Transport of a two stroke outboard horizintally?

Hi Peter
I have a 15hp mercury 2stroke,it has been to cape york & the territory several
times,with the engine in a milk crate cut out,with the prop facing the
tray,never a problem,the crate keeps it from rolling around,hope this
is of some assistance
Friar

No kneed to drain the oil.if you are new to owning a outboard motor
the only servicing i give mine is a new plug &change the oil in
the gear box 1 time every year& grease it about every 2nd trip out
,pushes the water out of the leg,a little squirt of lubrication around
motor &electrics every time it is not being used ,seems to help
stop corrison, enjoy your fishing
Friar

Yep it's all good. I do that and have no problems.
Cheers, Mark.

Hi Peter,

The beautiful thing about a 2S outboard engine is that they do not have a sump, hence no oil to drain. In this engine size the fuel is typically pre-mixed with 2S lubricant. Being 2S they are also light, therefore not so hard on the body when liftingonto your roofrack.

You will have no problems in transporting the engine on its side.

Regards,
Hugh

Just keep the prop lower than the motor to stop the water going into the head, I was told!!!!1991 80Series Std Diesel
2003 Down Under Camper

Not sure about such weight on a roof rack but, I took my 25 yamaha in a box trailer with boat on top to cape york last year, just laid it in it's side on a thick piece of foam and held down really tight with ratchet straps, with some fabric to avoid the ratchets touching the actual motor.. I was wary of the paint being trashed by rubbing and ended up gaffa taping the cowl to protect it. As it turned out no real need to gaffa tape and the whole thing worked really well. Outboards are pretty tough and the gearbox is sealed so no problems putting it on it's side.

As mentioned above be sure to wait until the leg is very very well drained before lifting the prop above the (motor) head, or preferrably keep the prop lower all the time unless you are sure it is dry in there.

Also if using is salt water where you may not be able to wash & flush it straight, take a can of lanox (inox brand) which is a great corrosion inhibitor to spray all over and under cowl and can also be used on your fishing reels.

Peter,
I have taken my previous outboard (15 hp Yamaha) to Bathurst Bay and many points between there and Cooktown several times horizontally. I made a box up out of structural ply with a lid. The motor lays in the box prop down with the prop sitting on a piece of conveyor belt rubber(not the metal reinforced one). On the back of the motor just below where the cowl fits on there is a raised section right across. The top of the motor sits on this and i chiseled out a section of pine(3x11/2)to fit this raised edge and screwed this to the bottom of the box in the right place. When the motor is placed in the box the raised section sits in the groove and stops movement of the top section of the motor as well as lifting the motor end a little higher still. In the space under the motor(between prop and top of the motor) i place my two sand anchors, ropes and chain in a bag. Around the motor go safety vests, tackle box, bags and any other item that will fit until the box is full. I now have a 15 hp Evinrude that has been to the Cape and Bathurst Bay and it fits in the same place as the Yammy did. No problems at all with both motors being transported this way. You do not need to put all the gear in the box like i did, there fore making the box smaller.
Hope this is of some help.
Cheers, Bros.