"HK" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 20:04:24 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

Do many of you use high horizontal or vertical guides to help keep your
boat
from floating?

My old trailer was set up with vertical guides. That's what I see
most often.

Waiting for the motor to run out of gas at the ramp is an unnecessary
delay. You can do that at home with the flushing muffs on.

That is a matter of how crowded it is. Sometimes, if it is crowded, I'll
let it run out of gas at idle, then push it out and bring it to the
trailer. But, I deal with smaller boats, and I know this may not be
practical with QE2 types.

Steve


I'm still wondering why you feel it necessary to run the motor out of
gasoline. The last time I did that, it was in the 1950's, with a 3 hp
Evinrude I used to take off the boat after use. I had two cycle Mercs in
the 1990's, and I never ran them until they died from lack of gasoline.

My old 1955 British Seagull recommended running dry before storage, but my
2003 Johnson 25 says not to.
Can't remember about the 1986 Evinrude 6 hp...but I think I did run it dry.
(I always do what's recommended in the manual)