Save Your Outboard Motor!
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 12:29
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I do a lot of unguided fly-in fishing trips each year and before I head out fishing, I always check to see that the outboard motor has NOT been left in the “locked” position. I want the outboard to be in the “unlocked” position, meaning that at any time I can lift the shaft and prop out of the water. |
The main reason for this is that if I ever hit something heavy duty at high speed like a reef just below the surface, the motor would pop up. If it was in the “locked” position, it would be severely damaged and in fact, could even be ripped off the back of the boat. In the worst case scenario, the transom (back part of the boat where the motor is mounted) could be damaged and cause the boat to fill with water.
