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Motor up or down while trailering?
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<blockquote data-quote="kofkorn" data-source="post: 355631" data-attributes="member: 7076"><p>With some of the roads around here, I would be terrified of running with my motor down and unlocked! I've had the trailer tires bounce a good 6-8" off of the road. I can only imagine what the motor would be doing to the transom if it was flopping up and slamming down in that case. </p><p></p><p>When trailering my 14' Meyers, I normally run with the motor locked in the up position. I don't have a transom saver on this boat, and I figure this keeps the weight centered on top of the transom instead of cantilevering off of the end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kofkorn, post: 355631, member: 7076"] With some of the roads around here, I would be terrified of running with my motor down and unlocked! I've had the trailer tires bounce a good 6-8" off of the road. I can only imagine what the motor would be doing to the transom if it was flopping up and slamming down in that case. When trailering my 14' Meyers, I normally run with the motor locked in the up position. I don't have a transom saver on this boat, and I figure this keeps the weight centered on top of the transom instead of cantilevering off of the end. [/QUOTE]
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