G-Money said:Do you put your motor in gear while you are transporting your boat on the road? Is a turning prop traveling down the road wearing out the bearings?
GET NO FEEDBACK STEERING HELM PROBLEM SOLVEDSteven H said:Not a hijack but how can you keep the motor centered while traveling? My transom saver is beat up and my Johnson GT 150 motor only has the steering cable exposed enough for one of those orange clips to keep it centered. Any ideas???
Team Castaway said:It "could" cause premature wear on your water pump.
Sorry but the water pump can only turn when the DRIVE shaft is turning!!!!
The prop shaft, would turn but the the bearings have oil on them so no problem. The seals will not over heat, it is the same as on a lawnmower or other small engine output shaft that do not run in water. the shaft turn with out any cooling on them on the outer seals.
The impellor in the water pump does not turn with the engine off and the gear case in neutral.Team Castaway said:It "could" cause premature wear on your water pump. I think everything else is safe. I put mine in gear, it won't hurt anything and it keeps any rumored issues at rest.
Team Castaway said:It "could" cause premature wear on your water pump. I think everything else is safe. I put mine in gear, it won't hurt anything and it keeps any rumored issues at rest.
Are you serious? The amount of boats i have tow long distance from bass boats to a 28 foot boat i have never seen that. Anyway if you have a light enough boat that would lift off then you should probably have it strapped down because a bump on the road would pick it before the prop spinning to fast would. i don't want to insult anyone but i would love to see that happen.Slightly Dangerous said:The real reason you should always put the boat in gear when travelling is that once those props get spinning up to a certain speed it will actually lift the rear of your boat and trailer up off of the roadway and could cause an accident...or at the very least could cause hydroplanning on a wet roadway. The old helicopter effect.
ARE YOU STUPID????? IT WAS A JOKEwhistlingdixie said:Are you serious? The amount of boats i have tow long distance from bass boats to a 28 foot boat i have never seen that. Anyway if you have a light enough boat that would lift off then you should probably have it strapped down because a bump on the road would pick it before the prop spinning to fast would. i don't want to insult anyone but i would love to see that happen.