of the setup is far more than that. I 
have  the cutout transom, and I think that the stresses on the transom while 
going  over bumps would be excessive at highway speeds. Just be careful when 
attaching  the motor if the boat is in the water. I have a lanyard with a snap 
hook 
that I  attach to the motor before lifting the motor into position.
 
Tom Woodworth
M-17 #330 "Wild Hare"
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