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Default Worthwhile Gadget for Trailerboaters

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:07:18 -0400, HK wrote:

CalifBill wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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http://www.m-ywedge.com/

Device slips over engine tilt rams, keeps engine lower unit at good angle
for trailering, takes stress off rams. $30.


I and lots of the guys who trailer to Mexico, use a scrap piece of PVC.
Take a saw and cut a slot slightly smaller than the piston rod. Make one
end a little wider with a taper. Snaps over the piston rod, works great.
Saves at least $30 + shipping.


I'm sure you do.

However, the product in question is a bit more than a chunk of leftover
PVC. It's got a rubber insert that mates up with the ram and absorbs
shock. Your method may hold up the engine, but it also transmits all the
road shocks.


What is really funny about this is that vibration isn't transmitted
from the road up through the trailer to the engine.

That's a fact.