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When testing my outboard motor (water hookup) and getting it ready for the season...
1.) As long as water as coming through, is it okay to run it for 15 to 20 minutes, or should I limit it in this setting? (In other words, is the hose hook-up enough to properly cool?)
2.) Same question I guess...
I've got a 2000 Odyssey pontoon boat (20'). My railing/walls are mounted at the very front of the deck, with a center-opening. I'd like to have a trolling motor for mostly emergency use, but I don't want to have it permanently mounted in the floor of the front doorway.
When looking for a one...
