Trailering your antique boat with a antique outboard

[hondaatc]

Hey fellas I’m not new to boats but i am new to trailering a outboard without a tilt lock or without power trim so i picked up a 1961 johnson 40 hp for my 1962 mirrocraft runabout aluminum and it has no tilt lock (when i say tilt lock my 15 hp gamefisher has a lever to lock the outboard in the tilt position ) so no lock and no power trim to keep it tilted when trailering so my question is what does everyone else do ? I’m not comfortable towing it with engine down its pretty close to the road i have seen the transom saver rods but i figured id ask the experts thanks in advance

[joecb]

Yes, Transom saver rod, is the way to go.  I use one on my  (heavy) 1961 75 Evinrude and also on my 1957  35hp Evinrude.  Both set-up have the butt end of the rod fixed to the trailer rear cross member.

Joe B

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[Bob Wight]

Yes, use a transom saver support bracket.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
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[Steve A W]

A tilt lock is going to stress the transom, especially on

some of the roads to some back water launch’s.

I use a motor toter  even with my 3hp Johnson.

I figure the farther I can get the skeg from the black top

the better.

Member of the MOB chapter.
I live in Northwest Indiana

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[lindy46]

Transom saver

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[reivertom]

I trailered my 35 Johnson for years with a 3/4″ board holding it up with a bungie cord hooked to the board. I’d turn it all the way to one side, put the board between the motor and transom clamp, I had a screw eye on the other side, and stretch it over the top and hooked it to a screw eye on the other…….very simple… I then held it all down from bouncing with another bungie to the boat.. I never had it flopping around , and it didn’t hurt a thing. If you have an old boat, make sure the transom isn’t rotten, especially if it’s a fiberglass. You can’t see the rot because it’s sandwiched between the glass. I found mine was gone and barely got by without a disaster.

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