3 Responses to “small old outboard in a car”

1. admin says:

   February 20 at 9:37 pm

   "richard" <rmalc…@bostonconservatory.edu> wrote in message

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   > My wife and I will be traveling to various harbors in Maine by car
   > this weekend with our inflatable dingy (deflated) and an old 2-horse
   > power outboard engine. We will arrive somewhere, inflate the boat and
   > spend a few hours cruising. It is a great way for us to see some
   > beautiful places in a very short amount of time. The outboard is so
   > old that it must be kept straight up or it tends to leak. My question
   > is: any ideas on how to travel by car with an old outboard engine? In
   > the past the car has smelled of gas. Is there any way to store it so
   > that it can be left in the car without stinking up the place?

   Buy a small utility trailer to put the outboard, gas can and boat into.
2. admin says:

   February 20 at 9:37 pm

   As a bonus… with the utility trailer, you’ll be able to build a stand so
   your outboard doesn’t have to lay down on it’s side..
   see my setup for the bed of my Ranger pickup:
   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/whited/Sandpiper%201162/outboa…
3. admin says:

   February 20 at 9:37 pm

   "richard" <rmalc…@bostonconservatory.edu> wrote in message  In
   > the past the car has smelled of gas. Is there any way to store it so
   > that it can be left in the car without stinking up the place?

   This is a remarkably bad idea.

   Bill Longyard