How do you carry an outboard whilst travelling?

Hi Disco, the motor, a 15hp Yamaha, I believe weighs 35kg and is a 2 stroke short shaft. I think my other half had look at the Kaymar only earlier this morning. Unfortunately we believe they don't even do a carrier for a Pajero as the Paj has a monocoque chassis hence trying to get something to come off the hitch. Hope this helps.

1 problem is that 'public' weigh bridges are getting few and far between , by the time you load up and then find a weigh bridge that allows you to do the necessary shifting around of gear from tug to van/ct or reverse etc. it all just becomes too much for some .

Most refuse facilities have them nowa days.

May be "too much" to do it but the consequences of not doing it can far outweigh the nuisance factor if disaster strikes.

I prefer to be legal and sleep soundly

Bu then some dont seem to worry about such "trivialities"

Can just imagine pulling up onto the weigh bridge at Nudgee waste transfer station , 4x4 towing c/t or c/van carrying boat and motor as well ,all ready for a trip , " How do you intend to pay ? Vouchers or cash ? Please proceed along the yellow line to area 2 ." ROFLMAO.

Well try to be positve for once Just once would be good.

When we were leaving last year I knew I was overweight and was at Surfers.

I went out to the refuse handling station and asked if I brought the van around would they do what I wanted. EG Total rig ATM of Van And ball weight.

As long as you dont hold up trucks will be fine.

Took van along and waited for a while.

Told to bring it on.

Did it all Total cost Absolutely NOTHING.

If I had wanted a certficate would have been about $20.

So it is possible you just have to do it and not sit and say you cant.

Hi there,

I was really getting anxious that he wanted to attach "something else" off the rear of the car, so after reading others' responses, I have managed to talk my other half into removing the 1.5 back seat in the Paj as its only the two of us, and the outboard now sits behind the front seats laying down on the floor. I had no idea a seat can weigh so much so what we've saved there I'm happy to have the motor in. Having said that it would be a bit ugly if we have an accident and the motor gets airborn, so we've made a steel frame for it which has enabled us to steady it and tie it down pretty well using the existing tie down positions. The frame now actually works very much like a wheelbarrow - it has a pneumatic wheel positioned under the prop and the whole thing can now be wheeled around everywhere just like pushing a wheelbarrow saving my back! If I could load pictures as a visitor I would, but it looks pretty good, just needs a coat of paint now.