I don't trailer my M15 with the motor mounted, or any other boat, for that matter,,,,,,,too much chance for damage to the boat and too much chance for theft while in the store etc etc.....just not a really good idea, lazy or not,,,,,,,,and I qualify for the lazy department.....for sure. Bill M-15 #158 Petite Fluer
T C Boats.com B & L Associated Industries Bill Tosh Rt 1 Box 118-B Rusk TX. 75785 903-743-5555 http://www.tcboats.com ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:55 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: outboard motors 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" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
