[Rhodes22-list] On trailering

[Stephen Staum]

Joe,

I have never used a support although for years removed the outboard  
for towing, mostly to increase tongue weight.  I have left the motor  
on the mount the last few trips, however my 5 HP Briggs & Stratton  
only weighs 53#.  My '87 does have a less beefy mount than the newer  
boats & I don't think I would trust it with the 100 pounders that most  
Rhodies use.

Good luck,

Stephen Staum
87 R22, Carol Lee
Needham, MA

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On Jan 31, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> Let me ask if anyone uses a transom support bracket for the outboard  
> motor when
> trailering.  Having never done this (trailering a big boat thing)  
> before, I am
> going strictly on  say-so from other boaters and internet advice.   
> But our boat
> is not like other boaters' boats.
>
> I assume I will want to offer support to the motor on the lift, but  
> the transom
> bracket looks like it would hook onto the trailer.  The Triad  
> trailer looks to
> be too short to accept the lower end of the support. What's the  
> scoop?  Advise
> me.
>
> Joe Camp
>
>
>
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