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transporting an outboard engine by car
My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car
this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. |
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transporting an outboard engine by car
"richard" wrote in message ups.com... My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. Why don't you stick it on one of those bike carriers that you attach to the tow bar? Ought to be strong enough. |
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"richard" wrote in message
ups.com... My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. If you had a receiver type trailer hitch, you could have a bracket made to come up at right angle, similar to the kind of attachment made for transporting motorized wheel chairs, and then have a pad for attaching the motor. No fumes as it is riding straight up and outside of the car. If anyone looks like they have a question, you can always say that is the get home engine when the car runs out of gas. Leanne s/v Fundy |
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transporting an outboard engine by car
On Jul 19, 7:35 am, richard wrote:
My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. What a fun trip you have planned and economical way to "cruise"! If nothing else you could just add enough gas to putter around then run it dry prior to storing it in the trunk. Try storing it with the carb. side up. |
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roger wrote: On Jul 19, 7:35 am, richard wrote: My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. What a fun trip you have planned and economical way to "cruise"! If nothing else you could just add enough gas to putter around then run it dry prior to storing it in the trunk. Try storing it with the carb. side up. I would add storing it with the engine head higher than the gear box. Otherwise, you can have residual water drain from the gear box into your cylinders and eventually rusting them in place. Sherwin |
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transporting an outboard engine by car
Put it standing upright behind the passenger's seat, and tie it to the the headrest of the passenger seat so that it can't fall over. Worked like a charm with mine. (Or replace the gaskets of the filler cap and of the air vent in the filler cap.) On Jul 19, 4:35 am, richard wrote: My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In the past the car has smelled of gas. |
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