Bloglines - How to Install an Outboard Motor

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How to Install an Outboard Motor By Southern Boats on Engine Upkeep Installing an outboard motor can be as simple as screwing down a few brackets or as involved as refitting the stern of a boat. Outboard motors provide invigorating power to boating. The average outboard motor installation process should not take more than a few hours. Difficulty: Moderately Easy Instructions Step 1 Start the outboard installation procedure by getting the right size outboard for your boat. Outboard motors should never exceed the manufacturer's recommendation limits of the specific boat. Step 2 Examine the transom to be sure the outboard's propeller shaft won't drag the bottom in shallow water. The brackets may have to be adjusted if the outboard has a long shaft. Step 3 Read through the manufacturer's installation information. This should be kept with the boat information. The manufacturer will clearly state exactly how to install the outboard. Step 4 Slip the outboard into the clamp bolts. These attach the outboard to the boat. Step 5 Tighten the clamps by hand. The bolts should be flexible enough to allow the outboard to be pivoted out of the way as it is locked onto a trailer or lowered into the water. Step 6 Tie off the outboard with a strong cable and lock to prevent theft. Comments

Bloglines - How to Drive a Boat With an Outboard Motor

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How to Drive a Boat With an Outboard Motor By Southern Boats on Boat Driving Small boats are used for both pleasure and fishing. Paddles and outboard motors are the main sources of power for small boats. For fishing boats and pleasure boats, such as ski boats, outboard motors are the obvious choice. Driving a boat with an outboard motor can be a small challenge to someone that isn't familiar with boats. Difficulty: Moderately Easy Instructions Step 1 Start the outboard motor. Use the pull crank to start the engine. You start the motor by making sure it's in neutral and the throttle is set to start, make sure you pull out the choke and then pull the starter rope much as you would a lawn mower. Once the engine starts, push the choke back in and back off on the throttle. Larger outboard motors are typically equipped with electronic starters. Step 2 Move the shift lever for the motor to the forward position. Apply power to the motor by moving the throttle lever forward or on a smaller motor by twisting the handle. The farther you advance the throttle the faster the boat will move. Step 3 Push the handle of the outboard motor to the left side of the boat. The farther you push the handle the sharper the turn. This applies to smaller motors, whereas larger motors and boats are directed by a steering wheel. For boats and motors of this type, you steer them just like a car. The transfer linkage between the steering wheel and the motor compensates to allow the boat to turn in the direction the wheel is turned. Step 4 Push the handle towards the right side of the boat to turn to the left. This is the same as step three but in the opposite direction. Comments

Bloglines - How to Trim an Outboard Boat Motor

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How to Trim an Outboard Boat Motor By Southern Boats on Boat Driving Ships and large yachts change their trim—their state of "levelness" along a line running from the bow to the stern—by moving water or fuel between internal tanks. If the bow is lower, the boat is said to be "trimmed by the bow;" if the stern is lower, the boat is said to be trimmed by the stern." If the boat is level, then it's "on an even keel." For smaller boats which lack ballast tanks and which are powered by outboard motors, this change of trim is made by trimming the outboard motor. Difficulty: Moderately Easy Instructions Things You'll Need: Torpedo level How to Trim an Outboard Boat Motor Step 1 Boat Trim Problems and Causes Determine how the vessel is riding in the water after all passengers and "stuff" is aboard by using a torpedo level placed along the center line of the boat on one of the seats of the boat, or on the deck. If the bubble moves toward the bow, the stern is higher than the bow (trimmed by the bow); if the bubble moves toward the stern, the bow is higher than the stern. Outboard motors are designed to push the hull of a boat through the water in a position as close to level as possible. Maintaining this near-level condition will provide optimum performance and stability. Step 2 Trim Angle Adjusting Rod Locate the trim angle adjusting rod on the bottom of the clamp which secures the motor to the transom of the boat on smaller outboard motors. Step 3 Too Little Angle Buries the Bow Move the adjusting rod forward into a hole closer to the bow, increasing the angle between the mounting bracket and the transom. This will cause the thrust from the propeller to raise the bow slightly when making way through the water and help prevent sluggish handling or an unsafe condition: in extreme cases, the bow of the boat will try to bury itself in the water. Step 4 Too Great an Angle Swamps the Stern Move the adjusting rod aft into a hole farther from the bow to lower the bow and raise the stern slightly by decreasing the angle between the mounting bracket and the transom. This will prevent the stern of the boat from trying to dive underwater when power is applied, a condition called "squatting." Step 5 Trim larger outboard motors by using the trim switch which is remotely operated and usually located on the boat's instrument and control panel. Comments