Recently while away a fellow camper had his outboard stored on a frame which slide into his tunnel boot. I didn't take any photo's which I regret now has anyone have any photo's I could view to make one for myself.
I'm NOT a boatie, but I remember my late dad's old tinnie and outboard - he would NEVER store the outboard anything other than vertical. Would you really want to carry the outboard lying down and risk fuel or oil leaks in the tunnel boot, even if you think you've fully drained the motor before storing ??? Just saying !
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Wondering about ShortNorth ? - Short North is the railwayman's nickname for the NSWGR main line between Sydney and Newcastle
I am no techie but I think the main danger of having your outboard laying down is that in undulating conditions the propeller/gearbox end can end up higher than the powerhead & any water not fully drained away after use may then find its way into the engine.
Im not an outboard motor expert either, but before carrying on with what sounds like a great storage idea, I would go visit a big dealer of the brand you have and see if you risk damaging your motor and how to drain it out (2 stroke - do you have to remove the oil, or just the petrol).
Ive seen plenty of motors standing upright with a full canvas cover on it, attached to a metal frame on the draw bar of 'vans and the odd one on the rear bumper
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Cheers Bruce
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Which way you lay it is dependant on wether its a 2 or 4 stroke, for a 4 stroke consult your manual or dealer. The best position fot a 2stroke is front down ie through prop exhaust down.
I would look at building a simple frame of metal with 2 or 3 wood uprights cut to the profile of the outboard and a couple of straps to lock it into the cradle, for it to slide in and out a couple of HD draw slides like those in ute drawers.
Another option is to contact manufactures of the ute draw systems they may have an outboard option
