Secure outboard to trailer. GOT IT DONE. and got the motor home.

[roscoe]

Will be picking up a 50hp Merc this weekend.
Too large/heavy and awkward to put in the Blazer.
Will put it on a flatbed trailer with a plywood deck.

Now, how do I secure it to the trailer?

Don't want it sliding or bouncing or getting scratched up.

So, who's got ideas on how I can secure it.
Anyone have a plan on how I could use the motor mounting holes and bolt it on?

My thinker is not working, help me out.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Maybe rachet straps will work.

 

[Link]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Maybe rachet straps will work.

Yup quick and simple.
Wrap it moving blankets first.
What year roscoe?

 

[Jim13]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

I would set it on an couple of old tire and ratchet it down.

 

[roscoe]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Its a 2001 model.

And I will be hauling it about 300 miles.

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Put it in a box filled with styrofoam peanuts, avaliable from a local Ryder or U-Haul dealer.

Build an outboard stand that will lay down at about a 20 degree angel.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Bring a few 2 x 4 blocks and a screw gun. Place padding under the motor and screw blocking in around it then use straps.

 

[jtexas]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

I bleeve you can just strap 'er down with a couple straps. throw a folded up blanket under her for comfort (tee hee). still don't feel real secure, attach a 2x4 to the trailer floor on either side to prevent lateral movement.
[edit----sorry Bob from now on I'm going to read first type second---should've just said "what bob said"]

 

[ricksrster]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Seat belt it in the passenger seat.

 

[roscoe]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Seat belt it in the passenger seat.

She will hit her head. Its a baby Blazer, not a K5.

Like the idea of a motor stand.
Will try to fabricate one.
Maybe half of one, to be finished with wheels, when I get it home.

That way I can bolt it on using the motor's mounting bracket.

Will be kind of like a factory shipping crate, without the box around it.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

WAIT! I have been giviing this alot of thought.....

Be a man about it and strap it to your hood like a dead deer..... you will be able to keep an eye on it for the whole trip!! d

 

[Link]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

WAIT! I have been giviing this alot of thought.....

Be a man about it and strap it to your hood like a dead deer..... you will be able to keep an eye on it for the whole trip!! d

Your right!
Why didnt anyone else think of that!
We are starting to slip folks!

 

[Blackgang]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

How about an empty 55 gal. plastic drum. Pad the motor inside, and then strap the drum to the trailer.:devil:
When the experts panic...
They call the Fire Dept.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

No, no, no folks.
He said it was a Blazer, right?
Just use the mounting holes and attach it to the tailgate.
See a fishing hole on the way home, no problem, fire that baby up and away you go.8)

 

[Plainsman]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

8)8)8) @Bob_VT

 

[roscoe]

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Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Some very good ideas here, especially the hood and the tailgate.

You guys with the little plastic propeller in the receiver hitch.... ha ha ,,, you got nothin on me !!

Hmmmm, well, no the guy has offered me the boat as well.
But I just sold 3 boats, don't think I need another one.

Well, maybe if I bought it and resold it in spring.
Do you all have a guess as to how a 35 Evinrude would push a 14' Larson?

He wants $900 for:

""14' larson fish/ski. Cuda 168 fish finder.cd player.2-back to back seats,and 2-pedestal fishing seats.6-rod rod holder.hook ladder,2-6gal fuel tanks,bilge pump,transom saver,post guide-ons,and 2-mounted rod holders for trolling. She has no leaks, and the treated floor is only 4 years old.""

Buying the whole rig would save me the hassle of trying to remove the engine in the guys driveway and securing it to the trailer for the ride home.

Any thoughts?
Think my 35 rude will plane it out with 2-3 people in it?

Should I even consider it?
I don't need or want it.
Probably easier to sell my 35 Rude separately, without an old boat attached.

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

But I just sold 3 boats, don't think I need another one.

I beg to differ!

Buying the whole rig would save me the hassle of trying to remove the engine in the guys driveway and securing it to the trailer for the ride home.

Now you are beginning to make some sense!

 

[roscoe]

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

But I don't need to have $900 tied up in a boat. Without a motor, it will be difficult to sell in my area.

 

[bassboy1]

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

Re: Secure outboard to trailer for transport. NEW TWIST !!

When we brought a 50 hp johnson home we just drained fuel and oil and layed it on its side on top of a blanket. Take the cowling off and run a strap from the engine lifting tab to the left and right angled slightly foward. then wrap a strap around the lower unit and run it to each side angled slightly backward. this wont let it go forward, backward, left, or right.

 

[bjcsc]

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

Re: suggestions, Secure outboard to trailer for transport.

WAIT! I have been giviing this alot of thought.....

Be a man about it and strap it to your hood like a dead deer..... you will be able to keep an eye on it for the whole trip!! d

Sadly, I have done this (no straps though)...only had to come out of the woods and up to the house...