Some things I am surprised nobody has mentioned about
outboards- they are targets for thieves.... they can be
unclamped & carried to the shop for repairs, or winter
storage; also ease of replacement is the best.


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
i absolutely defy any thief to take one of the etecs off the
contender.

just isn't possible.

???

It's possible to steal anything.

Are you saying that your engine is not a target because it
is too heavy and difficult to remove? That negates one of
the benefits of it being an outboard.

.... now ill grant you that lower units are a
seperate issue and i remove the lower units from all my outboards.

That sounds very convenient.

Actually, I was thinking of smaller outboards anyway.

Fair Skies- Doug King