Outboard support during transport
Submitted by Coastrunner on Thu, 2015-06-04 06:26
What are you guys doing with your outboards on road trips. I have a Yamaha F60 on a quinny with maxitransom and propping it up on the lever doesnt seem like a good idea, the lever is flimsy and having the leg out adds leverage on the transom. So, leave it trimmed down and travel on the trim rams, put a rod through the holes in the motor mounting plate and rest the motor on that or someone has suggested a block of wood between the motor and the mounting plate. The ultimate would be a trailer to leg support, suggestions or pics of your set ups?
chris raff
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Block of 4 x 2 jarrah is the
Block of 4 x 2 jarrah is the go , doubles as a pacifier as well ..
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sea-kem
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Yep that's what I do Chris
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johnno67
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Yamaha part
Yamaha make a ram support solid rod with a hole down the centre of it which slides over your ram and allows you to trim your motor down on it works great have towed my boat up the Gnaraloo track 5 times with it on swear by it
sarcasm0
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Tilt motor support
https://yshop.yamaha-motor.com.au/products/trailer-tilt-motor-support-0
or
https://yshop.yamaha-motor.com.au/products/trailer-tilt-motor-support
D_d_001
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Cant beat the Johno's have
Cant beat the Johno's
have dedicated travelling blocks.
dodgy
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Been doing a clean out and I
Been doing a clean out and I have 2 different braces that go between outboard and trailer. More than welcome to come and grab one before I throw them out. I'm in Canning Vale.
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Daisy
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The braces that cradle the
They're the go Dodgy, the braces that cradle the leg from the trailer are the go they take the weight off the transom, the others leave the gear box and prop hanging out the back putting stress on the transom esp if you're doing dirt.
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ranmar850
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Not a fan
Of the supports between motor and trailer, esp if they are rigid, as any movement between boat and trailer just puts stress on the motor and therefore transfers it to the transom, therefore negating any imagined advantage. Can you honestly say that your boat doesn't move a millimetres on the trailer when it is being towed? I'd be happier with the 4x2 suggestion, or the yamaha shop product, get it high enough to avoid hitting the skeg, and minimised the leverage on the transom and weight on the rams.
Rob H
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seems a bit of a vexed issue
seems a bit of a vexed issue to me, your boat running in sloppy seas experiences far more violent thumping, shuddering and shaking than on the trailer plus has 100's of HP pushing and twisting the transom at the same time-if it can handle that then it should handle normal running on a trailer with suspension and no thrust?
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Yep that's what I use to
Yep that's what I use to support mine, worth the small investiment
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Quobbarockhopper
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My wedge
google m-y wedge. cheaper and better than the official yammy one. Small in size and has a fair bit of give in it so it doesn't shake the outboard like the fixed ones
... check out the shape of it- its also useful for the mrs when you leave it at home when your out fishing... ;)
dodgy
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One of the ones I have here
One of the ones I have here has a spring in it so I guess it has some give.
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ranmar850
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As Rob H says
Think of the hammering that transom gets on a rough day with several hundred pounds of thrust pushing on it, as well as supporting the actual motor weight.
trueblue_10
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Get the Yamaha Support
Yep Agree with Johnno67 get the genuine Yamaha support. It will cost about $80 but well worth it. Sits over the port side lift ram on outboards. (You can also buy a non genuine equivalent on ebay - I have the yamaha one).
I did a lot of research on this a couple of years ago to drive my 6m Quinny with 150hp Yamaha from Melbourne to perth. Looked at blocks of wood, supports to the trailer etc. The Yamaha support won out.
It is really easy to put on/take off. Ultra secure and props the motor up from the road and kerbs at a height your prop will not get damaged but not stick out so far it is a hazard -or requires a flag.