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-rick- wrote:
wrote:
Larry, I'm not disputing your word, but are you sure there would be an
oil problem?

The reason I ask, is because I have a 4-cycle weed eater,a nd it
doesn'tmatter how you lay it, nor what angle you run it, there hasn't
had a problem with oil leaking or foaming out of where ever it can get
out.

Just curious....

I have the T-8 and it can be laid on one side. The power
tilt gets it up pretty high. I leave it down towing but run
some pretty rough water with it up and have had no oil
problems so far.

If Jay can wait a day or so I'll try to remember to measure
the clearance needed when tilted up.

-rick-

Thanks in advance for measuring the clearance for me. No hurry. I
have a whole winter and next spring to shop for the kicker.

I have a question though: How do you get away from leaving the motor
down when you are towing the boat? Does your boat have a deep V hull?
I doubt that I can do this because mine is a semi-V hull and the boat
sits very low when it is on the trailer.

Jay Chan